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Flow Engineering has raised a new round at a $750 million valuation, backed by a group of prominent investors. Roelof Botha, Sequoia’s steward, has joined the board as an angel investor. TechCrunch…
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Oracle is repositioning its cybersecurity strategy around the database layer, according to recent reporting. The move appears to respond to the growing presence of AI-driven agents, which may…
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Daniel Ek’s Neko Health has raised $700 million to build a business around full-body scanning, a move that reflects growing interest in preventative healthcare models. The round, reported by…
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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The funding round highlights growing investor interest in startups aiming to shift healthcare toward early detection and monitoring. Other companies, including Midjourney and Function Health, have…
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Several prominent tech executives have signed a White House-backed agreement on AI safety, according to a late Tuesday post on Truth Social by U.S. President Donald Trump. The document, called the…
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Chris Degnan’s shift from Factory AI to Cognition may signal more than a standard executive transition. The timing coincides with Cognition’s recent $48 billion valuation, announced less than four…
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Delos Data, a chip startup founded by former Intel engineers, has raised $100 million to develop hardware and software aimed at improving data movement in AI data centers. The round, reported by…
Reporting: betakit.com
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MobiKwik cofounder and CFO Upasana Taku has acquired 1.07 lakh shares of the company, a small but notable insider transaction in a stock that has seen limited insider activity in recent years. The…
Reporting: inc42.com
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NetApp CEO George Kurian has staked the company’s AI strategy on Novus, a new architecture designed to help enterprises move AI workloads from pilot to production. The pitch appears to center on…
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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India has set aside $25 billion to invest in deep-tech startups, a move that could reshape its position in semiconductors, AI, and space tech amid a widening gap with other major economies. The…
Reporting: msn.com
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Maven Robotics emerged from stealth in September with a $100 million Series A, and reports suggest it may be positioning for an initial public offering. If confirmed, the move would mark one of the…
Reporting: roboticsandautomationnews.com
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Pocket Entertainment founder Rohan Nayak has stated that Sherpa, an AI-powered long-form fiction writing harness, played a key role in developing a valuable intellectual property. The disclosure…
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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