#Startups
Curated coverage on «Startups»: releases, research, benchmarks, open-source.
China Forced Meta to Cancel $2B Manus Deal and Tightened Rules for AI Transactions
Chinese authorities ordered Meta to cancel its Manus acquisition for $2 billion, setting a precedent that extends control not only to assets but to the AI team…
Anthropic Investigates Possible Unauthorized Access to Closed Mythos Model
Anthropic is investigating reports that external users gained access to the closed Mythos model, which the company did not release due to cybersecurity risks.
OpenAI and Microsoft End Mutual Exclusivity on Models, Opening Path to New Deals
OpenAI and Microsoft have abandoned mutual exclusivity on models, China blocked Meta's Manus acquisition, and the dispute over OpenAI's mission moved to court.
Stanford Professor Creates Biological AI: Startup Valued at a Billion
Cloud Crisis: OpenAI and Anthropic Cut Startups off from GPU Access
A Billion for 12 People: Why Yann LeCun Rejects Language Models
Cheap AI Models from China Attract Global Users and Reshape the Stock Market
Siemens Threatens to Shift AI Investments to US and China Over EU Regulation
Siemens head Roland Busch has warned that if the EU does not ease the AI Act, the conglomerate will redirect multi-billion-dollar investments in artificial…
Jeff Bezos closes a $10 billion round for an AI startup modeling the physical world
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to finalizing a $10 billion funding round for his AI startup, which is building models for understanding the physical world.
Netflix could pay $600 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup — one of Netflix's biggest deals
Atlassian cut 1,600 employees to invest in artificial intelligence
AI startup Rox valued at $1.2 billion: a new competitor in the CRM market
Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: legal dispute with the Defense Department continues
Rana el-Kaliouby: "boys' club" in AI threatens to entrench the gender income gap
Investor Rana el-Kaliouby warns: women receive only about 2% of venture AI funding, and if nothing changes, the gender income gap will become structural.
Microsoft hired Cove startup team with Sequoia backing — service shutting down April 1
Microsoft recruited the entire team of Cove, an AI collaboration platform backed by Sequoia Capital. The service is shutting down April 1, with user data being…