AI Startups news and analysis on Web Pulse: 9996 curated articles tracking the latest AI Startups developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
Friend relaunched its AI companion pendant on July 30 with a built-in speaker and a $249 price, up from $129, The Verge reported. The device now supports spoken conversations, requires an iPhone, and keeps memories for 3…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in an earnings call that a new super app centralizing AI tools including Copilot, Code, and Autopilots will be released by the end of summer 2026, making Microsoft the latest company to p…
Xsight Labs, the networking-silicon maker co-founded by Gal Malach and led by CEO Yossi Meyouhas, raised more than $300 million at a $2.8 billion post-money valuation, with Fidelity Management & Research Company leading …
Cognition announced on July 23 that it acquired The Interaction Company, maker of the texting-based AI assistant Poke, for a low-nine-figure valuation according to TechCrunch. Cognition plans to integrate Poke's proactiv…
Hyperscale Data (NYSE American: GPUS) announced on July 30, 2026 that it sold approximately 100 BTC for $6.5 million and established a Bitcoin-backed credit facility to finance construction and equipment at its Michigan …
Certinia is expanding its Veda platform into a context-aware AI-native services delivery system through the acquisition of Moonnox, according to theCUBE Research analysis. Principal analyst Scott Hebner said the integrat…
Simile has raised more than $200 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion post-money valuation to scale its AI platform that simulates human decision-making. The round was led by Greenoaks with participation from exis…
Meta is developing a new initiative called Meta Compute to lease its excess AI infrastructure to outside clients, putting it in direct competition with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The company is reportedly in…
Friend has re-launched its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to users, doubling the price from $129 to $249. The company spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million to acquire friend.com and faced a protest in NYC over its…
Nvidia (NVDA) could backstop $250 billion for OpenAI, a move that would intensify competition with Microsoft (MSFT), OpenAI's primary investor. The potential investment, reported by unnamed sources, would give Nvidia a s…
Okta Inc. acquired Permiso Security, a Palo Alto-based AI security startup, for $200 million on July 30 to address growing threats from non-human identities such as AI agents and automated bots. The deal, expected to clo…
Citadel has acquired Situational Awareness, a startup building foundation models for real-time geopolitical and financial event analysis, after Citadel's internal AI division lost roughly $340 million across two projects…
Vertiv CEO Giordano Albertazzi said earnings from Google, Meta, and Microsoft are reinforcing the acceleration of data center demand, as Vertiv stock rebounds after reporting quarterly earnings. The company is seeing str…
Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, has sold its entire public equities portfolio to Ken Griffin's Citadel amid a sell-off in AI stocks. The fund, wh…
Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund Situational Awareness has been forced to sell its entire public stock portfolio after steep losses on leveraged AI bets, with Citadel buying the book. The fund, which grew from $225 mil…
Atherton, a Silicon Valley enclave, has reclaimed the title of the most expensive US ZIP code, surpassing Miami's Fisher Island, according to PropertyShark. The median home price surged 20% to nearly $10 million in the f…
DataBahn has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Insight Partners to expand its agentic data control plane for enterprise data. The Dallas-based company plans to use the capital for R&D and partner-led sales gr…
Okta agreed to acquire AI identity security startup Permiso Security for about $200 million in an almost all-cash deal, a source told TechCrunch. The acquisition, expected to close in the third quarter of fiscal 2027, ai…
Dili disclosed a $15 million Series A on July 30, led by Khosla Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, Brick & Mortar Ventures and Allianz, for its AI-powered labor-compliance software targeting construction, ene…
Leopold Aschenbrenner's hedge fund, Situational Awareness LP, holds a $5 billion stake in Anthropic, representing roughly one-fifth of the fund's $20 billion in assets under management. The fund has generated approximate…