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Biotechnology
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup, Neuralink, has raised $600 million in a new funding round, pushing its pre-money valuation to $9 billion. The round marks a significant leap in valuation for the company, which was reportedly worth $5 billion less than a year ago. The identities of the investors
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Amazon and founded by former OpenAI researchers, has unveiled its most powerful suite of AI models yet: Claude 4. The release includes Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, which the company claims are setting a new benchmark for intelligent agents and autonomous coding
Health
Strava, the widely used fitness tracking app, has raised a new round of funding that values the company at $2.2 billion, including debt. The announcement, made by CEO Mike Martin, signals a new chapter of expansion for the company, which has also confirmed its second acquisition in as many
Hardware
In a major move blending cutting-edge AI with elite design pedigree, OpenAI has acquired io, the startup founded by renowned former Apple designer Jony Ive, for a reported $6.5 billion. OpenAI confirmed the acquisition in a blog post on Wednesday, featuring a real (not AI-generated) photo at the top
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI startup Mistral has unveiled a powerful new addition to its model lineup: Devstral, an open-source AI model designed specifically for coding. Announced on Wednesday, Devstral is the result of a partnership with AI company All Hands AI, and it's available under the permissive Apache 2.0 license,
Transportation
Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing arm of Alphabet, has now completed over 10 million paid rides, according to co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana, who shared the milestone during the Google I/O developer conference this week. The figure marks a major acceleration for the company, doubling its trip count in just five months.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Just weeks after announcing a $43 million fundraising round, Los Angeles-based AI video startup Moonvalley has secured another $10 million, bringing its total funding to $53 million. Including a $70 million seed round in November, the company’s total backing now stands at approximately $124 million. Founded by a team
Legal
Legal tech startup Harvey is reportedly in advanced talks to raise over $250 million in fresh funding, a round that would boost its valuation to $5 billion. The round is expected to be led by prominent venture firms Kleiner Perkins and Coatue, with existing investor Sequoia Capital also likely to
E-commerce
In a strategic push to differentiate itself in the increasingly crowded generative AI market, Perplexity is doubling down on AI-powered commerce, announcing a new partnership with PayPal that enables users to complete purchases directly within its chat interface. Starting soon, U.S. users will be able to shop, book travel,
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Databricks, a leading data and AI platform, has announced the acquisition of Neon, a fast-growing startup developing a serverless, open-source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres. The deal, reportedly worth around $1 billion, marks Databricks’ latest strategic move to strengthen its capabilities in supporting AI-native applications. Founded in 2021 by former
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Amazon is deepening its presence in Saudi Arabia with a strategic partnership alongside Humain, an artificial intelligence startup recently launched under the auspices of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two companies will collaborate on developing an “AI Zone” in the kingdom—an initiative valued at more than $5
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Perplexity AI, a rising player in the competitive artificial intelligence search space, is in late-stage discussions to secure $500 million in funding at a $14 billion valuation, according to a source familiar with the matter. The round will be led by Accel, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm, though