AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors
Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI model — no GPUs required, it says.
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Friday, October 16, 2026 Can AI design new life forms? In 2025, Stanford University PhD student Samuel King came up with a preliminary answer when he used a generative AI model to propose genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. It isn’t yet an example of AI-generated life, but that could be next. Join senior AI reporter…
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Edtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code
Imagi announced a $4.5 million seed round, with investors including Brighteye Ventures, Day One Capital, and artist Wil.i.am.
Nvidia is sending GPUs to the Moon
If there’s a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.
Google closes in on another billion user product with Gemini
Gemini had over 750 million monthly users in February
Amazon is bringing games to Prime Video
Amazon is hoping the addition of games can turn Prime Video into a one-stop entertainment destination, borrowing a strategy from Netflix, which has increasingly embraced party games over the past several years.
MeBeMe’s new ‘interrupter’ app helps you become your best self instead of doomscrolling
MeBeMe delivers small tasks to help users become their best selves instead of endlessly scrolling.
The Leaders Who Engaged With AI Early Are No Longer Learning the Basics. Here Is How to Catch Up — and Get Ahead.
The gap is not technical — it is experiential, built through reps of educating imperfect systems on how your business actually works, and it compounds every week you wait.
What Every Founder Gets Wrong About Scaling — And the 4 Principles That Fix It
Growth exposes every weakness in how you operate — here are the four principles I return to whenever the business starts to feel out of control.
PR Isn’t a Favor — It’s a Relationship, and Most Founders Ghost It
PR only works if you treat it like a relationship you invest in consistently, not a transaction you request occasionally.
Sephora Is Rolling Out ‘Quiet Hours’ Worldwide — Here’s What That Sounds Like
Lower music, dimmed screens, less stimulation. Sephora joins Walmart, Target and AMC in a growing accessibility trend.