#Startups
Curated coverage on «Startups»: releases, research, benchmarks, open-source.
How a lawyer beat 500 programmers: why domain expertise matters more than code
A lawyer’s win at an Anthropic hackathon signals the end of developers’ monopoly. Deep expertise in one’s own profession is now enough to build AI products.
Pentagon deems Claude developer a national security threat
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk. The decision could paralyze defense contractors using Claude AI.
Elon Musk defends Grok's safety in legal dispute with OpenAI
In the lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk claimed his neural network Grok is safer than its rivals. However, recent deepfake scandals on X cast doubt on those claims.
Musk announces Grok's return
Leading researcher turned down Meta’s $200 million offer for OpenAI
Gushwork raises $9M, betting on AI search as a customer acquisition channel
Anthropic acquires Vercept, a startup specializing in computer control
Chinese AI startup StepFun prepares $500 million IPO in Hong Kong
Tencent-backed StepFun is planning a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company aims to raise about $500 million amid China’s AI boom.
Nimble raises $47M for AI agents’ access to real-time web data
Startup Nimble has secured $47M for a platform that lets AI agents search, verify, and structure data from the open internet — turning the chaos of the web into a…
India: Free AI Is Coming to an End — Are Users Ready to Pay?
Isomorphic Labs develops a next-generation AI engine for drug design
Alibaba Cloud launches support for Qwen 3.5 and GLM-5 for coding
Unitree unveiled a new robot dog right after the New Year show
Qianxun Intelligence raised nearly 2 billion yuan and became a unicorn
Chinese AI startup Qianxun Intelligence closed a major funding round with participation from leading venture capital funds. The company’s valuation exceeded 10…
Love by algorithm: how AI agents are replacing swipes in dating
Forget swipes: the Fate app uses AI agents to analyze personality and find the ideal match. Technology is turning dating into a precise calculation.