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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 3, 2025

It’s Tuesday, March 3, 2026, and we’re tracking today’s most consequential startup and tech funding moves. The latest rounds spotlight a decisive pivot toward scalable infrastructure for AI systems, digital governance, and enterprise automation. From optical interconnects and T-cell engagers […]

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Fig Security emerges from stealth with $38M to fix the silent failures breaking enterprise SecOps

Security teams rarely fear the alarms that go off. The real worry is the alert that never comes. That blind spot is what Fig Security wants to fix. The New York and Tel Aviv–based security startup has emerged from stealth […]

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JetStream raises $34M seed to bring real-time governance and visibility to enterprise AI

JetStream has entered the AI governance race with fresh capital and a familiar cast of cybersecurity veterans. The San Francisco AI startup announced a $34 million seed round led by Redpoint Ventures, with backing from CrowdStrike’s Falcon Fund and a […]

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Drone strikes hit Amazon’s AWS data centers in UAE, trigger widespread app and banking outages

A wave of outages swept across the United Arab Emirates this week after drone strikes damaged key Amazon Web Services infrastructure, knocking major apps, banks, and fintech platforms offline and exposing how tightly the region’s digital economy is tied to […]

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Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500M to speed AI chips with light-based interconnects

A quiet but critical battle is unfolding inside the data centers, fueling the AI boom. The latest signal came Tuesday, when Ayar Labs, a silicon photonics startup backed by Nvidia and AMD, announced it had raised $500 million in a […]

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Sam Altman walks back OpenAI–Pentagon deal amid surveillance backlash, says ‘shouldn’t have rushed’

Sam Altman is hitting the brakes on OpenAI’s latest Pentagon deal. In a candid post Monday, the OpenAI CEO said the company “shouldn’t have rushed” its recent agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, acknowledging the rollout sparked concerns about surveillance […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – March 2, 2025

It’s Monday, March 2, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight the accelerating convergence of AI infrastructure, defense technology, fintech orchestration, and wearable biosensing. As capital flows into platforms that unify data, […]

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects AI copyright case: No human, no copyright

The U.S. Supreme Court just sidestepped one of the biggest legal questions hanging over generative AI. On Monday, the justices declined to hear a closely watched case that asked whether artwork created entirely by artificial intelligence can qualify for copyright […]

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Akave raises $6.65M in funding to break big cloud’s grip on AI data storage

Akave thinks the real choke point in AI isn’t models. It’s data. The Austin-based AI infrastructure startup has raised $6.65 million and is entering the cloud storage market with Akave Cloud, a decentralized, S3-compatible platform built for AI and analytics […]

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Nvidia invests $4B in Lumentum and Coherent to accelerate silicon photonics for AI infrastructure

Nvidia is opening its wallet again, this time to secure a key piece of the AI infrastructure stack that most people rarely see: photonics. The chip giant said Monday it will invest a combined $4 billion across two U.S. photonics […]

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Amazon’s AWS outage hits UAE and Bahrain after data center fire triggered by ‘objects’; link to Iranian strikes unclear

AWS customers across the Middle East woke up to disruption this week after a fire at one of the company’s regional data centers knocked parts of its cloud network offline. Amazon Web Services said its United Arab Emirates facilities were […]

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5 AI Tools That Can Practically Run Your Business in 2026

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, generative AI has driven a surge in innovation, widespread corporate adoption, and measurable productivity gains, including an estimated 1.3% increase in labor productivity, according to a Stanford study. In a remarkably short […]

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OpenAI raises $110B funding round led by Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, hits $730B valuation

OpenAI has pulled off another record-smashing raise, locking in $110 billion in fresh capital and pushing its pre-money valuation to $730 billion. The scale of the round makes one thing clear: the race to build the infrastructure behind advanced AI […]

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AI toys leak 50,000 children’s conversations. They’re still on the market

Artificial intelligence is quickly moving from offices and smartphones into one of the most sensitive spaces imaginable: children’s bedrooms. AI-powered toys are now being marketed to kids as young as three, often equipped with microphones, cloud connectivity, and the ability […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – February 26, 2025

It’s Thursday, February 26, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds spotlight strategic bets on AI-native infrastructure, robotics intelligence, cyber risk automation, and orchestration layers for post-GPU compute. As investor attention shifts toward […]

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Block lays off 4,000 employees as Jack Dorsey bets on AI-powered leaner teams; stock jumps 24%

Block is making one of the boldest workforce moves of the AI era. The payments company said Thursday it will cut more than 4,000 employees, nearly half its workforce, as CEO Jack Dorsey pushes the company toward smaller teams supported […]

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What’s Driving the Online Bingo Boom

Online bingo has experienced a remarkable surge in popularity over the past decade, becoming one of the most widely enjoyed digital leisure activities for adults. What was once a game associated primarily with community halls and social clubs has transformed […]

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Google launches Nano Banana 2, a faster AI image generator powered by Gemini

Google is doubling down on AI image creation. On Thursday, the company introduced Nano Banana 2, the latest version of its widely used image generator, signaling a push to make high-quality visuals faster and easier to produce across Gemini. The […]

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales predicts Bitcoin could fall below $10K by 2050

Bitcoin hit an all-time high of about $126,198 on October 6, 2025. Since then, the cryptocurrency has swung sharply through late 2025 and early 2026, and was trading at $66,783.03 at the time of writing. Volatility, however, is nothing new […]

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FlyFocus raises €4.5M to scale drone production as Europe pushes for tech sovereignty

Polish defense startup builds UAVs using NATO-aligned supply chains and secures first institutional funding Europe’s race for secure defense supply chains is picking up speed. A growing number of governments are looking for alternatives to foreign drone components, and a […]

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C3 AI lays off 26% of workforce as losses widen and stock plunges 17%

C3 AI is under pressure after a bruising earnings report sent its stock tumbling and forced the company into a major reset. Shares of the enterprise AI software firm fell 17% Thursday, hitting a new low after the company posted […]

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