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

Musubi, AI content moderation startup, raises $5 million in seed funding

Musubi, a startup that uses AI to moderate online content, raised $5 million in a seed round.

CNBC - 2d

OpenInfer raises $8M for AI inference at the edge

OpenInfer has raised $8 million in funding to redefine AI inference for edge applications. It’s the brain child of Behnam Bastani and Reza Nourai, who spent nearly a decade of building and scaling ...

VentureBeat - 3d

OpenInfer raises $8M for AI inference at the edge

OpenInfer has raised $8 million in funding to redefine AI inference for edge applications. It’s the brain child of Behnam Bastani and Reza Nourai, who spent nearly a decade of building and scaling ...

VentureBeat - 3d

Crunchbase’s AI can predict startup success with 95% accuracy—will it change investing?

Crunchbase pivots to AI-powered predictions engine with 95% accuracy for startup funding rounds, abandoning historical data in favor of predictive intelligence that forecasts acquisitions and ...

VentureBeat - 4d

Robot Startup Figure Reveals an AI Breakthrough Called Helix

The company also released a video showing two humanoid robots putting away groceries. It’s worth watching.

Inc. - 3d

HP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million

Humane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued.

The New York Times - 4d

HP to Buy Humane, Maker of the Ai Pin, for $116 Million

Humane, which marketed its Ai Pin as the next big thing after smartphones, had raised $240 million from investors, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman. The pin will be discontinued.

The New York Times - 4d

47-year-old grew up thinking she’d work on a cattle farm—now her company raises millions for small businesses

Hello Alice co-founder Elizabeth Gore has worked with small businesses through the United Nations and Dell. Now she's doing it as an entrepreneur herself.

CNBC - 7h

Fluidstack in talks to raise $200m

Yahoo News - 2d

Joy Reid's show canceled in programming shakeup at MSNBC

Reid will exit this week and will be replaced by Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez and Symone Sanders Townsend.

Los Angeles Times - 5h

Trump’s Tariffs Are Causing Some Startups to Scrap Their IPOs

This was expected to be a big year for IPOs, but now some companies are rethinking plans to go public.

Inc. - 1d

MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s Show in Major Shake-Up

Ms. Reid’s 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.

The New York Times - 11h

MSNBC reportedly cancels Joy Reid show in reshuffle at liberal network

ReidOut is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler. MSNBC has reportedly canceled longtime anchor Joy Reid’s show in what is ...

The Guardian - 5h

MSNBC cancels Joy Reid show in major shake up

MSNBC is canceling Joy Reid’s evening news show as part of the network’s overhaul under the new presidential administration. Reid’s final show is planned for sometime this week, a source familiar ...

The Hill - 28m

A Trump DOGE Dividend Could Raise Inflation

President Trump floated giving taxpayers a piece of any savings that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting generates, which could reignite inflation.

The New York Times - 3d

The High-Profile Failures of Nikola and Humane Highlight a Danger for Startups

Both Nikola and Humane faced the unique set of challenges that come with being first to market.

Inc. - 10h

Every hour children spend on screens raises chance of myopia, study finds

Experts warn young people should have limited use of devices and spend more time outdoors. Every hour young people spend in front of screens increases their chance of being shortsighted, ...

The Guardian - 2d

Treasury yields slip as data raise questions about strength of U.S. economy

U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Friday, with short-dated notes tallying their biggest one-day drop since January after a fresh batch of data raised questions about the strength of the U.S. economy.

MarketWatch - 2d

Microsoft Hosted Explicit Videos of This Startup Founder for Years. Here's How She Got Them Taken Down

Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web.

Wired - 3d

Mira Murati’s Startup Launches, Poaching at Least 20 OpenAI Employees From Her Former Workplace

Two-thirds of the staff at Thinking Machines Lab came from OpenAI, where the founder was once chief technology officer.

Inc. - 3d

Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset trading

Unit Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling tradING of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million.

VentureBeat - 3d

Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset trading

Unit Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling tradING of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million.

VentureBeat - 3d

CEOs want workers back in offices—this company is giving workers a $10,000 raise to do it

Cameo wants workers back in the office more often, and it’s paying them each $10,000 to show up.

NBC News - 3d

CEOs want workers back in offices—this company is giving workers a $10,000 raise to do it

Cameo wants workers back in the office more often, and it's paying them each $10,000 to show up.

CNBC - 3d

Duke's demolition of Illinois raises the Blue Devils' reputation yet another notch in advance of March

Auburn's still No. 1 in the polls, but Duke has pulled ahead of the Tigers in the computer metrics — and looks every bit their equal

CBS Sports - 15h

Parents with these 2 toxic habits raise kids who are bad with money, says investment firm CEO

Spending money you don't have, and using cards too much, can give your kids financial anxiety as they grow up, says Ariel Investments co-CEO Mellody Hobson.

CNBC - 9h

What to Know About China's DeepSeek AI

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27

I’m Not Convinced Ethical Generative AI Currently Exists

WIRED’s advice columnist considers whether some AI tools are more ethical than others, and if developers can make AI wiser.

Wired - 3d

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program

ABC News - 5d

FireAid distributes first $50 million to L.A. wildfire relief groups

These grants coming from the massive benefit concert in January will prioritize immediate recovery services for displaced residents, workers, small-business owners and first responders.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Inside MrBeast’s $100K, 100 Million View NBA All-Star Stunt

YouTube powerhouse MrBeast’s viral stunt in the middle of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Tournament has already earned the league more than 100 million views on its own social channels, in the latest ...

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation

Italian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement

ABC News - 4d

Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation

Italian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement

ABC News - 4d

OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence

OpenAI now has 400 million weekly active users, up from 300 million in early December, OpenAI’s chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, tells CNBC.

CNBC - 3d

IRS layoffs underway around the country as millions prepare to file taxes

The IRS has begun laying off more than 6,000 new and newly promoted employees across the country as part of the push to slash the federal government, sources say.

ABC News - 3d