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Lola Vision Systems, a startup developing chips designed to run AI models on a single piece of silicon, has been named to TechCrunch’s Battlefield 200 list. The company has not shared details about fu
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 has announced the last five judges for its Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition, finalizing the panel that will select the winner at this year’s event. The judges, whose i
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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A novel, *The Grammar of Silence* by R Seshasayee, has become an unlikely obsession among startup founders and early-stage investors. The shift follows a Gandhi Jayanti reading list shared last month,
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Helsinki-based AI cloud startup Verda has raised $189 million in a Series B round led by Emergence Capital, pushing its valuation above $1 billion and making it one of Europe’s newest AI unicorns.
Reporting: datacenterdynamics.com
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Cohere today released North 2, a rebuilt platform for deploying AI agents inside large organizations. The update introduces a redesigned orchestration engine and new administrative controls that cap t
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Iterate.ai has released Lifeboat, an inference engine for large language models that embeds confidential computing and claims to run two to six times more concurrent AI agent sessions per GPU than exi
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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TechCrunch has revealed the full speaker lineup for Disrupt 2026, featuring neurotechnology entrepreneur Max Hodak, actor-turned-investor Mark Wahlberg, and Benchmark partners. The three-day event, sc
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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LeapXpert, a governed communications startup, has integrated its platform with Cisco’s Webex to allow users to message clients on WhatsApp without leaving the collaboration app. The move targets compl
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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A growing number of venture-backed B2B SaaS startups are rebuilding their tech stacks in 2026, according to reporting from TechLoy. The shift comes as global venture funding reached $412.7 billion in
Reporting: techloy.com
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Seattle-based startup Orbital Robotics is set to deliver a pair of robotic arms to the International Space Station, GeekWire reported. The in-orbit demonstration marks a milestone for the company’s am
Reporting: geekwire.com
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Namespace has raised $42 million in a Series B round, just seven months after closing its Series A, tech.eu reported. The funding will accelerate product development and expand the company’s compute s
Reporting: tech.eu
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Google Cloud partner Promevo has launched Insights, a platform designed to track adoption of Google’s Gemini Enterprise, the AI agents employees build with it, and spending across customers’ broader G
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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