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Voice AI Startup ElevenLabs Hit $3.3 Billion Valuation After Funding Round
ElevenLabs plans to use the funding to expand research into more expressive voice AI.Inc. - 9h -
OpenAI in talks to raise funding that would value AI startup at up to $340 billion
SoftBank would contribute as much as $25 billion to OpenAI's funding round and become the largest investor.CNBC - 13h -
Little Umbrella makes the funding rain after success of Death by AI social game
Little Umbrella, an emerging pioneer in AI-powered social games, has raised $2 million in funding after the success of its Death by AI social game.VentureBeat - 20h -
DeepSeek Has Taught AI Startups a Lesson Automakers Learned Years Ago
In the DeepSeek AI saga, global technologists are relearning the lessons of the Chinese auto boom.Wired - 22h -
White House rescinded funding memo after GOP senators 'hit the ceiling'
The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators “hit the ceiling” over the order, which caught them completely by ...The Hill - 23h -
Schumer hits Trump over funding freeze memo reversal: 'Americans made their voices heard'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sharply attacked President Trump over the federal funding freeze memo and credited the American people with precipitating its reversal. “Today, we saw ...The Hill - 1d -
Democrats find their voice fighting Trump's federal funding freeze
Trump’s haphazard attempt to impose a sweeping freeze on federal aid across the government awakened Democrats into furious opposition.NBC News - 1d -
Democrats Find a Voice in Opposition to Trump’s Funding Halt
In their first unified opposition to President Trump, Democrats across the ideological spectrum accused him of preying on the nation’s most vulnerable citizens by denying them government aid.The New York Times - 2d -
What will Washington do about Chinese startup DeepSeek and its AI chatbot?
As the TikTok ban hangs in the air, the US investigates the security implications of another mega-popular Chinese app. Who is behind DeepSeek and how did it achieve its AI ‘Sputnik moment’? ...The Guardian - 2d -
The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund R.F.K. Jr. Would Oversee
If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.The New York Times - 2d -
SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation to $2.7 billion, plans fintech push
Corporate travel platform TravelPerk raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the startup at $2.7 billion.CNBC - 3d -
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says it was hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyber attack on Monday that disrupted users’ ability to register on the siteABC News - 3d -
This man wiped $600 billion off Nvidia’s valuation by marrying quant trading with AI
DeepSeek was created by a top Chinese quantitative trading firm. It’s not unusual for Wall Street quant luminaries to try their hand at tech.MarketWatch - 3d -
Nvidia loses nearly $600 billion in market value after Chinese AI startup bursts onto scene
Shares of chipmaker Nvidia plunged Monday, for its worst day since the global market sell-off in March 2020 triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.NBC News - 3d -
DeepSeek hit with ‘large-scale’ cyber-attack after AI chatbot tops app stores
Attack forces Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations as app becomes highest rated free app in US. DeepSeek said its newly popular app was hit with a cyber-attack on Monday, which forced ...The Guardian - 3d -
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek sends U.S. stocks tumbling
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek is sending shockwaves through Wall Street. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has the details on that and the latest on TikTok.CBS News - 3d -
Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup
The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee.The Wall Street Journal - 3d -
How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene.Wired - 6d -
Y Combinator’s hottest startup, Origami Agents, secures $2M seed round to supercharge sales teams with AI
Y Combinator's fastest-growing startup Origami Agents raised $2M to build AI research tools that help sales teams find perfect customers.VentureBeat - 6d -
A McKinley descendant voices a compromise after Trump orders Denali renamed
Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced opposition to the change.NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Japan’s biggest banks hit valuation landmark as BoJ weighs rate rise
Largest lenders now trade at or close to their book values for first time in almost a decadeFinancial Times - Jan. 23 -
Behind Trump's AI initiative worth billions
President Trump announced a private sector investment to build data centers in the United States that will support artificial intelligence. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI
President Donald Trump is talking up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBankABC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump announces $500 billion AI infrastructure project
President Trump announced a $500 billion investment into artificial intelligence infrastructure on his first full day in office. His announcement was made alongside the heads of three leading ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Funding for gaming startups dropped off in Q4 2024 | Konvoy
Konvoy's latest report shows that funding for gaming-related startups was curiously low in Q4 2024, as were VC deals.VentureBeat - Jan. 21 -
‘One-in-a-billion’ round egg found at farm in Devon to be auctioned
Rare spherical egg could fetch in region of £200, with proceeds of sale going to charity. A farm worker in Devon has discovered what she believes to be a “one-in-a-billion” spherical egg.. Alison ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
'One-in-a-billion' round egg discovered in Devon
Alison Greene says even Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, does not have a round egg.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
U.S.-China Rivalry Could Boost Space Startup Funding
After commercial space startups pulled in $8.6 billion in 2024, more venture capital firms are likely to make investments in new companies as Sino-Amercian tensions go orbital.Inc. - Jan. 15 -
Why $10 Million Is the Hardest Number for Startups to Hit
It’s a wonderful mirage, but it rarely works, so why do we keep falling for it?Inc. - Jan. 13 -
As L.A. Wildfire Damages Hit $20 Billion Estimate, Insurers Slump
The wildfire may be the costliest disaster in California history.Inc. - Jan. 10 -
Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round
The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
AI Startup Anthropic Plans to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation
The new funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, sees the company at more than triple its 2024 valuation of $18 million.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk, after trial disappointment, expands AI deal in potential $4.6 billion pact
At least four analysts weighed in on the prospects for Europe’s second-largest company, Novo Nordisk, after the Danish drugmaker reported disappointing results for its next-generation weight-loss ...MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
Anthropic’s $60 billion valuation would obscure a stark reality in AI
Anthropic may be joining rival OpenAI with its own eye-popping valuation, but the hefty valuations for the two biggest AI startups obscure the fact that, for now, these companies are burning ...MarketWatch - Jan. 8 -
AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion
The Amazon-backed OpenAI rival was valued at $18 billion last year.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation
AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
AI start-up Anthropic closes in on $60bn valuation
Maker of the Claude AI chatbot nears fresh $2bn investment in the latest sign of how much money is pouring into the sectorFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones
Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body. A company that has worked closely with the UK government on artificial intelligence safety, ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru
Fast food chain Taco Bell is turning to artificial intelligence to meet the demand of its drive-thru customers. The technology is said to cut the wait for an order by 29 seconds and improve ...CBS News - Jan. 2