#Startups

AMI Labs, cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun, raised $1.03B to build world models — AI that understands reality, not just language. Here's why that distinction matters.

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund is closing a $6B growth fund less than a year after its last one. With stakes in both OpenAI and Anthropic, the firm is making a structural bet on AI — not just picking winners.

Palmer Luckey's retro gaming startup ModRetro is seeking funding at a $1 billion valuation. What does it mean when the man building autonomous weapons also wants to make the perfect Game Boy?

InMobi pushes AI shopping chatbots in Japan and US markets. How conversational commerce could reshape e-commerce and what it means for consumers and retailers.

While Anthropic rejects Pentagon contracts, military startups raise millions to build combat AI. Former special ops commanders are leading the charge—but at what cost?

AI coding tool Cursor reached $2B annualized revenue despite individual developers switching to competitors. The secret? A strategic pivot to enterprise customers.

Stripe launches automatic markup billing for AI token costs, letting startups charge 30% above model provider fees. A game-changer for AI business models?

AI-native customer service agency 14.ai raises $3M to replace traditional support teams. Can humans and AI really work together, or is this the beginning of the end for customer service jobs?

Anthropic's Vercept acquisition sparked a rare public investor feud. What happens when a promising AI startup shuts down after just one year?

Guide Labs' Steerling-8B can trace every output back to its training data. Are we finally moving beyond black-box AI toward true interpretability?

Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors cuts 288 jobs as it struggles with production targets and cash burn. A closer look at the harsh realities facing EV newcomers.

Stanford AI legend Fei-Fei Li's World Labs secures $1 billion funding in 18 months. Why investors are betting big on spatial intelligence while AI bubble concerns grow.