For years, cybersecurity experts worried about the moment artificial intelligence would tilt the balance between attackers and defenders. That moment may have already arrived. Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos, triggered alarm across banks, regulators, tech companies, and government agencies […]

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SoftBank’s massive bet on OpenAI is running into a problem that has begun to shadow the AI boom: how do lenders assign a reliable valuation to a private company worth hundreds of billions of dollars on paper? The Japanese investment […]

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Cloudflare just delivered one of the clearest signs yet that the AI boom is starting to reshape the cybersecurity workforce itself. The cloud and cybersecurity company said Thursday it is cutting more than 1,100 employees, roughly 20% of its workforce, […]

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It’s Friday, May 8, 2026, and the global AI arms race just went nuclear. Nvidia is dropping billions into everything from residential mini data centers to 5-gigawatt hyperscale builds, Big Tech is committing a record-shattering $725 billion in capex while […]

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Anthropic is weighing a massive fundraising round that could push its valuation close to $1 trillion, according to a report from the Financial Times. The number would have sounded unrealistic even a year ago for the San Francisco startup behind […]

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Today is Thursday, May 7, 2026, and we’re back with the latest startup and tech funding news from around the world. Today’s funding activity highlights where investors continue placing their biggest bets: sovereign AI infrastructure, quantum computing, satellite communications, defense manufacturing, […]

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Most quantum computing companies rely on exotic, expensive, and difficult-to-scale hardware approaches, including superconducting systems used by IBM and Google, trapped ions, neutral atoms, lasers, and ultra-cold environments. Quantum Motion is taking a very different path. The London-based quantum startup […]

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The AI infrastructure boom is creating a new class of winners, and Lambda is now raising billions to scale its lead. The AI cloud startup said Thursday it secured a $1 billion syndicated senior secured credit facility to scale its fleet […]

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The race to build NASA’s next moon rover just picked up speed, and investors are pouring money into the effort.  Colorado space startup Lunar Outpost has raised $30 million in a new funding round to accelerate development of Pegasus, a […]

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AI’s compute wars just hit escape velocity — with SpaceX powering Anthropic’s next models, Nvidia pouring billions into optical fiber, and floating data centers testing the ocean itself. It’s Thursday, May 7, 2026, and here are the top tech stories […]

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The AI infrastructure race is no longer just about chips. It is now about what connects the chips. Nvidia, the chip giant sitting at the center of the AI boom, is partnering with glassmaker Corning to build three advanced manufacturing facilities […]

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It’s Wednesday, May 6, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s funding rounds reflect a market increasingly centered on AI infrastructure, quantum computing, autonomous software development, and industrial-scale energy systems. Investors continue to pour […]

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Anthropic just secured a massive shot of computing power, and it could reshape the pace of its AI push. SpaceX said Wednesday it will lease its Colossus 1 data center to Anthropic, linking Elon Musk’s company with a rival he […]

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Genesis AI is making an ambitious play to bring human-like dexterity to machines, starting with both the brain and the hand. The French robotics startup, backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and telecom billionaire Xavier Niel, on Wednesday introduced a […]

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Enterprise software has a reputation for moving at a glacial pace. Multi-year ERP projects, ballooning budgets, and missed timelines have long been accepted as the cost of doing business. Tessera Labs is making a direct bet that this model is […]

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SpaceX has filed plans to invest $55 billion in a new semiconductor facility in Texas, a project called Terafab that could grow into a $119 billion buildout if later phases move forward. The filing, made public on Wednesday, outlines an […]

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A quiet shift is underway in online retail. Fewer shoppers are starting their journey on traditional search pages. More are turning to AI assistants that recommend what to buy, compare options, and increasingly make decisions on their behalf. That shift […]

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It’s Wednesday, May 6, 2026, and AI just got a major reliability upgrade while governments and Big Tech tighten their grip on the frontier. From OpenAI’s new default model slashing hallucinations to fresh U.S. pre-release reviews and billion-dollar infrastructure bets, […]

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The AI boom is no longer just lifting a handful of chip stocks. It’s starting to reshape the entire semiconductor pecking order, and Samsung Electronics is suddenly back at the center of it. Shares of Samsung surged more than 15% […]

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It’s Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a clear shift toward AI infrastructure, compute optimization, next-gen energy systems, and platforms that quietly power large-scale digital operations. As demand […]

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In February 2026, Anthropic released a set of plugins for its Claude Cowork AI agent, setting off what the market quickly dubbed the “SaaSpocalypse.” Within days, nearly $285 billion in software market value was wiped out as investors reacted to […]

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A fresh legal fight is brewing over how AI models are built, and this time it puts Meta back in the spotlight. A group of major publishers, including Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan, and McGraw-Hill, has sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan […]

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Coinbase is laying off about 700 employees, roughly 14% of its workforce, as the company reshapes itself around AI and braces for a softer crypto market. CEO Brian Armstrong framed the move as a reset, meant to make the company […]

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Crypto is trying to break into Wall Street. This time, it’s coming with paperwork. Bullish said Tuesday it will acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion deal, giving the exchange something the industry has long lacked: a regulated transfer agent that already […]

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The rush to build AI is starting to hit a physical limit. It is not chips or models this time. It is electricity. Across the U.S. and Canada, data centers are drawing more power than grids were built to handle. New […]

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