Coreweave CEO defends AI circular deals as ‘working together’
The CEO of the AI data center provider, which has Nvidia as an investor and a supplier, described the environment as a “violent change” in demand.
Unconventional AI confirms its massive $475M seed round
Led by Naveen Rao, the former head of AI at Databricks, the new hardware startup is valued at $4.5 billion.
Hinge CEO steps down to launch Overtone, an AI dating app
Overtone is described as “an early-stage dating service focused on using AI and voice tools to help people connect in a more thoughtful and personal way.”
Fal nabs $140M in fresh funding led by Sequoia, tripling valuation to $4.5B
The round, which was Fal’s third fundraise this year, also included a secondary sale for early investors, sources tell us.
Cashew Research is going after the $90B market research industry with AI
Cashew Research uses AI to automate the market research process while still collecting real-world data from humans.
SpaceX reportedly planning 2026 IPO with $1.5T valuation target
The company is looking to raise $30 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO ever, just ahead of Saudi Aramco’s in 2019.
B Capital founding partner Kabir Narang leaves to launch new investment platform
Kabir Narang is laying the groundwork for a new investment platform slated for 2026 that will focus on “compounding at the intersection of technology, AI, and global capital flows.”
Why Cursor’s CEO believes OpenAI, Anthropic competition won’t crush his startup
After reaching $1 billion in annualized revenue, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell explained the features his company is focused on building out.
Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers
Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027.
Amazon’s Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells
The feature lets you identify the people who regularly come to your door by creating a catalog of up to 50 faces. The company says the Ring feature is opt in and the biometric data isn’t used to train AI models.