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AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability.

The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale.

Meridian Ventures, the venture firm founded by Devon Gethers and Karlton Haney, announced on Friday the raise of a $35 million second fund to back pre-seed and seed-stage companies founded by those who have deferred MBAs.

Osaurus combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users memory, files, and tools on their own hardware.

Rapido has driven its growth by enabling ride-hailing for lower-cost and more flexible modes of transport such as motorbikes and autorickshaws.

Here's what the biggest tech court case of the year is all about.

More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musks newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives.

The update gives users enhanced flexibility over how they can manage their workflows.

Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16zs scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.

Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So EricVishria dragged his feet ten years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch.

Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely and he insists it will actually ship products.

According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has enlisted an outside law firm to work through its options.

A new open source gadget called Clawdmeter turns Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard for AI coding power users.

Short-form video is built for mobile, so it may seem counterintuitive, but it's true: YouTube Shorts are becoming quite popular on the big screen.

A year ago, it looked like this day would never happen for Cerebras.

OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees devices, and did not affect user data nor its production systems, and none of its intellectual property was stolen.

Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apples HLS streaming technology, without changing their existing workflows.

Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups.

While the Meta-owned social network billed Instants as a new format to share real-life moments as theyre happening, many users are looking for a way to turn off the feature, especially those who have ended up accidentally sending images to others not fully understanding how the feature works.

A group of likely Russian government hackers tried to hack a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks. He was then able to turn the tables on the hackers and reveal details of their espionage campaign.

This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.

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Wirestock has over 700,000 creators on its platform, which supplies photos, videos and 3D content to AI labs.

Uber plans to open two new engineering campuses with a capacity of nearly 10,000 people in India by the end of 2027.

Notions new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software.

What would some of the world's largest repositories of malware look like if they were stacked as hard drives, one on top of the other?

Fervo Energy's IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn't raising more money.

Xs new History tab combines bookmarks, likes, watched videos, and read articles into a single place, expanding the apps role as a save-it-for-later tool.

The feature lets users share disappearing photos with their Close Friends or mutual followers that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

Mind Robotics, which was first revealed in late 2025, has now raised more than $1 billion to date.

I believe I am an honest and trustworthy business person, Altman testified in federal court.

Origin Lab will serve as a marketplace where AI labs can buy high-quality licensed data, and video-game companies can sell it.

For founders and investors, Anthropic's new offering signals that the AI platform wars are expanding downmarket and that the next major battleground for user acquisition isn't the Fortune 500; it's the 36 million small businesses that make up the backbone of the U.S. economy.

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn and is attempting to extort the company.

Alexa for Shopping is a new personalized AI shopping assistant in the Amazon search bar that replaces its Rufus assistant.

After achieving $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, the defense tech startup has raised another massive round, led by Thrive and a16z, it says.

The retail trading subreddit submitted the sharpest criticism yet in response to the financial regulator's idea of letting companies report twice per year.

U.S. House lawmakers want to know how hackers broke into education tech giant Instructure twice, and stole reams of data from students who use the company's flagship student data software Canvas.

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For the first time, Anthropic has more verified business customers than OpenAI, according to this months AI Index from the fintech firm Ramp.

Meta said these incognito conversations are not saved, and messages will disappear by default once you close the chat.

Poppy is an AI-powered app that connects your calendar, email, messages, and other services to surface reminders, suggestions, and tasks based on whats happening in your life.

Adaption's new AutoScientist tool is designed to let models adapt to specific capabilities quickly through an automated approach to conventional fine-tuning.

There is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in, coordinates a housing referral, or makes sure someone picks up their medication. ACCESS creates that mechanism for the first time.

Early-stage venture firm A* Capital just took the wraps off its $450 million Fund III.

The round valued the three-year-old startup at $725 million.

Waymo has issued a software recall that makes its robotaxis more cautious around flooded areas. A final remedy is in the works.

The maker of the Canvas school software said it eached an agreement with the hackers, but provided no guarantees that the hackers would not release the data or keep their word.

Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.

TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.