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AMD acquires world model developer World Labs for $8.2B
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced plans to buy World Labs Inc. for $8.2 billion in stock. The move comes seven months after AMD backed a $1 billion funding round for the startup at a $5 bill…
The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills
A British startup is shaping video game inputs into training data for AI models that can navigate the physical world.
Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy
Startup Star Catcher is launching a system that, if successful, would be the first time energy has been beamed between two separate spacecraft.
Peak XV ups Surge seed investment ceiling to $5M, unveils 18-startup cohort
Thirteen of the 18 startups in Peak XV’s latest Surge cohort are targeting global markets, while more than half are based in India.
The Death of Growth-at-all-costs: Why Late-stage Venture Capital Has Permanently Shifted to Free Cash Flow Multiples
The era of zero-interest-rate vanity metrics is decisively over. A deep analysis of secondary share discounts, structured liquidation preferences, and how resilient enterprise software startups are ac…
AMD makes a big bet on the next era of AI with World Labs acquisition
The chip maker is buying the startup and adding AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li as its chief scientist.
This AI startup has only 14 employees — and a fresh $10 billion valuation
Instinct is rapidly amassing investment dollars, illustrating the rush of excitement around personal AI assistants.
AI Infrastructure Startup Modal Labs Eyes $15.75B Valuation in Massive $750M Funding Round
Modal Labs, an AI inference provider, is reportedly finalizing a $750 million funding round that would value the startup at $15.75 billion, more than tripling its valuation from just four months ago. …
AMD Acquires Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2B in AI Power Play
AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs, the AI startup founded by Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, for $8.2 billion. As part of the deal, Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist. …
After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action
After her grandfather was scammed by a deepfake of his brother's voice, Tarini Padmanabhuni founded DetectifAI, a San Francisco startup building AI models small enough to run directly on smartphones a…
Physical AI chip developer SiMa.ai hits $1.45B valuation
The edge computing startup raised a $150 million Series C led by Fidelity and Amplify.
