Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation |

4:31 PM PDT · July 13, 2026 Nous Research, the startup behind the open-source Hermes agent, is finalizing a new round of funding led by…

AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round |

AI chip company SambaNova Systems has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation led by General Atlantic, in a first close of its Series…

Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, Tencent |

Meta and Snap rolled out new smart glasses last month, the latest sign that the industry is racing to put a camera and an AI…

World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names |

In Brief Posted: 10:43 AM PDT · June 17, 2026 Odyssey, a world model AI startup founded by self-driving vehicle pioneers CEO Oliver Cameron and…

AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs |

If you’ve ever played a role-playing game (RPG), you know how fun it is to create your character in any way you choose and embark…

I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee |

2:35 PM PDT · April 7, 2026 Arcee, a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a massive, 400B-parameter open source LLM on a $20 million…

DFRobot Showcases AI Maker Projects at Robot Hokoten in Akihabara

/PRNewswire/ –DFRobot, a global leader in open-source hardware, recently participated in the Robot Hokoten @ Akihabara event in Tokyo, appearing at the DigiKey booth. The…

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker |

9:34 AM PDT · April 1, 2026 WhatsApp says it has notified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a malicious fake version of…

Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot |

In Brief Posted: 4:28 PM PDT · March 19, 2026 Rivr, a Zurich-based autonomous robotics startup known for its stair-climbing delivery robot, has been acquired…

Humanoid robotics maker Sunday reaches $1.15B valuation to build household robots |

In Brief Posted: 10:04 AM PDT · March 12, 2026 Robotics company Sunday has raised a new funding round that has valued the company at…