Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing down physical sciences |

Companies working on batteries, semiconductors, and medical devices generate vast amounts of data — and much of it ends up scattered across spreadsheets and legacy…

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India’s first GenAI unicorn shifts to cloud services as AI model ambitions face reality |

Krutrim, India’s first GenAI unicorn, is shifting from AI model development to cloud services after months of relative quiet on product updates — a move…

OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO |

In the long-running saga that is Cerebras Systems’s IPO, the finish line is finally in sight. The AI chipmaker said on Monday that it is…

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‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art |

1:16 PM PDT · May 3, 2026 You’ve seen this comic before: An anthropomorphic dog sits smiling, surrounded by flames, and says, “This is fine.”…

Beyond Lovable and Mistral: 21 European startups to watch |

Europe should be known for BottleCap AI, not bottle cap memes. With its tongue-in-cheek name, this Prague-based AI startup is one of the teams that…

Musk v. Altman is just getting started |

7:00 AM PDT · May 1, 2026 37 min Elon Musk spent the better part of three dayson the witness standthis weekin his lawsuit against…

Did you know you can’t steal a charity? Don’t worry. Elon Musk will remind you.

Elon Musk spent the better part of three dayson the witness standthis weekin his lawsuit against OpenAI, andit’salready getting messy. Emails, texts, andhis own tweetsare…

Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says |

Skio, a 2020 Y Combinator alum that was founded by self-described college dropout Kennan Frost, has been acquired by competitor Recharge, the companies announced on…