A number of companies, betting on various architectural approaches, are trying to build the first commercially viable quantum computer capable of significantly outperforming current systems.…
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Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups |
12:26 PM PDT · July 9, 2026 Charles Hudson has spent more than a decade investing in early-stage startups. As the founder and managing partner…
Mercor is in talks for a $20B valuation |
In Brief Posted: 11:42 AM PDT · July 9, 2026 AI training startup Mercor is reportedly in talks to raise a round at a $20…
Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users |
The popular open source AI tool Ollama has raised a $65 million Series B, led by Theory Ventures, founder and CEO Jeff Morgan tells TechCrunch.…
Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund |
Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Indian IT services giant Infosys, will no longer serve as a general partner at Fundamentum Partnership, the venture capital firm he…
Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B |
In Brief Posted: 3:41 PM PDT · July 8, 2026 Lovable, a Swedish vibe-coding startup, is in talks to raise $300 million at a valuation…
With EU backing, QuantumDiamonds aims to speed up chip manufacturing |
The race to produce more chips is on, and Europe is in. ASML, the Dutch company that has a near-monopoly on manufacturing the machines used…
Your gaming data could be the secret to AGI, according to this Bezos-backed startup
When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models justdon’thave what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claudeare great at text, butthey’reless…
Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet |
10:47 AM PDT · July 8, 2026 26 min When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models justdon’thave what it takes.…
Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents |
Prime Intellect, a startup that provides computing power and specialized software tools that help companies build AI agents, has raised a $130 million Series A…