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Google begins showing AdSense ads in conversations with AI chatbots; sources say Google tested the ads in 2024 with startups, like AI search apps iAsk and Liner (www.bloomberg.com)
11 hours ago Google Startup AI chatbot

Nvidia says Anthropic is telling “tall tales” after the startup argued for tighter export controls by saying China is smuggling chips in “prosthetic baby bumps” (www.cnbc.com)
21 hours ago China Startup Nvidia

This Bengaluru-startup's AI recruiter helps blue-collar workers find jobs (indianexpress.com)
1 day ago Startup AI

Google AdSense begins showing ads in conversations with AI chatbots; sources: Google tested the ads with some startups, including AI search apps iAsk and Liner (www.bloomberg.com)
1 day ago Google Startup AI chatbot

Nuvo, a B2B startup that scales trade partnerships by streamlining credit approvals and more, raised a $34M Series A from Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital (techcrunch.com)
1 day ago Startup

AI legal analysis startup Supio, which focuses on personal injury law across 114+ case types, raised $60M led by Sapphire, taking its total funding to $91M (techcrunch.com)
1 day ago Startup AI

Identity verification startup Persona, which has 3,000+ clients, raised a $200M Series D led by Ribbit at a $2B valuation, taking its total funding to $417M (www.forbes.com)
2 days ago Startup

Giving V8 a Heads-Up: Faster JavaScript Startup with Explicit Compile Hints (v8.dev)
2 days ago JavaScript Startup V8

As quantum computing race heats up, 5 startups to watch beyond Big Tech (indianexpress.com)
2 days ago Startup Quantum

Music creation startup Splice buys London-based orchestral sound studio Spitfire Audio, a source says for ~$50M; sources say Splice has $100M+ in annual revenue (t.co)
4 days ago Startup London

German defense startup ARX Robotics, which makes self-driving, modular battlefield robots, raised €31M led by HV Capital and plans to build a plant in England (www.bloomberg.com)
4 days ago Germany Startup Robot

Cheap 'Transforming' Electric Truck Announced by Jeff Bezos-Backed Startup (tech.slashdot.org)
5 days ago Startup Jeff Bezos

Sources: Butterfly Effect, the Chinese startup behind Manus, has discussed setting up a new HQ outside China, and separating its domestic and global businesses (www.theinformation.com)
6 days ago China Startup

Sources: Chinese AI startup Manus raised $75M led by Benchmark at a $500M valuation, and plans to expand to markets including the US, Japan, and the Middle East (www.bloomberg.com)
6 days ago China Japan Startup AI

Docs: Scale AI had revenue of $870M in 2024, missing its $1B target, and plans a $150M share sale that values the startup at around $25B, up 80% from a year ago (www.theinformation.com)
6 days ago Startup AI

Sources: Tencent Music is in advanced talks to buy Chinese podcasting startup Ximalaya in a $2.4B deal (www.bloomberg.com)
6 days ago China Startup Tencent

CB Insights: fintech startups globally raised a combined $10.3B in Q1, the highest since Q1 2023; 19 US fintech startups have raised over $50M in 2025 so far (techcrunch.com)
6 days ago Fintech Startup

Sources: Adam Neumann's real estate startup Flow raised more than $100M from investors including a16z in a round that more than doubles its valuation to ~$2.5B (www.bloomberg.com)
7 days ago Startup

Infinite Reality, a metaverse startup that claims it is valued at $15.5B, faces questions about the legitimacy of its funding, investor identities, and more (www.forbes.com)
7 days ago Startup

A look at the collapse of Stenn, an invoice financing startup that got major banks to unwittingly fund millions in suspect payments and was last valued at $900M (www.bloomberg.com)
8 days ago Startup

Several VCs say they fear Trump's tariffs could slow down tech investments, further decelerate the market for IPOs, and put some tech startups out of business (www.wired.com)
9 days ago Trump IPO Startup

Space Investor Sees Opportunities in Defense-Related Startups and AI-Driven Systems (science.slashdot.org)
11 days ago Startup AI

Famed AI Researcher Launches Controversial Startup to Replace All Human Workers Everywhere (hardware.slashdot.org)
11 days ago Startup AI

Sales data: AI evaluation startups have modest revenue; Weights & Biases hit $50M ARR by Dec. 2024, but only 2% of that was from its AI evaluation product Weave (www.theinformation.com)
12 days ago Startup AI

API-based background check provider Checkr acquires income and employment verification startup Truework, which had raised $125M+ and was last valued at ~$480M (www.axios.com)
13 days ago Startup

Former YC President Geoff Ralston launches Safe AI Fund, or SAIF, providing initial funding of $100K with a $10M cap to startups that “enhance AI safety” (techcrunch.com)
14 days ago Startup AI

Goodfire, which works on decoding the inner workings of AI models, raised $50M led by Menlo; source: Anthropic invested $1M, its first startup investment (www.theinformation.com)
14 days ago Startup AI

In Q1 2025, AI and ML startups raised $73.1B, accounting for 57.9% of global VC funding, with OpenAI's recent round led by SoftBank contributing $40B (pitchbook.com)
15 days ago Startup AI

Indian EV ride-hailing startup BluSmart appears to have suspended service a day after regulators launched a probe into Gensol, which shares its co-founders (techcrunch.com)
15 days ago India Startup

Infinite Reality, which recently bought Napster, acquires AI customer support startup Touchcast for $500M in cash and stock, valuing Infinite Reality at $15.5B (www.bloomberg.com)
15 days ago Startup AI

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