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The Small Business Administration partnered with AI firm Perplexity to launch a $25 million Main Street AI Accelerator, offering $250 Perplexity Computer credits to up to 100,000 small businesses with SBA-backed loans. T…
Anthropic is pausing the credit change for its Claude Agent SDK, according to a post by Aron Prins. The decision follows community feedback and aims to reassess the pricing adjustment.
MSI's Claw 8 EX AI+ launches June 23 at $1,699, making it the most expensive handheld gaming PC ever sold. The device features Intel's Arc G3 Extreme processor, 32GB RAM, and an 8-inch 120Hz display, but costs $500 more …
YC's Spring 2026 batch of 194 startups was scored on public data, revealing that nearly half are building tools for AI agents. Agent infrastructure companies scored highest on average, but many face long payback periods,…
US stocks climbed on news of a peace deal between the US and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 all rising. Technology and travel stocks surged on impr…
A senior analyst says 71% of SpaceX's $2 trillion valuation depends on AI, calling xAI's growth projections 'almost comical.' The analyst notes that only 1.6% of Grok's users pay for the premium tier, compared to 5% for …
Factory AI, a San Francisco startup building autonomous AI agents for software development, raised $150 million in Series C funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. Khosla Ventures led the round, with participation from Sequ…
The US government issued an export-control directive on June 12, 2026, forcing Anthropic to suspend foreign-national access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, citing jailbreak vulnerabilities. The restriction creates a …
Tokyo-based AI startup Sakana AI launched Sakana Marlin on June 15, its first commercial product, an autonomous deep research agent that runs for up to eight hours to generate 100-page strategy reports. Positioned as a '…
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire after SpaceX's historic IPO debut. A stack of $1 trillion would reach 67,000 miles high, weigh 2.2 billion pounds, and generate $82.2 million per day in interest at 3%.
Anthropic faces a class action lawsuit alleging it misled users about token allowances for its $100 and $200 monthly Claude Max subscription plans. The plaintiff claims actual usage limits are far below advertised amount…
CEOs are reversing their push for maximal AI usage as costs spiral out of control, with some employees spending over $150,000 monthly on AI tokens and companies like Amazon and Meta ditching AI leaderboards. Uber imposed…
Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 award for Florida on June 12. Securitize has over $4 billion in tokenized assets and 580,000 investor accounts, with plans for a public listing …
SpaceX shares surged 16% on Monday, pushing its valuation near $2.4 trillion as the stock closes in on Amazon's market value. The rally follows SpaceX's record Nasdaq debut on Friday, with shares trading at about $188, u…
The White House imposed export controls on Anthropic's cybersecurity-focused AI models Mythos 5 and Fable 5, citing national security concerns, leading Anthropic to suspend access. The move bolsters Mistral's argument fo…
Veterinarian Andrew launched a free AI-powered lawn diagnosis tool that analyzes user-uploaded photos and ZIP codes to provide location-specific treatment plans in 15 seconds. The platform monetizes through affiliate sal…
Salesforce agreed to acquire Fin, the customer agent business formerly known as Intercom founded by Eoghan McCabe, for approximately $3.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of Salesforce's fisca…
Sarvam raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in a Series B extension led by HCLTech, which contributed $150 million as the lead strategic investor. The Bengaluru-based AI startup, which has released 30-billion …
Radical Numerics emerged from stealth on June 15 with a $50 million seed round led by Emergence Capital to develop general biological intelligence, an AI system for reading, writing, designing, and defending across biolo…
Factory CEO Matan Grinberg bought each of his first 30 employees a $3,000 Eight Sleep mattress cover to improve their sleep and cognitive performance, comparing the need for rest to that of professional athletes. The AI …