Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234 million funding round led by HCLTech
Indian IT services company HCLTech is investing $150 million in the Bengaluru startup.
Entrepreneurs Fail Every Day, Not Because Their Product Failed — But Because Their Story Lacked the One Thing Buyers Need to Say Yes
Founders pour resources into product, engineering and go-to-market, but routinely underinvest in messaging.
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Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal
Fox says the deal will create the third-largest television company in the United States.
5 Things Companies Get Wrong About Agentic AI — Are You Making the Same Mistakes?
Agentic AI isn’t a chatbot or a smarter automation tool; it’s the foundation for a new way of working.
As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities
NewCore argues the next challenge in enterprise security will be managing AI agents, not people.
A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means
In April, for the first time ever, an Earth observation satellite found what it was looking for, all on its own.
The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg
What makes this combustible: at the very moment that tens of thousands of workers are being shown the door, a small cohort of AI insiders is becoming wealthy on a scale that’s hard to comprehend.
Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers
Orbio announces $21 Million Series A in round led by Dawn Capital.
Frank founder Charlie Javice is reportedly asking Trump for a pardon
Javice isn’t the only convicted former tech executive looking for Trump’s help.
Startup CEO Charlie Javice is reportedly angling for a Trump pardon
JPMorgan can’t be pleased by any of this.
UK may ban social media for children under 16
The U.K. seems to be following Australia’s lead in banning a wide swath of social media for teens.