Open source AI market heats up as enterprises flee rising API costs
The economics of enterprise AI are undergoing a quiet but powerful shift. As companies scale their AI operations beyond the…
Paris voice AI lab Gradium lands Nvidia funding and opens Bay Area office
Gradium, the Paris-based voice AI startup that emerged from stealth late last year, has reopened its seed round to bring…
Mercor buys Deeptune as its revenue run rate hits $2 billion
Mercor is having quite the year. Six months after dealing with a data breach and contractor lawsuits, the AI training…
Dubai launches founder-first startup campus with backing from plug and play, antler and endeavor
Dubai launched Dubai Founders HQ, a blended physical/digital startup platform with Antler, Endeavor, and Plug and Play, targeting 30 unicorns…
SambaNova hits $11b valuation with $1b series f as inference chip demand booms
SambaNova raised B at an B valuation in a Series F led by General Atlantic, with JPMorgan signing on as…
Salesforce Ventures eyes Taiwan as AI reshapes its investment playbook
Salesforce Ventures shared its AI startup investment strategy at the 2026 Asia VC Summit in Taipei, but still hasn't closed…
Figma pushes into app development with AI agent startup acquisition
Figma is quietly reshaping itself from a design tool into a full-blown development platform, and its latest move involves picking…
Independent bookstores could reach Kobo readers as Bookshop.org integration gets back on track
Bookshop.org confirms Kobo eReader support is back on track for 2026 after business terms with Rakuten were finalized, opening indie…
AI automation cited as Microsoft, Google, and Meta cut thousands of roles
A roundup of AI-related tech layoffs in 2026 as Microsoft, Google, Meta, and others cut thousands of roles while citing…
Midjourney Asks Court to Force Hollywood Studios to Open Their Own AI Playbook
The copyright battle between Hollywood and generative AI is entering a new phase, and this time the questions are being…
