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Logistics startup Chain launched an AI-powered Autopilot Booking Agent that automates carrier outreach, rate negotiation, and booking for routine freight, aiming to free brokers from repetitive tasks. The tool works with…
AI shopping assistants, despite massive investment and potential for a $5 trillion global market by 2030, remain frustratingly ineffective at tasks like finding a specific dress, as experienced by a journalist. Retailers…
The US Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to block foreign access to its advanced AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 over national security concerns, prompting Anthropic to shut down both models globally. The move caused …
OpenAI is reportedly delaying its initial public offering until 2027 after CEO Sam Altman became concerned about achieving a $1 trillion valuation, following a 20% drop in SpaceX's stock from its peak. The AI startup had…
Anthropic surpassed OpenAI as the most valuable AI company at $965 billion, while three major AI conglomerates—Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX—filed for IPOs within weeks. The quarter saw circular financing among AI firms,…
Fractal Analytics appointed Leandro DalleMule as Chief Practice Officer for Financial Services & Insurance, effective June 3, 2026. DalleMule, with over 30 years of experience at firms including Deloitte, AIG, and BlackR…
Three former executives from The Harris Poll and Palantir launched Outward Intelligence, an AI-driven polling startup, and grew revenue to over $1 million within eight months without venture capital funding. The founders…
A new non-profit organization, Raise Us, launched Thursday with over $500 million in funding from Amazon, Microsoft, Anthropic, and the OpenAI Foundation to help US workers transition to an AI economy. Led by former gove…
Robotics startup FieldAI has reached $100 million in revenue and customer contracts, serving 30 clients across Europe, Asia, and the US. The company builds a universal software brain for robots operating in challenging e…
Micron's blowout earnings reveal the rising cost of the AI boom, with the memory chipmaker trading at a low P/E ratio due to expected profit surges. The company's pricing power benefits suppliers but pressures buyers lik…
SpaceX has transformed into an AI landlord by leasing computing power from its Colossus data center to AI startups and tech giants, mirroring McDonald's real estate model. The company has signed deals with Reflection AI,…
Phia, a fashion-meets-AI startup cofounded by Bill Gates's daughter Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is advertising its $35.5 million Series A funding round on a billboard at a New York City bodega. The ad features celebr…
AI search engine Exa raised $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.2 billion valuation, led by a16z, to power AI agents with high-quality web search. Exa already serves over 5,000 companies including Cursor, Cognition,…
OpenAI is reportedly considering delaying its IPO from 2026 to 2027 due to a tech selloff that has depressed AI stock valuations, with CEO Sam Altman insisting on a $1 trillion minimum valuation. The company's confidenti…
Three founders with backgrounds at Google, Palantir, and Harris Poll bootstrapped their AI-powered polling company Outward Intelligence to over $1 million in revenue within eight months of commercialization, bypassing ve…
Israeli startup Firewave has developed an AI-driven wildfire detection system using distributed sound sensors that can detect small fires within minutes, offering a complementary early-warning channel to optical systems.…
Two prominent Chinese hedge fund managers, Yang Dong of Wealspring Asset Management and Chen Guangming of Foresight Fund, have stopped accepting new subscriptions, warning that AI stock valuations have inflated into a su…
Two prominent Chinese hedge funds, Wealspring Asset and Shanghai Banxia Investment Management Center, warned that the global AI stock boom is an unsustainable 'super bubble' poised to burst. Wealspring cited overhyped va…
AI now writes nearly all code at startups like Alma, Chainguard, and Wordsmith AI, with Anthropic's Claude Code as the dominant tool. Founders report massive speed gains but also warn of a 'cleanup tax' from bugs and slo…
RBC Capital Markets' latest CIO survey reveals that enterprise AI adoption is accelerating, with 100% of respondents allocating budget to AI projects and more than half already in production. OpenAI dominates with 57% us…