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Teknor Apex backs €75M OSS Ventures fund to bring factory-built software to the U.S. and Europe

Teknor Apex is putting money behind a simple idea: the next wave of industrial software won’t come from slide decks or boardrooms. It will come from the factory floor. The Rhode Island–based materials science company has joined OSS Ventures’ new […]

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How Tim Sykes Built a Scalable Trading Education Business

Tim Sykes has built one of the most recognizable brands in the penny stock trading space. What stands out, however, is less his individual trading record and more the business he built around teaching others. Sykes began trading penny stocks […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 27 2025

It’s Monday, April 27, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a surge in capital flowing into AI-native systems, robotics, quantum computing, and applied fintech. From billion-dollar bets on next-generation “self-learning” AI […]

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Ineffable Intelligence raises $1.1B seed at $5.1B valuation to build ‘superlearner’ AI that learns like humans

A new AI startup from David Silver just pulled off something rarely seen in Europe: a $1.1 billion seed round. The company, Ineffable Intelligence, now carries a $5.1 billion valuation, setting a new bar for early-stage funding across the region […]

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SquareMind raises $18M to launch AI-powered skin exam robot in U.S. and Europe

Skin checks are among the most common procedures in dermatology, yet access is worsening. Clinics are booked out for months, doctors are under pressure, and early signs can slip through when time is short. SquareMind thinks it can change that […]

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Microsoft no longer has exclusive access to OpenAI, opening AI models to AWS and Google Cloud

Microsoft just gave up one of its biggest advantages in AI—and the ripple effects are already showing up across the cloud market. OpenAI and Microsoft announced on Monday a revamped partnership that ends Microsoft’s exclusive access and allows OpenAI to serve […]

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China blocks Meta’s $2B AI startup acquisition, orders unwind of Manus deal

China just drew a hard line in the sand for global AI deals. On Monday, the country’s top economic planner ordered Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a fast-rising AI startup with Chinese roots. The directive effectively shuts […]

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KuCoin launches crypto payments on Mastercard global network in Australia, enabling real-world spending

Crypto has spent years promising everyday utility. Now, one of the industry’s largest exchanges is trying to close that gap at the checkout counter. KuCoin said it is rolling out direct crypto payments for eligible users in Australia through Mastercard’s global […]

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Top Startup and Tech Funding News – April 23 2025

It’s Thursday, April 23, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds make one thing clear: AI is moving past experimentation and into production systems where reliability, governance, and real-world utility matter more than […]

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OpenAI launches GPT-5.5 with advanced coding, pushes deeper into AI agents and autonomous work

OpenAI has released GPT-5.5, its latest artificial intelligence model, advancing its push into systems that can handle real-world work with less human input. The new model lands less than two months after GPT-5.4, underscoring how quickly the AI race is […]

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Rilian raises $17.5M to bring Agentic AI to cybersecurity and national defense

War is changing faster than most security teams can keep up. Conflicts like the one in Ukraine have shown what happens when AI enters the fight: attacks move at machine speed, data floods in from every direction, and human analysts […]

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