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Allbirds pivots from shoes to AI after 99% collapse, stock surges 300% on NewBird AI plan

Allbirds is attempting one of the wildest reinventions in recent memory. The sneaker company that once became a Silicon Valley favorite, reached a valuation of more than $4 billion, and turned sustainability into a brand identity, is now abandoning shoes […]

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Wayve raises $60M from chip giants Qualcomm, AMD, Arm to challenge Waymo with mapless autonomous driving AI

Wayve just pulled more of the semiconductor world into its orbit—and it’s not a vanity move. The London-based autonomous driving startup said Wednesday it secured $60 million in fresh backing from Qualcomm, AMD, and Arm Holdings, adding three of the […]

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AI chats aren’t private: Your AI chatbot conversations could end up in court, lawyers warn

People are opening up to AI in ways that would have sounded strange a year ago—asking for advice, testing arguments, even walking through legal strategies. That shift is now colliding with a hard truth from the courtroom: what you tell […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 14 2025

It’s Tuesday, April 14, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s deals show a clear shift in where serious capital is going: into the infrastructure, orchestration layers, and applied systems that will define how […]

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Amazon acquires Globalstar for $11.6B, taking direct aim at SpaceX’s Starlink

Amazon is making one of its boldest moves in space yet, agreeing to acquire satellite operator Globalstar in a deal valued at about $11.57 billion. The move sharpens Amazon’s push into satellite internet and puts it on a more direct […]

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nEye.ai raises $80M to scale optical circuit switching for AI data centers

AI’s growth is hitting a physical wall. More chips and bigger clusters aren’t enough when data can’t move fast enough between them. That’s the gap nEye.ai is chasing, and investors are backing the bet with fresh capital. The Silicon Valley […]

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OpenAI’s $852B valuation faces investor scrutiny and pushback as Sam Altman shifts to enterprise AI

OpenAI’s $852 billion valuation is starting to face a new kind of test—this time from inside the tent. Just weeks after closing a record $122 billion funding round, OpenAI is facing growing unease among some of its own investors as […]

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Prefix raises $7.5M to fix $500B facility management problem for restaurants and retailers

A broken air conditioner on a summer afternoon can shut down a restaurant in minutes. For large chains running hundreds of locations, moments like that add up fast. Lost revenue, frustrated customers, and stressed staff all trace back to a […]

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Meta set to overtake Google as world’s largest digital ad giant by 2026 as revenue hits $243 billion

Meta is closing in on one of Big Tech’s most lucrative crowns—and this time, the numbers suggest it may finally pull ahead. A new forecast from research firm Emarketer points to a turning point in digital advertising. By the end […]

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Deutsche Boerse acquires $200M stake in Kraken to deepen push into crypto markets

Europe’s largest exchange operator is putting real money behind its crypto strategy. Deutsche Börse said Tuesday it has acquired a $200 million stake in U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken, tightening a relationship that started late last year. The investment comes through […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 13 2025

It’s Monday, April 13, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds reflect a sharp shift toward infrastructure-heavy bets across AI, energy, advanced manufacturing, and capital markets. From world-model video generation and orbital intelligence to […]

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Biotech startup Neomorph raises $100M to crack the ‘undruggable’ protein problem with molecular glue technology

For decades, drug discovery has run into the same wall: a large share of disease-driving proteins simply couldn’t be targeted with traditional therapies. Neomorph thinks that the wall is starting to crack—and investors are betting $100 million on it. The […]

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Critical Loop raises $26M to cut power connection delays from years to days with modular microgrids

Getting power in the United States can take years. For companies trying to build factories, data centers, or EV charging sites, that wait isn’t just frustrating—it can stall growth entirely. Critical Loop thinks it has a faster path. The industrial […]

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Microsoft plans new Copilot features inspired by OpenClaw

Microsoft is reworking its AI strategy at a critical moment. According to a report from The Information, the company is developing new features that would reshape Copilot into a more autonomous assistant—one that can take action on behalf of users. […]

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Replenit raises $2.5M in funding to help retailers make real-time AI decisions that drive revenue

Retailers have spent years collecting customer data. Turning that data into action remains a stubborn problem. Many brands still rely on static rules and broad segments that miss the moment when a customer is actually ready to buy. An AI […]

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