Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back U.S. market after Oura dispute
Ultrahuman’s Ring Pro promises 15-day battery life and a $479 price tag as the wearables maker expands its health-tech push.
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Sophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computers
The company’s modular computer tiles offer a new vision for space data centers.
A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source’s funding problem, permanently
A group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good.
Trace raises $3M to solve the AI agent adoption problem in enterprise
Trace is launching with $3 million in seed funding, including investment from Y Combinator, Zeno Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Goodwater Capital, Formosa Capital, and WeFunder.
Gushwork bets on AI search for customer leads — and early results are emerging
Gushwork has raised $9 million in a seed round led by SIG and Lightspeed. The startup has seen early customer traction from AI search tools like ChatGPT.
Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google
Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google’s domain.
OpenAI COO says ads will be ‘an iterative process’
COO Brad Lightcap noted that ads can add to the product experience of users if they are done right. He urged to give OpenAI a few months to see how the company fares in rolling out the product.
Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI
It’s the Los Angeles trucking startup’s first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams.
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users
ChatGPT and rivals are testing whether India’s massive AI user boom can translate into paying customers as free offers wind down.
Anthropic won’t budge as Pentagon escalates AI dispute
The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday to loosen AI guardrails or face potential penalties, escalating a high-stakes dispute that raises questions about government leverage, vendor dependence, and investor confidence in defense tech.