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Obsero raises $1.2M for AI brand visibility tracking
Former IG Group marketers Michael Logue and Andy Francos have raised $1.2 million for Obsero.
Reporting: financemagnates.com
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Licube to pitch fusion lithium supply at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Licube is set to appear at TechCrunch Disrupt next month, where it plans to present itself as a potential lithium supplier for the fusion power industry.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Q3 funding for cyber startups accelerates amid AI demand
Reports suggest cybersecurity startups saw increased funding in the third quarter of 2026, with artificial intelligence cited as a key factor.
Reporting: msn.com
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Deliverance AI tests sovereign control for enterprise AI agents
Deliverance AI has positioned itself as a test case for sovereign control of enterprise AI agents.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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ServiceNow in early talks with AI startup Decagon
ServiceNow is reportedly in early talks with Decagon, an AI startup, according to a report from Marketscreener.
Reporting: marketscreener.com
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Nvidia reportedly takes minority stakes in four French AI startups
Reports suggest Nvidia has taken minority stakes in four French technology startups, one of which is healthcare booking platform Doctolib.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Niobia targets battery, chip defects with hyperspectral imaging
San Francisco-based Niobia has launched a startup focused on reducing costly errors in battery and semiconductor production lines.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Longshot to demo space cargo gun at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Longshot will demonstrate its space cargo gun at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the startup conference taking place next week in San Francisco.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Flox Intelligence uses AI to deter wildlife from trains, airports
Flox Intelligence has built edge devices that identify animals near railways, airports and highways and then play species-specific distress calls to drive them away.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Lightspeed cuts staff to boost "operational efficiency
Lightspeed has laid off an unspecified number of employees as part of "organizational changes" aimed at improving "operational efficiency" and enabling reinvestment.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Pluto Security raises $42M as AI agent security funding surge continues
Pluto Security Inc. has raised $42 million from Jump Capital, TLV Partners, Ansa Capital and a group of angel investors, according to a report by MSN.
Reporting: msn.com
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Dominion Dynamics to build Ukrainian uncrewed ground vehicles in Canada
Ottawa-based Dominion Dynamics has signed a manufacturing agreement with Ukrainian defense firm Tencore to produce uncrewed ground vehicles in Canada for front-line deployment.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Turing Award winners lead call for global AI watchdog
The group proposes mandatory disclosure of AI-related cybersecurity breaches, citing recent incidents involving undisclosed vulnerabilities in deployed models.
Reporting: betakit.com
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 final lineup features Wahlberg, Hodak, Benchmark
TechCrunch has released the full speaker lineup for Disrupt 2026, which opens next week at San Francisco’s Moscone West.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Nvidia to invest $2B in European AI startups, Blackwell rollouts
Nvidia will announce $2 billion in European AI investments this week, including deals with 14 startups and rollouts of its next-generation hardware.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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TechSparks 2026: Vembu backs tech ownership, Kharge eyes distributed growth
TechSparks 2026 opened with two clear signals.
Reporting: yourstory.com, techcrunch.com
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BotMan AI maps legacy apps as knowledge graphs for rebuilds
BotMan AI has built an AI-powered pipeline that represents legacy applications as knowledge graphs before rebuilding them.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Angel One CEO: AI will reshape jobs, not eliminate them
Angel One Group CEO Ambarish Kenghe has argued that AI will create new categories of employment rather than replace existing roles.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Spranic builds spatial memory layer for physical AI
Munich-based Spranic is developing a spatial memory layer that records physical spaces and their changes over time.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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TypeSafe AI raises $870M in largest US startup round of the week
TypeSafe AI secured $870 million last week, the largest single funding round among U.S. startups during the period ending October 9.
Reporting: note.com
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