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DoorDash Plans to Acquire Grocery Delivery Service Instacart in $17B Deal
DoorDash plans to acquire grocery delivery service Instacart in a deal valued at $17 billion.
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FuriosaAI raises $620m at a $2.9bn valuation for its Nvidia rival chips
Seoul-based FuriosaAI has raised $620 million in a Series D round, reaching a $2.9 billion valuation.
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Deepgram buys Pipecat maker Daily and keeps the voice AI framework open
Voice AI company Deepgram has acquired Daily, the creator of the Pipecat framework.
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Serval raises $150m at $3bn valuation to replace ServiceNow with AI agents
AI agent startup Serval has raised $150 million in a Series C round, bringing its valuation to $3 billion.
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Solink raises over $100M to turn security cameras into business data
Ottawa-based startup Solink has raised over $100 million to use AI to convert security camera footage into business analytics.
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The X ticker is free as Musk weighs a SpaceX-Tesla merger
Investors suggest Elon Musk could claim the 'X' stock ticker amid reports that SpaceX and Tesla are exploring a merger.
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Science robotics startup Opentrons raises $40M to standardize laboratory automation
Robotics startup Opentrons has raised $40 million in Series E funding to scale its laboratory automation tools.
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Bijnis Rebrands As Zorit, Raises ₹27 Cr For B2B Quick Commerce
Bijnis has rebranded as Zorit and raised ₹27 Cr to pivot toward an inventory-led B2B quick-commerce model.
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Spacetech Soonicorn Pixxel Eyes US Expansion With New Subsidiary
Bengaluru-based space startup Pixxel has launched a US subsidiary, Pixxel Federal, to target the American government market.
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Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction
Former Palantir executives have launched Dream, an AI startup focused on construction world models, with $17 million in funding from a16z.
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SuperMe raises $20M for its network of AI expert profiles
SuperMe has raised $20 million to develop a network of AI-powered profiles based on Silicon Valley experts.
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Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT for $7.6 billion
Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT in an all-cash deal valued at $7.6 billion to take the company private.
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Anthropic’s IPO is selling investors a story. The numbers tell another one
Anthropic has filed for an IPO seeking up to $100 billion, raising questions about retail investor understanding of AI financials.
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Lighthouse Communities Foundation lists on BSE’s Social Stock Exchange to scale youth livelihoods
Lighthouse Communities Foundation has listed on the BSE Social Stock Exchange to fund youth livelihood programs.
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Thyrocare Q2 Profit Slips 68% YoY To ₹15 Cr Due To ₹45 Cr Exceptional Expense
Thyrocare's Q2 profit fell 68.2% to ₹15.2 Cr, primarily due to a ₹45 Cr impairment loss related to its imaging subsidiary.
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Agent identity startup Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy
AI agent identity startup Mintive has secured funding from Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, and prominent AI figures.
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The ‘Pain in the Ass’ Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itself
A new startup called &Truth is working to automate formal verification for software.
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Coding Dojo co-founder unveils ‘Idea to Launch,’ a 30-day program to help aspiring founders build with AI
Coding Dojo co-founder Richard Wang has launched 'Idea to Launch,' a 30-day program helping aspiring founders build products using AI.