Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup

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. - 7h

LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Says that the Only Way to Deal with Information Overload is AI

We’re producing vastly more information than any of us can possibly consume—artificial intelligence may be the key to effectively making use of that data.

Inc. - 10h

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 - 11h

These Yale and Berkeley dropouts just raised $2 million to build an AI assistant that could rival OpenAI

Y Combinator-backed startup Martin AI secures $2M seed funding to challenge Siri and Google with its innovative personal AI assistant, built by 19-year-old founders to revolutionize how consumers ...

VentureBeat - 19h

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 - 20h

Dario Amodei challenges DeepSeek’s $6 million AI narrative: What Anthropic thinks about China’s latest AI move

Amodei says the breakthrough actually cost billions, emphasizing that AI development remains resource-intensive despite engineering gains.

VentureBeat - 1d

Bitcoin miners slump after DeepSeek raises questions about AI power usage. What’s next.

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.

MarketWatch - 1d

Jack Dorsey is back with Goose, a new, ultra-simple open-source AI agent-building platform from his startup Block

Goose’s capabilities are enhanced through Block’s collaboration with Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company.

VentureBeat - 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

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup shaking up tech stocks and spooking investors?

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek released a model of its AI service that seemingly is on-par with U.S.-based competitors like ChatGPT, but required far-less computing power.

NBC News - 2d

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 rattles Wall Street. What the Chinese startup means for Nvidia, Meta and the rest of our AI stocks

We explore DeepSeek's wide-ranging implications for our investment portfolio.

CNBC - 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

Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI

Trade groups and consultants warn that trade wars spurred by Trump's tariffs could slow global commerce and raise prices for consumers.

CNBC - 3d

Japan chip stocks fall as DeepSeek's challenge to U.S. AI dominance raises worries for Asian tech firms

Japan's chip-related stocks fall as DeepSeek gained momentum, raising concerns about a challenge to America's global leadership in artificial intelligence.

CNBC - 4d

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 - 5d

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

Trump AI Order Raises Questions About its Goals and Safety Focus

American AI should be free from ‘ideological bias,’ a new Trump executive order demands, but what does this mean?

Inc. - 6d

Baya Systems raises $36M for AI and chiplet innovation

Baya Systems, a chip technology company that wants accelerate intelligent computing, raised $36 million in funding.

VentureBeat - Jan. 23

Netflix Raises Prices After Adding 19 Million Subscribers in Latest Quarter

The company said those results were buoyed by programming in recent months that exceeded internal expectations.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

A 3-by-5 Notecard Explains Everything About Andy Reid’s Leadership

The card with two words on it sits behind the Kansas City coach’s desk and sums up his extraordinary success.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

AI or Not raises $5M to stop AI fraud, deepfakes and misinformation

AI or Not, an AI fraud detection platform, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round to accelerate its use of "AI to detect AI" in images.

VentureBeat - Jan. 17

Mira Murati’s AI Startup Makes First Hires, Including Former OpenAI Executive

It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms.

Wired - Jan. 17

Brooklyn trio raises $10 million for startup that wants to help open-source developers get paid

Out of the old Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, a trio of techies has raised $10 million for Merit Systems to focus on fixing an open-source problem.

CNBC - Jan. 16

Borderless AI secures $32 million to challenge HR software giants with its AI-powered platform

Borderless AI launches an enterprise HR platform powered by AI that streamlines employee data management, policy compliance, and HR workflows, securing $32M in funding to challenge traditional HR ...

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

Outsourcing giant Infosys raised sales guidance for a third time. AI is helping.

Indian outsourcing giant Infosys on Thursday raised its sales outlook for the third time this year as the company said clients were increasingly adopting its artificial-intelligence services.

MarketWatch - Jan. 16

Botika raises $8M to change fashion photography with AI-generated fashion models

Botika, a started focused on AI-generated fashion models, has raised $8 million and launched its new mobile iOS app.

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

Nebraska fan Jack Hoffman dies of cancer at 19

Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a touchdown during the 2013 Cornhuskers' spring game and became a catalyst for pediatric brain cancer fundraising, died Wednesday after a ...

ESPN - Jan. 16

Anysphere, a Maker of A.I. Coding Software, Raises $100 Million

The company’s Cursor product, which can autocomplete programming code, helped the start-up draw a $2.5 billion valuation.

The New York Times - Jan. 14

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

This 36-year-old sci-fi 'nerd' quit his banking job to start a deep space startup that has raised $24 million

"It was in banking that I finally realized why the internet sucked," says Rohit Jha, co-founder and CEO of Transcelestial.

CNBC - Jan. 12

Blue Jays add All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman with $33 million, 3-year contract

All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract

ABC News - Jan. 10

Jeff Hoffman signs with Blue Jays: Toronto reunites with former first rounder on three-year, $33 million deal

Hoffman earned his first All-Star selection in 2024

CBS Sports - Jan. 11

Biden Raises Bounty For Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million

The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

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

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

Toyota is 'exploring rockets' with nearly $45 million investment in Japanese launch startup, chairman says

Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chair CEO Akio Toyoda said Monday.

CNBC - 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

6 Rules for Startup Fundraising

Lessons learned from my startup’s most recent fundraising round.

Inc. - Jan. 4

Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup

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