The rise of AI ‘reasoning’ models is making benchmarking more expensive
The rise of AI ‘reasoning’ models is making benchmarking more expensive AI labs like OpenAI claim that their so-called “reasoning” AI models, which can “think” through problems step by step,…
Drafted uses AI and video resumes to help early-career professionals land jobs
Drafted uses AI and video resumes to help early-career professionals land jobs As the job market continues to get more competitive, it’s taking months for new grads to land employment,…
AI insurtech Ominimo bags its first investment at a $220M valuation
AI insurtech Ominimo bags its first investment at a $220M valuation How do you get talented engineers to work for a startup in a mundane field at a time when…
Revent rocks the boat with a fresh $100M to invest in people and the planet
Revent rocks the boat with a fresh $100M to invest in people and the planet It would appear the environment and society remain relevant, whatever you might hear in some…
A fresh $100M rolls into DIG Ventures as it bids to woo early-stage European startups
A fresh $100M rolls into DIG Ventures as it bids to woo early-stage European startups The number of “operator VCs” — former founders turned VCs — in Europe in recent…
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launches an API for Grok 3 Billionaire Elon Musk might’ve just been countersued by OpenAI. But that isn’t stopping his AI company, xAI, from making…
Wayve’s self-driving tech is headed to Nissan vehicles
Wayve’s self-driving tech is headed to Nissan vehicles Nissan said it will use self-driving software developed by Wayve to beef up its advanced driver assistance system starting in 2027, a…
How a hydrogen explosion led a teenage founder to become Sequoia’s first defense tech investment
How a hydrogen explosion led a teenage founder to become Sequoia’s first defense tech investment As Sequoia Capital’s first defense tech investment, Mach Industries is an industry darling, raising over…
Google says it’ll embrace Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to data
Google says it’ll embrace Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to data Just a few weeks after OpenAI said it would adopt rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to…
Solid, which claimed to be the ‘AWS of fintech,’ files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $81M in funding
Solid, which claimed to be the ‘AWS of fintech,’ files for bankruptcy after raising nearly $81M in funding Banking-as-a-service startup Solid (formerly called Wise) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…