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The AI Engineer Conference is pivoting from a generalist audience to vertical-specific tracks in healthcare, finance, and go-to-market, reflecting real-world adoption by companies like Vanguard, CVS Health, and Capital O…
Uber Technologies dismissed two senior leaders in its AI data labeling division, Uber AI Solutions, according to a Bloomberg report. The unit, launched in November 2024, competes with Scale AI by leveraging Uber's gig dr…
Pie, a New York startup, raised $19.5 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners to help small businesses optimize for AI search engines like ChatGPT. The company offers growth tools including AI sear…
Meta stock surged 10% on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported the company plans to launch a cloud business selling excess AI compute capacity, putting it in competition with Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet. Despite the spi…
Australian startup Springboards has developed an LLM called Flint that generates more diverse responses than mainstream models like ChatGPT and Claude, addressing the issue of AI groupthink. The company's approach embrac…
Warp CEO Zach Lloyd announced at the AI Engineer World's Fair that the company is pivoting to a software factory platform called Oz, which automates the entire software development loop from triage to monitoring. Lloyd b…
Venice AI, a privacy-focused AI platform offering access to over 200 models, raised a $65 million Series A at a $1 billion valuation, led by Dragonfly with participation from Coinbase Ventures and North Island Ventures. …
Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi discussed the AI 'bubble' and tech trade with Slatestone Wealth Chief Market Strategist Kenny Polcari and Bianco Research President Jim Bianco, examining the outlook for AI and …
Meta is building a cloud business to sell access to AI models and computing capacity, entering competition with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The move follows Meta's heavy investments in data ce…
CoreWeave stock fell nearly 10% to $89 on July 1, 2026, as investors questioned AI spending durability despite the company reporting $2.08 billion in quarterly revenue, a 112% year-over-year increase. The GPU-centric clo…
Lightning AI, the PyTorch-tooling company that merged with GPU cloud provider Voltage Park in January 2026 to form a roughly $2.5 billion AI cloud, named Peter Bershatsky Vice President of Strategy and Business Developme…
Meta shares surged after Bloomberg reported the social media giant plans to launch a cloud business selling excess AI compute, joining hyperscaler peers. The move could improve Meta's cash flow outlook by monetizing unus…
British-founded startup Build raised $8.5M in seed funding led by Index Ventures to automate the due-diligence paperwork for data centres and other infrastructure projects. The company claims its AI platform cuts assessm…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 announced the Builders Stage agenda, featuring sessions on scaling startups, fundraising, hiring, and AI strategy. Speakers include Gamma CEO Grant Lee, Precedent.vc founder Leah Solivan, and Goog…
London has become Europe's shareholder activism capital, accounting for 57% of all European campaign activity in the first half of the year, a 46% rise from last year. Investors are pressuring firms over AI strategies, w…
London-founded MDOTM raised $27 million in growth-equity funding led by Expedition Growth Capital to scale its AI platform Sphere, which automates portfolio management and client reporting for banks and asset managers. T…
The US IPO market posted its biggest quarter ever in Q2 2026, raising $104.8 billion across 48 offerings, led by SpaceX's $75 billion IPO. The quarter saw no crypto or blockchain listings, with AI and aerospace dominatin…
Meta will reportedly launch a cloud computing business to sell excess AI computing capacity to third-party customers, diversifying revenue beyond advertising. The news sent Meta stock up over 7% as investors welcomed the…
Meta is developing a cloud infrastructure business to sell excess AI compute capacity and models, competing with AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. The move follows SpaceX's similar deal with Anthropic and aims to m…
Wedbush Securities initiated stock coverage on SpaceX with a $190 price target and 'Outperform' rating, citing strengths in Starlink connectivity, Starship launches, and AI compute projects. Analyst Dan Ives highlighted …