Almost 40 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are: With AI igniting an investor frenzy, more startups are achieving unicorn status every month. Read More |
Palmer Luckey's retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation: The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024. Read More |
Lovable says it added $100M in revenue last month alone, with just 146 employees: Swedish vibe-coding unicorn Lovable crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in February. Read More |
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The UK's National Health Service is already placing quantum at the centre of its preventative healthcare strategy. By 2030, the UK aspires to use quantum sensing to improve early diagnosis and treatment, from cancer screening to enhanced MRI scanning. |
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| Yann LeCun's AMI Labs raises $1.03B to build world models: "My prediction is that 'world models' will be the next buzzword," AMI Labs CEO Alexandre LeBrun told TechCrunch. "In six months, every company will call itself a world model to raise funding." Read More |
Gumloop lands $50M from Benchmark to turn every employee into an AI agent builder: As companies race to adopt AI, Benchmark general partner Everett Randle believes the key to success lies in empowering every worker with AI superpowers, and Gumloop's intuitive agent builder is an example of the kind of tool that will unlock that potential. Read More |
Quince hits $10B valuation with giant $500M round led by Iconiq: E-commerce company Quince has raised another massive round, less than a year after its previous raise. Read More |
Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it: After selling his AI startup to AMD for $665 million, Peter Sarlin is back with QuTwo, a new venture building the infrastructure it believes enterprises will need when quantum computing finally arrives. Read More |
Former Apple engineer raises $5M for a note-taking pendant that only records your voice: Taya is trying to address privacy concerns around note-taking wearables with its device that can be worn as a pendant and records only the user's voice. Read More |
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down: Graber explained that, as a more mature company, Bluesky needs a "seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution." Graber said she feels better suited to building Bluesky's technology itself. Read More |
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