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USPTO suspended xAI's Grok trademark application, saying the name could be confused with companies Groq and Grokstream; startup Bizly claims rights to “Grok” (www.wired.com)
1 hour ago Startup

'No Longer Think You Should Learn To Code,' Says CEO of AI Coding Startup (developers.slashdot.org)
15 hours ago Startup AI

Cerebras says it has resolved “all open issues” with the CFIUS, as it prepares for an IPO; the AI startup filed a notice about its ties to Abu Dhabi's G42 (www.bloomberg.com)
17 hours ago IPO Startup AI

Chinese AI startup Zhipu, which secured three rounds of government-backed funding in March 2025, launches a free AI agent, intensifying the domestic AI race (www.reuters.com)
23 hours ago China Startup AI

Chinese startup Manus, whose AI agent service is still in the beta testing phase, announces a $39/month Manus Starter plan and an upgraded $199/month Pro tier (www.bloomberg.com)
1 day ago China Startup AI

This startup wants to make online education more personalised with avatars and AI (indianexpress.com)
2 days ago Startup AI Education

Prolific fintech VC and QED Investors co-founder Frank Rotman says he will become partner emeritus by the end of 2025 and focus on launching his own startups (techcrunch.com)
2 days ago Fintech Startup

How AI tools are causing problems and sowing distrust in both job hunting and hiring; a Polish cybersecurity startup says it almost hired a deepfake candidate (wapo.st)
2 days ago Startup AI Poland

A look at drone delivery startup Zipline, which has raised $500M+, made 1.4M+ deliveries in seven countries, and delivers packages for Walmart in two US cities (www.wsj.com)
2 days ago Startup Drone Walmart

Gensol's financial woes have cast doubt on the future of BluSmart, an Indian EV ride-hailing startup founded by Gensol's promoters, Anmol Jaggi and Puneet Jaggi (inc42.com)
3 days ago India Startup

Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear, who was OpenAI's interim CEO in 2023 when Sam Altman was fired, launches Softmax, a startup focused on AI alignment (www.corememory.com)
3 days ago Startup AI

Sources: the Chinese startup behind Manus is in talks with US VC firms and others to raise funding at a $500M+ valuation, up ~5x from its previous valuation (www.theinformation.com)
4 days ago China Startup

Perplexity says it is working with a startup called Firmly.ai to make it easier for brands to sell goods directly through Perplexity's shopping results (fortune.com)
4 days ago Startup AI

Mercury, which helps startups manage their finances, raised $300M led by Sequoia at a $3.5B valuation; the fintech saw $2B in deposits after SVB's collapse (www.wsj.com)
5 days ago Fintech Startup

Chinese AI startup SenseTime reports FY 2024 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$524M, below ~$620M est., and a ~$592M net loss, above ~$551M est., as the AI race heats up (www.bloomberg.com)
5 days ago China Startup AI

AI startup Synthesia says it's creating a $1M stock pool to pay actors with equity for the use of their likeness, a first for the AI industry (www.ft.com)
6 days ago Startup AI Equity

Chinese AI startups revamp business models after DeepSeek's rise; sources: Zhipu eyes IPO, 01.ai drops pre-training LLMs to sell apps using DeepSeek, and more (t.co)
7 days ago China IPO Startup AI

Sources say that 11x, an AI-powered sales automation startup backed by a16z and Benchmark, has been misrepresenting its customer base and financial performance (techcrunch.com)
7 days ago Startup AI

Sources: Onavo co-founder Roi Tiger is closing a $55M Series A led by Greenoaks for his stealth cybersecurity startup at a valuation in the hundreds of millions (www.businessinsider.com)
7 days ago Startup

Sources: quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least $750M led by BlackRock at a $6B pre-money valuation (www.reuters.com)
7 days ago Startup Quantum

Berlin-based workflow automation startup n8n raised a €55M Series B, sources say on a valuation of ~€250M, and says it has 3K+ enterprise customers (techcrunch.com)
7 days ago Germany Startup

CB Insights: Q1 2025 had 11 startup sales worth $1B+ or more, totaling a record $54.5B, up from two acquisitions worth $1B+ in Q1 2024, totaling $3.2B (www.bloomberg.com)
7 days ago Startup

An off-Broadway theater in New York is offering AI-powered live translations in 60 languages to attract new audiences, using AI tech from startup Worldly (www.semafor.com)
7 days ago Startup AI New York

Source: South Korean chip startup FuriosaAI rejected an $800M takeover offer from Meta, opting to grow independently instead (www.bloomberg.com)
8 days ago Korea Startup

OpenAI-backed startup to begin in-home tests of humanoid robot, Neo Gamma (indianexpress.com)
8 days ago Startup Robot

Augment, a startup founded by Deliverr co-founder Harish Abbott and whose AI assistant can automate routine tasks in logistics, raised a $25M seed from 8VC (www.freightwaves.com)
9 days ago Startup AI Logistics

A profile of Jed McCaleb, the billionaire who was behind Mt. Gox and XRP, as his aerospace startup Vast looks to build a private space station with SpaceX (www.bloomberg.com)
9 days ago Startup SpaceX XRP

A look at Chinese AI startup Manycore, which develops spatial design software, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, and reported a $58.3M loss from Q1 to Q3 2024 (www.bloomberg.com)
11 days ago China Hong Kong IPO Startup AI

AI startups Intology and Autoscience submitted AI-generated studies at a conference without disclosure and face criticism of co-opting peer review for publicity (techcrunch.com)
12 days ago Startup AI

Microsoft partners with Swiss startup Inait to deploy an AI model that simulates mammal brain reasoning to advance fields like financial trading and robotics (t.co)
13 days ago Microsoft Startup AI Robot Switzerland

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