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Greentech Hydrogen Raises $656K for Hydrogen Tech
Greentech Hydrogen closes $656K private placement to fund hydrogen infrastructure platform.
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Mars Impact Fund Grants $2.07M to Elucid for Cocoa-Farmer Healthcare
Mars gives $2.07m to Elucid to improve cocoa farmer health in Côte d'Ivoire.
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Daily Journal Buys AI Evidence Startup Revir
Daily Journal acquires AI evidence startup Revir to expand justice tech arm.
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Kairos Power Raises $643M for Google Nuclear
Kairos Power secures $643 million to build nuclear reactors for Google.
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Xogen Technologies to go public via Haviland merger
Xogen Technologies takes 62% of combined firm after Haviland merger.
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Black Forest Labs Shrinks Flux 3 To Run On 8GB Gaming GPU
Black Forest Labs' Flux 3 Image Klein runs on 8GB gaming GPUs, cutting costs for startups.
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Quantum Stocks Rally as IonQ, D-Wave and Rigetti Post Record Earnings
Quantum computing stocks surge 10-100% as IonQ, D-Wave and Rigetti report record revenue and bookings.
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Microsoft AI Model Beats OpenAI with Less Compute
Microsoft AI chief claims model outperforms OpenAI using 25% less compute.
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Punch Raises $2 Million For AI Construction Platform
Punch secures $2m funding to boost AI tools for construction teams.
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CarbonAI Raises $12M for AI Lending
CarbonAI secures $12 million funding to automate commercial real estate lending with AI agents.
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Tesla Unveils Roadster With SpaceX Thrusters
Tesla reveals Roadster with SpaceX thrusters, three trims, and 2028 production target.
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BeBox: Haiku PowerPC Emulator for BeOS
Haiku runs BeOS 1.1d6 to R5.0.3 on a PowerPC emulator.
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Call Center Jobs Decline as Humans Outperform AI
14,000 calls show human receptionists convert inquiries 4x better than AI.
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RPKI Now Protects 70% of Internet Routes
RPKI covers 70.3% of internet routes, up from 54% a year ago.
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Tech Sector Pushes for Long-Term Strategy
Tech leaders demand stable policies to boost AI and quantum innovation in New Zealand.
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Abstract Hires Revenue Chief After $25M Raise
Abstract appoints first revenue chief following $25 million funding round at three times valuation.
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Holyvolt Raises $45M to Challenge China's Battery Dominance
Holyvolt, a Swedish battery startup, secured $45 million to develop non-Chinese battery materials.
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Amethis Acquires Majority Stake in €20M French Thermal Specialist
Amethis buys majority stake in €20M French thermal company ATI for international expansion.
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Proofpoint Acquires Varonis for $6.3B Cybersecurity Play
Proofpoint buys Varonis for $6.3 billion to create the largest data and AI cybersecurity platform.
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Apple and Meta team up for local AI
Apple and Meta launch first open-weight AI model to run on desktops.
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Bank of America Hires 1,000 Contractors to Fix AI-Found Bugs
Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to fix software bugs discovered by AI security tool Mythos.
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Nscale's IPO Wobbling
Nscale's Norway data center delay threatens $35 billion IPO valuation.
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Agilent Acquires Proscia for AI Pathology Expansion
Agilent buys Proscia for up to $270m to boost AI-powered digital pathology tools.
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BioConsortia Raises $15M for Global Crop Tech
BioConsortia secures $15 million to speed up global launch of Zaffre and Always N agricultural products.
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ParkMundo Raises €2.3 Million For Global Airport Parking Expansion
ParkMundo secures €2.3 million to boost international airport parking services for airlines and travel brands.
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Subeca Raises $3M Series A-2 for Smart Water Meters
Subeca secures $3 million Series A-2 funding to expand smart water metering across North America.
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HyLight Raises €13 Million Series A
HyLight secures €13m Series A to scale infrastructure inspection fleet with 15 aircraft by 2027.
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Sonarr Hackers Upload Malware as South Park Episode
Malware disguised as South Park episode targets Sonarr users with data theft.
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Why We’re Banning AI
Current Affairs bans AI-generated content to protect human creativity.
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Muse Spark Open Launches
Meta releases first open-weight AI model for desktop use on Apple M5 Ultra.
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SpaceX's $8B spectrum deal shakes telecom stocks
SpaceX's purchase of US mobile spectrum sent AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile shares tumbling, exposing how vulnerable telecom stocks are to new competition.
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Windows 11 claims 20% speed boost on budget PCs
Microsoft says months of optimisation make Windows 11 far more responsive, especially on machines with 8GB of RAM. Independent testing found no such gains.
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Amazon launches Bee recording devices with monthly fee
Amazon releases two wearable recorders and puts the software behind a paywall, but skips Europe over privacy laws.
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Google launches Universal Cart, but not in Europe
Google's new shopping feature works in Search and Gemini across the US, Canada, Australia and UK. The EU is conspicuously absent after a €890M fine.
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Disrupt 2026 wraps up final day in San Francisco
TechCrunch's flagship conference ends October 15 with 10,000+ attendees exploring AI, startups and the future of tech.
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Rivian plans to run AI agents from other companies in its cars
Rivian's CEO says the carmaker will let AI assistants from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta run inside its vehicles, but safety concerns mean they won't control driving functions.
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Amazon's Bee launches two AI wearables under $100
Amazon's personal AI maker Bee announces its first products since acquisition, with a wristworn device at $74.99 and a smartphone attachment at $99.99.
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Ramp hits $60B valuation on AI expansion
Expense management startup Ramp raised $1.85 billion at a $60 billion valuation, four months after its last funding round, as it expands into AI-powered financial operations.
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Google launches Universal Cart shopping tool in US
Google's new Universal Cart lets shoppers collect items across search and Gemini, track prices, and manage purchases from multiple retailers in one place.
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Alteogen Secures $149M Investment
Korean biotech Alteogen lands $149M convertible funding from state-backed investors to expand manufacturing and license drug technologies.
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Freshfields Boss Accidentally Reveals AI Spinout Plan
Freshfields' global managing partner accidentally emailed his AI spinout plan to the whole firm, revealing a potential billions-value IPO.
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OpenAI Ex-Employee Alleged to Take 100+ Files to Apple
OpenAI claims ex-employee sent 100+ unreleased device files to Apple before joining the company.
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Gemini 4 Argon Ties for Third on AI Benchmark
Google's new AI model ranks third on a benchmark it helped build but remains hidden from public tests.
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Banks Sell AI Data Center Debt at Discount
Banks offloading $38 billion AI data center debt as market distrusts risk.
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AI Agent Co-Employment Risk Clause Guide
Startups deploying AI agents face joint-employer liability without proper co-employment clauses.
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CoreWeave Default Odds Hit 60 Percent
CoreWeave's credit default swap spread hits 1,000 basis points, pricing a 60% chance of default within five years.
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Accenture Buys Sagacity For UK AI Customer Insights
Accenture acquires Sagacity to boost AI customer intelligence in UK and Ireland.
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Link Logistics Buys Raleigh Warehouse
Link Logistics acquires 550,992-square-foot industrial facility in Raleigh market.
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Nauta Fund VI Raises €60m
Nauta's sixth venture fund closes at €60m, targeting €150m-€200m by 2027.
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TROOPS and EFFORCE Merge for Crypto Expansion
TROOPS merges with EFFORCE to build digital asset infrastructure and crypto trading platform.
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Future of Cancer Care Today
FCCT helps cancer patients navigate complex treatments beyond standard care with vetted resources.
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Flipflop File Sharing Tool
Flipflop enables secure file transfers between devices via Bluetooth, LAN, or internet.
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Terminal Themes Web App Launch
New terminal themes web app with 800+ themes available for free.
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Apple Intelligence finally reaches China in December
Apple will launch its AI features in mainland China in December with iOS 27.3, two years after the US, but without the rebuilt Siri and with strict government controls.
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OpenAI puts compute under xAI veteran Ruddarraju
Uday Ruddarraju, who ran infrastructure at Elon Musk's xAI, takes over OpenAI's data centre and compute operations as Sachin Katti steps back to advise.
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OpenAI engineer charged over spy device had booked escape
Abdulrahman Alfozan, arrested for planting hidden recording devices at OpenAI, had one-way tickets to Saudi Arabia booked for three days after his arrest.
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Intero Biosystems replaces animal drug tests with lab-grown guts
A Denver startup is selling mini human intestines to drugmakers, offering an alternative to animal testing that better predicts how drugs will work in people.
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Anduril Targets $100B Valuation
Defense startup Anduril aims for $100 billion valuation, up from $61 billion two months ago.
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Anduril's $90B Valuation Push
Anduril aims for $90 billion valuation through $1.3 billion employee share sale.
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ProfBridge Platform Connects Professionals to Classrooms
ProfBridge Platform links experienced professionals with classrooms globally for teaching and research.
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