Unconventional AI, a two-month-old chip startup founded by Naveen Rao, raised $475 million in seed funding at a $4.5 billion valuation to develop hardware that could cut AI inference power consumption…
Unconventional AI emerged from stealth with $475 million in seed funding and unveiled Un0, an image-generation system built on neuromorphic hardware that the company claims can cut energy use by up to…
Unconventional AI released Un-0, an image generation model built on a simulated oscillator architecture that founder Naveen Rao claims could reduce AI power consumption by 1000x. The $475 million star…
Netris, a Santa Clara-based network automation startup, raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz to automate networking for AI data centers. The company reported 800% ARR grow…
Netris, a Santa Clara startup that automates networking for GPU data centers, raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company reports 800% annual recurring revenue growt…
Andreessen Horowitz led a $15 million Series A round for Netris, a network automation startup that helps GPU cloud providers manage the networking layer beneath AI clusters. The investment highlights …
UC Berkeley AI professor Emma Pierson argues in The Atlantic that AI development should be slowed to mitigate societal risks like mass unemployment and surveillance, even if it delays potential cancer…
Netris, a network automation startup, raised $15 million in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz to help AI neoclouds reduce the time to go live by automating data center setup, configuration, an…
Probook, a New York startup using AI to automate dispatch for plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, raised $40 million in total funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. The 24-year-o…
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has invested in Netris, a startup that provides network management software for GPU data centers. The company's solution addresses the complexity of managing multiple networ…
Pro-AI super PACs spent over $27 million in New York's 12th Congressional District primary, where Assemblymember Micah Lasher defeated AI-regulation sponsor Alex Bores. The race became the most expens…
Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary for New York's 12th congressional district with 39.1% of the vote, defeating eight candidates. He issued a defiant message to OpenAI and Anthropic, vowing not t…
Mirendil, an AI startup founded by former Anthropic researchers, is in advanced discussions for a $175 million funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins at a $1 billion valuation…
Roughly $27 million was spent in a proxy contest over Assemblyman Alex Bores in New York's 12th Congressional District, with AI-linked super PACs playing a decisive role. AI-centric super PACs tied to…
SpaceX's Starship rocket will enable Elon Musk's plan to deploy up to 1 million solar-powered AI satellites in low Earth orbit, creating orbital data centers. The project, supported by Andreessen Horo…
AI industry super PACs spent over $40 million in a New York congressional primary, defeating assemblymember Alex Bores, a proponent of strict AI regulation. The race became a proxy battle over federal…
AI-focused super PACs have raised over $100 million and spent $49 million on the 2026 midterm elections to influence AI regulation. The Manhattan Democratic primary in New York's 12th district alone h…
AI-backed super PACs are spending tens of millions of dollars to influence the midterm elections, mirroring the cryptocurrency industry's successful playbook. Two groups, Leading the Future (backed by…
New York's 12th congressional district primary has become a battleground for the AI industry, with outside groups spending over $40 million. Assemblymember Alex Bores, an AI safety advocate, faces opp…
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has abandoned traditional media playbooks to embrace a new influence-driven, social-media-first strategy, positioning itself as a dominant narrative owner in the age of plat…