President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation's highest science prizes |

In Brief Posted: 3:33 PM PDT · October 8, 2026 On Thursday, at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit, President Trump awarded Elon Musk,…

Vesta raises $30M to bring swarms of agents to mortgage lenders |

Vesta, an AI-native software startup that helps lenders originate mortgages, announced on Thursday that it raised a $30 million round led by Conversion Capital. The…

Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation |

6:45 AM PDT · October 7, 2026 A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from…

At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI |

For much of his life, Zain Javaid, 19, wanted to be a quant who uses math and data to guide his investment decisions. And for…

Lola Vision Systems is trying to make it easier to run AI models on chips |

The story begins almost 12 years ago, when Tayo Adesanya started a career working with microchips and AI processors. He mainly helped large manufacturers decide…

Spotify billionaire’s body scan startup has come to America |

7:00 AM PDT · October 3, 2026 Neko Health seems to be the hottest body scan in the world right now. The scan, co-founded by…

Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president |

In Brief Posted: 2:08 PM PDT · October 1, 2026 In December 2025, about a month before the U.S. invaded Venezuela and captured its president,…

Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for |

Two Google alumni have closed an $11.3 million fund to back early-stage AI startups, betting that the era of enterprise AI experimentation is ending and…

a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B |

In Brief Posted: 2:51 PM PDT · September 29, 2026 AI startup EliseAI announced on Tuesday that it has raised $350 million at a $4…

MAVI bets on the AI boom creating demand for a new kind of accountant |

Molly Liu and Aman Puri are tackling the U.S. accounting shortage from another angle — a global one. On Monday, they announced that their AI-powered…