Slate tells customers when to expect the earliest deliveries of its $25K electric truck
Slate expects its no-frills electric truck to start hitting US roads in a few short months. In emails viewed by…
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The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
After years of investors shunning hardware, Silicon Valley is getting physical. Robotics has become one of the hottest bets in…
What investors say went wrong at Selena Gomez’s mental health startup Wondermind
Selena Gomez set out to create “the world’s first mental fitness ecosystem.” Instead, the startup is becoming her own personal…
What smart people in tech are saying about Google’s AI leadership restructuring
Liu, an AI analyst based in Beijing, wrote on X that the move is Google’s way of consolidating its AI…
An AI startup’s tattoo-for-an-interview stunt set off a Silicon Valley backlash. Now the founder is apologizing.
Tattoos, company logos, and deleted apologies — oh my. A Y Combinator-backed startup founder is in hot water after saying…
Alexandr Wang: Startups are now in a ‘Goliath versus Goliath’ fight
It’s never been easier to take on the big guys, says Alexandr Wang. At a talk at a Y Combinator…
Lilian Weng flips from Thinking Machines to OpenAI after saying the startup’s pace hurt her health
Lilian Weng, a cofounder of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab who stepped down this week, is rejoining OpenAI. The…
Founders who sold their startup to Cisco raise $34 million to kill IT tickets. Read their new AI startup’s pitch deck.
Two founders who sold their first startup to Cisco for $500 million have raised $34 million in seed funding for…
This Y Combinator startup just raised $13.5 million to stop developers from tokenmaxxing
A startup that has developed software to track whether AI coding tools are actually making developers more productive has raised…
30-year-old inspired by her aunt’s illness built an AI startup that’s now raised nearly $10M. Here’s how she did it
World Economic Forum/YouTube For many families, caring for a sick loved one can trigger a financial crisis. Medical bills, lost…
What’s the next big thing in social media? Meet 22 top VCs placing bets.
Something has to change, right? Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok have dominated the social media landscape for years. As AI infiltrates…
13 legal startups to watch in 2026, according to investors
Nominated by: Abby Meyers, Bain Capital Ventures (not an investor), and Jimena Nowack, IVP (not an investor) Total funding: $40…
Google was the dream job in tech. These workers decided to leave anyway.
For years, Google was considered perhaps the best job in tech. The company built a reputation for generous benefits, pay,…
Sebastian Kurz went from Austria’s youngest chancellor to building a $3 billion AI cybersecurity startup
Sebastian Kurz once worked out of Austria’s chancellery on Vienna’s Ballhausplatz, an imposing government building that resembles a Baroque palace.…
Anthropic’s model restrictions are a win for Europe’s top AI startup
The White House’s move to restrict access to Anthropic’s newest AI models could hand one of Europe’s leading AI startups…
The startups trying to save you from sky-high AI bills are getting showered with cash
The backlash against rising AI costs is growing, and now investors are pouring cash into startups that help save companies…
Legora’s tech chief says tokenmaxxing is a ‘really stupid way’ to encourage AI use
There are far better ways to encourage AI use than tokenmaxxing, says Legora’s chief technology officer. “A lot of people,…
An ex-lawyer has raised $70 million from VCs to take work away from law firms
The biggest promise of artificial intelligence in law is not that lawyers will work faster. It’s that companies will need…