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Hollow-core fiber could let data centers spread farther apart without slowing down
Relativity Networks just raised $22 million to commercialize a cable technology that moves data 30% faster than standard glass-core lines, giving AI campuses more room to grow without paying a speed penalty.
Wispr raises $280 million and sets its sights on meetings, not just dictation
The AI dictation startup is now valued at $2 billion and just launched a new voice model that it says will cut speech errors by two-thirds.
French startup Kog says your company's existing GPUs can run AI ten times faster. Here's how.
Kog claims software alone can dramatically speed up AI inference on the chips businesses already own. The September demo will be the real test.
Databricks wanted to raise $1 billion. Investors offered $15 billion. It took $5 billion.
The AI data company closed a $5 billion funding round at a $190 billion valuation after a leaked news report triggered a flood of investor calls it never asked for.
A startup that checks AI-written code just jumped from a $60 million to a $550 million valuation in under a year
Blacksmith raised $45 million to solve a problem AI coding tools quietly created: who checks the code the machines wrote?
Accel Raises $550 Million for India in Weeks, Betting AI Will Power the Country's Next Startup Wave
The venture firm closed its new India fund while more than half its previous fund sat unspent, signalling unusually strong investor confidence in Indian AI applications and enterprise software.
Moove raises $250 million to build the charging depots and service hubs that self-driving cars need
The fleet operator hit a $2.1 billion valuation and plans to triple its autonomous-vehicle workforce by year-end, betting that owning the physical infrastructure behind autonomous vehicles matters as much as the vehicles themselves.
Hark's New AI Agent Can Shop, Book and Browse for You, No App Needed
A startup that raised $700 million in its first funding round has launched a browser agent that claims to handle real-world tasks faster and cheaper than rivals tied to OpenAI and Anthropic models.
AWS Signs On With Vibe-Coding Startup Superblocks, and the Message to Big Tech Is Clear
Amazon Web Services is helping Superblocks bring vibe coding, the art of building apps by describing them in plain English, into the locked-down private clouds of major companies. A small deal with a loud signal.
Encore AI Raises $30 Million to Build Voice Agents That Learn From Your Best Sales Calls
The startup listens to thousands of real customer conversations, figures out what worked, and teaches an AI to copy those winning moves. Banks and insurers are already paying for it.
The $1 Billion Startup Teaching AI to Do Your Desk Job
Prentis, a four-month-old lab backed by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, is in talks to raise $100 million. It claims its AI can handle insurance claims and customs paperwork cheaper than any rival. Here is what ordinary workers should know.
Passionfroot raises $15 million to connect B2B brands with specialist creators
The Berlin startup says AI is flooding the software market with lookalike products, pushing companies toward trusted human voices on LinkedIn, podcasts and newsletters to stand out.
Meet the robots being trained to build solar farms faster than any human crew
A startup called Gritt says its AI-controlled machines can help an eight-person crew install four times as many solar panels in a day. It just raised $34 million to prove it.
Rime raises $24 million to make AI phone calls feel less like talking to a robot
The San Francisco startup trains its voice models on real recorded conversations, not scraped internet audio. Its bet: better data means enterprise customers stop hanging up.
Indian AI startup Emergent hits $1.5 billion valuation after $130 million raise
The Bengaluru-based company lets non-technical business owners build software by typing plain instructions. It now has 200,000 paying customers and $120 million in annual revenue.