Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B 'headline' valuation |

3:38 PM PST · December 5, 2025 Aaru, a startup that provides near-instant customer research by using AI to simulate user behavior, has raised a…

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless |

Limitless, the AI startup formerly known as Rewind, has been acquired by Meta, the company announced Friday on its website. The company, which made an…

Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup

Julie Bornstein thought it would be a cinch to implement her idea for an AI startup. Her résumé in digital commerce is impeccable: VP of…

A Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy

A geothermal startup said Thursday that it has hit gold in Nevada—metaphorically speaking. Zanskar, which uses AI to find hidden geothermal resources deep underground, says…

Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed |

In Brief Posted: 4:00 AM PST · December 2, 2025 Gradium, a startup spun out of French AI lab Kyutai (backed by French telecom billionaire…

What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out |

The Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip-making technology, marking the third time the…

Glīd won Startup Battlefield 2025 by building solutions to make logistics simpler, safer, and smarter |

9:02 AM PST · November 27, 2025 Build Mode is back with a holiday bonus episode. This week, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen is joined…

Jeff Bezos’ New AI Venture Quietly Acquired an Agentic Computing Startup

After The New York Times story was published, Guss, Ozair, and about three dozen other people updated their LinkedIn profiles to list their affiliation with…

Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit |

11:57 AM PST · November 25, 2025 Warner Music Group (WMG)announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal with Suno, settling its copyright lawsuit…

Lovable says it's nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees |

Lovable, the Stockholm-based AI coding platform, is closing in on 8 million users, CEO Anton Osika told this editor during a sit-down on Monday, a…