Less than a month after reporting a record $1.4 billion profit for 2024, British fintech unicorn Revolut is doubling down on European expansion. The company announced on Monday plans to invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in France over the next […]

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Over the past decade, Software as a Service (SaaS) has flipped software from something you own to something you rent indefinitely. It was a gold rush: recurring revenue for companies and convenience for users. By 2024, 75% of direct-to-consumer companies […]

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“I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address ‘white genocide’ in South Africa and the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant as racially motivated, which conflicted with my design to provide evidence-based answers.” That quote came directly from Grok, xAI’s […]

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It’s 2025, and AI is tearing down barriers, making it simpler than ever for anyone to build software. Forget the days when coding was a fortress only tech wizards could breach. Today, non-technical founders can launch apps in days, not […]

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OpenAI just unveiled its latest engineering marvel: Codex, a cloud-based software engineering agent designed to write code, fix bugs, and assist developers by running multiple tasks at once—all in isolated environments tailored to your repo. “Today, we are introducing Codex. […]

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Alphabet’s subscription bet is starting to pay off. Google One, the tech giant’s consumer subscription service for cloud storage and AI tools, has crossed 150 million subscribers globally, the company told Reuters. That’s a 50% jump since February 2024, when […]

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Product-market fit (PMF) is when your startup’s product satisfies a strong market demand. In other words, it’s the moment when your users say, “I need this,” and they’re willing to pay, use, and even tell others about it. Product-market fit […]

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It’s May 15, 2025! Sorry, we were off yesterday. But today’s slate makes up for it. We’re back with your daily roundup of the latest tech startup funding news. From space manufacturing and wireless power to biotech breakthroughs and AI […]

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Hedra, an AI video startup making it easier for anyone to generate lifelike digital characters, has raised $32 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz’s infrastructure fund. Existing investors including a16z Speedrun, Abstract, and Index Ventures, joined the […]

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Food waste is a trillion-dollar problem hiding in plain sight. In commercial kitchens, as much as 30% of food never makes it to a plate—overproduced, uneaten, and tossed. That waste adds up to $382 billion a year, all while kitchens […]

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AI is advancing fast, and so is the demand for sustainable and responsible technology. As AI transforms entire industries, the real challenge isn’t just building smarter systems, but building them right. Developers and companies are now looking past raw performance, […]

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Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint is acquiring German cybersecurity firm Hornetsecurity for over $1 billion, marking its largest deal to date as it looks to expand in Europe and prepare for a return to the public markets. The move helps Proofpoint cement […]

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Coinbase confirmed Thursday that a security breach exposed personal data tied to thousands of customers, or less than 1% of its monthly users. The breach wasn’t caused by a technical flaw. It came down to bribery. Hackers paid off overseas […]

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Klarna isn’t easing into the AI era—it’s sprinting into it with fewer humans on board. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski revealed on Wednesday that the company has cut its workforce by roughly 40%, driven by AI adoption and natural attrition. The […]

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Waterloo-based tech startup Voltra has officially launched out of stealth with a $1.8 million pre-seed round led by Contrary, alongside Hanover Capital and Velocity Fund. The company is launching its first product, Charge—a unified API platform built to simplify control […]

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Las Vegas-based startup TensorWave has secured $100 million in fresh funding as it bets big on the growing demand for AI infrastructure. The new Series A round was led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures. Other investors include existing backers Maverick […]

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Databricks is opening its wallet again. The San Francisco-based data analytics startup announced Wednesday that it’s acquiring Neon, a serverless database startup, in a deal valued at around $1 billion. The move is aimed at making it easier for developers […]

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