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FundingEight Years, Two Tech Booms, One Factory Problem: Inside Black Lake’s Bet on Industrial AI
Editor’s Note: There is no shortage of technology news, yet many promising Chinese startups still remain largely unknown to…
Nvidia-backed Aussie AI firm Firmus withdraws historic IPO, citing market volatility
Nvidia-backed Australian AI data center operator Firmus has withdrawn its planned IPO amid market volatility.
FundingLawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models
More than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns about Google’s deal to acquire Spirit Airlines’ internal data for artificial…
FundingGallatin AI raises $50M in funding for its military logistics platform
Gallatin AI Inc., a developer of military logistics software, today announced that it has raised $50 million in funding. The…
FundingAlphabet spinoff Isomorphic Labs reportedly raising funding at up to $50B valuation
Isomorphic Labs Ltd., an Alphabet Inc. spinoff working to accelerate drug discovery, is said to be raising a new funding round.…
FundingAI agent developer Manus raises $500M+ at reported $4B valuation
Manus, the creator of the eponymous artificial intelligence agent, has raised more than $500 million in funding. The Chinese…
FundingTrump touts new AI investments, awards top science honors
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new investments in artificial intelligence, aimed at maintaining American leadership…
FundingCoreWeave makes the case for an open, full-stack AI cloud
The full-stack AI cloud market is about more than access to graphics processing units: it also encompasses the tools needed to…
FundingApple Has a New M&A Chief as Ternus Reshuffles Leadership
CEO John Ternus is making changes to Apple’s leadership, reports Bloomberg. Apple veteran Steve Smith will take over mergers and…
FundingArena Secures $200M Series B at $3.1B Valuation to Advance AI Evaluation
AI evaluation company Arena announced a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation on October 8, 2026, in a round co-led…
Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months
The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now measuring AI…
FundingAutomation Anywhere acquires Boost.ai to expand customer-facing voice AI
Automation Anywhere Inc., an enterprise agentic automation and orchestration firm, announced Wednesday an agreement to acquire…
FundingHarness Acquires Augment Code Assets to Connect Coding Agents With Software Delivery
Writing a code change is becoming easier. Getting that change tested, reviewed, secured and running reliably for customers…
FundingChris Bishop, CEO of BillingPlatform – Interview Series
Chris Bishop, CEO of BillingPlatform, is an enterprise software executive with more than two decades of experience spanning SaaS,…
FundingFOX Nation Sets Oct. 14 Premiere for Houdini Docuseries Built With AI Imagery
FOX Nation will premiere Houdini: Back from the Dead, a three-part series, on October 14, 2026, the platform announced on October…
Chinese AI startup Manus drums up over $500m in fresh funding
FundingAnthropic Commits Three-Year Claude Support to the DOE Genesis Mission
Anthropic announced on October 8, 2026 that it is committing $150 million over three years to the Genesis Mission, a federal…
Michael Burry: Anthropic’s valuation equals 78 S&P 500 companies
Michael Burry compares Anthropic’s massive valuation with 78 profitable S&P 500 companies, raising concerns about soaring…
Cal AI’s 19-year-old founder just raised $10M for his new AI startup
Zach Yadegari, the teen co-founder of popular Cal AI calorie tracking app, has launched a new personal AI agent startup that…
China’s Manus raises over $500M in first funding round since split with Meta
Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the funding round, and existing shareholders Tencent, HSG (formerly known as Sequoia China),…
FundingWhat Is Agentic AI Security? Tool Misuse, Privilege Abuse, and Behavior Hijacking
Agentic AI security protects systems in which models can plan, call tools, retain state, and cause changes across digital or…
AI startup Manus raises $500 million in first funding round since Meta breakup
The deal is handing the AI agent developer fresh capital after Beijing forced Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition.
FundingManus parent Butterfly Effect completes more than $500 million funding round
Butterfly Effect, the parent company of Chinese AI agent Manus, recently completed a new funding round of more than $500 million,…
FundingKuaishou’s Kling AI reportedly picks banks for Hong Kong IPO targeting at least $1 billion
Kling AI, Kuaishou’s AI video-generation business, has selected banks for a potential Hong Kong initial public offering that…
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