Travis Brashears, Cameron Ramos, and Serena Grown-Haeberli first worked together at SpaceX, where they developed the optical communications links that keep thousands of Starlink internet satellites connected. Now, the three engineers are co-founders of Mesh Optical Technologies, a Los Angeles…
Mistral AI, the French company last valued at $13.8 billion, has made its first acquisition. The OpenAI competitor has agreed to buy Koyeb, a Paris-based startup that simplifies AI application deployment at scale and manages the underlying infrastructure. While Mistral…
Anthropic has released a new version of its mid-size Sonnet model, maintaining the company’s four-month update cycle. The announcement highlighted significant improvements in coding, instruction-following, and computer use capabilities. Sonnet 4.6 will serve as the default model for users on…
Every startup faces a critical challenge: they build a working prototype, but then must sell the product and produce at scale to survive the “valley of death” that claims so many companies. As Josh Felser, co-founder and managing partner of…
Snapchat has announced the launch of creator subscriptions. The feature is starting in alpha with a select group of people in the United States beginning February 23. Users will be able to buy subscriptions to creators, including Jeremiah Brown, Harry…
The year 2026 is off to a staggering start for AI startup funding. In less than two months, nearly twenty U.S.-based AI startups have already secured mega-rounds of one hundred million dollars or more. If these initial weeks are any…
Snapchat has announced the launch of creator subscriptions. The feature is starting in alpha with select creators in the United States beginning February 23. This new program allows users to buy monthly subscriptions directly to creators. Early participants include Jeremiah…
India has launched an aggressive push to attract more than $200 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure investment over the next two years. The goal is to position the nation as a global hub for AI computing and applications at a…
The year 2026 has begun with a surge of massive investments in artificial intelligence. In less than two months, nearly twenty U.S.-based AI startups have already secured funding rounds of one hundred million dollars or more. If these initial weeks…
Apple is taking on YouTube and Spotify with a new video podcast experience launching this spring. Users will be able to seamlessly switch between watching and listening to shows directly in the Apple Podcasts app. This upgrade will utilize Apple’s…
