HIVE Digital Technologies' AI subsidiary BUZZ HPC has secured a three-year, $220 million GPU cloud contract with Bell AI Fabric to support AI startup Cohere. The deal involves deploying 2,304 NVIDIA GPUs in British Columbia, expected to generate $70 million in annual recurring revenue and signifies HIVE's expansion into AI infrastructure.
General Intuition, an AI startup focused on training agents for spatial-temporal reasoning, is reportedly in talks to raise approximately $300 million. This funding round would value the company at over $2 billion and comes eight months after its $134 million seed round.
Hessens neue Startup-Strategie analysiert Schwächen und orientiert sich an Erfolgsmodellen wie München. Die Umsetzung birgt Herausforderungen bei der Bündelung von Ressourcen, der Auswahl zentraler Führungspersönlichkeiten und der ressortübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit, wobei Mainz als wichtiger Standort nicht vergessen werden darf.
Seven Rice University engineering students have launched Haast Autonomous, a startup that secured $1.85 million to develop a drone network for rapid, secure delivery of critical medical supplies between hospitals, aiming to overcome logistical delays.
At VivaTech 2026 in Paris, PM Modi highlighted India's AI capabilities, digital public infrastructure like UPI, and a thriving startup ecosystem. He emphasized 'AI for All Inclusive' and invited global businesses to collaborate, noting the recent India-EU trade deal and India-France Year of Innovation.
Joshua Baer, founder and CEO of Capital Factory, died at 50 when a private jet crashed near Laredo, Texas. The flight from Mexico reported mechanical issues, low fuel, and power outage before crashing on a highway. Baer was the sole fatality.
Das israelische Cybersicherheits-Startup Dream hat eine neue Finanzierungsrunde über 260 Millionen Dollar abgeschlossen, was seine Bewertung auf drei Milliarden Dollar erhöht. Das Unternehmen plant Expansion, unter anderem nach Deutschland mit einem Büro in München, und erweitert sein Angebot um KI-basierte Datenanalysewerkzeuge.
Der ehemalige österreichische Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz hat mit seinem Startup DREAM eine Finanzierungsrunde über 260 Mio. US-Dollar abgeschlossen. Das Unternehmen, das KI-gestützte Cybersicherheitslösungen entwickelt, wird nun mit 3 Mrd. US-Dollar bewertet. Kurz sieht die Zukunft in KI-gesteuerten Cyberkriegen und will Staaten unabhängig von globalen Mächten machen.
Seven Rice University students have founded Haast Autonomous, a startup developing a drone-based system for transporting critical medical supplies. They secured $1.85 million in pre-seed funding to create a faster, safer alternative to ground couriers and traditional air transport, with pilot trials planned for early 2027.
L'Oréal SA is acquiring a majority stake in Indian beauty startup Innovist, parent of brands like Bare Anatomy. The deal aims to boost L'Oréal's presence in India's growing personal care market by targeting younger, digitally-savvy consumers. Innovist's founders will continue to run the business.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced expanded capital gains tax (CGT) exemptions for small businesses, including startups and testamentary trusts. The government increased the turnover threshold to $10 million, making the exemption "substantially broader and significantly more generous" in response to industry criticism.
Australia's Labor government will offer an extra capital gains tax discount to founders, employees, and early investors in startups. The government is also expanding the 50% active asset discount for small businesses to those with up to $10 million in annual turnover and exempting testamentary trusts from a new 30% tax.
Australia's federal government will introduce a capital gains tax discount for startup founders, employees, and early investors, responding to backlash over proposed tax reforms. The measure aims to encourage innovation and support the startup sector.
Joshua Baer, a prominent "Austinpreneur" and founder of venture capital firm Capital Factory, died Tuesday when his business jet crashed in Laredo, Texas. Baer, 50, was known for supporting tech startups and fostering entrepreneurship in Austin.
LinkerBot, a Chinese startup valued at $6 billion, is developing affordable, dexterous robotic hands for $600, aiming to standardize them for humanoid robots and automated factories, with a long-term goal of replacing human labor. The company's ambition highlights the rapid advancements in robotics and AI.
Odyssey, an AI startup focused on world models, has secured $310 million in Series B funding at a $1.45 billion valuation. Led by Natural Capital, with participation from Amazon and others, the company aims to advance AI beyond text-based models by simulating the physical world.
Paris'te düzenlenen VivaTech 2026 Fuarı'nda Türkiye, 135 metrekarelik Türkiye Pavilyonu ve 26 teknoloji girişimiyle yer alıyor. Bakan Kacır, Türkiye'yi teknoloji girişimciliğinde Avrupa'nın yükselen yıldızı yapma hedefini vurguladı.
26-year-old Steven Schwartz, co-founder and CEO of Whop, has led the social commerce platform to a $1.6 billion valuation. The company claims to have created over 650 millionaires by enabling users to sell various digital products and services online.
Critical Energy, a startup focused on modular turbines for geothermal power plants, has raised $19 million in seed funding. The company aims to address a shortage of compatible turbines and plans to build its first 2.5 MW project by 2027, potentially outpacing nuclear energy deployments.
AI startup Anthropic is preparing for a potential $1 trillion IPO but faces government opposition. The US Commerce Department has blacklisted its new AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, and the Department of War has migrated workflows away from its 'Claude' AI due to national security and military application concerns.
Coinbase is expanding its offerings to include stocks, ETFs, and options, aiming to become an "everything exchange." Meanwhile, SpaceX is acquiring AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal to integrate it into xAI.
Comedian Tim Heidecker discusses his new role as creative director of Infowars, his uncanny Alex Jones impersonation, and how satire has evolved in the Trump era. He aims to make The Onion's acquisition of Infowars a "mean" and cutting joke, while also exploring new avenues for comedy.
Genesis AI, a startup backed by Eric Schmidt, has revealed Eno, a new general-purpose humanoid robot designed around human capabilities rather than appearance. It features human-like hands for tool use and will begin targeted deployments in manufacturing and logistics by late 2026.
SpaceX's stock debuted on Nasdaq, reaching a $2.65 trillion valuation and displacing Amazon. The company raised $75 billion in its IPO, the largest in history, and announced a $60 billion acquisition of AI coding assistant Cursor.
