Anthropic acquires computer-use AI startup Vercept after Meta poached one of its founders
Anthropic on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Vercept, an AI startup with deep roots to some of the biggest…
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How to get into a16z’s super-competitive Speedrun startup accelerator program
Without a doubt, one of the hottest new startup accelerators in tech right now is Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun program. Launched…
Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline
The Everett, Washington-based fusion energy startup Helion announced Friday that it has hit a key milestone in its quest for…
How to get into a16z’s super-competitive Speedrun startup accelerator program
Without a doubt, one of the hottest new startup accelerators in tech right now is Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun program. Launched…
Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project
When a startup announced plans last fall to recreate lost footage from Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons” using…
India has changed its startup rules for deep tech
Deep tech startups in sectors such as space, semiconductors, and biotech take far longer to mature than conventional ventures. Because…
An AI startup founder says he’s planning a ‘March for Billionaires’ in protest of California’s wealth tax
The war on California’s proposed ‘Billionaire’s Tax’ is getting weird. This week, amid ongoing rancor from tech elites over the…
Who’s behind AMI Labs, Yann LeCun’s ‘world model’ startup
Yann LeCun’s new venture, AMI Labs, has drawn intense attention since the AI scientist left Meta to found it. This…
Sources: Project SGLang spins out as RadixArk with $400M valuation as inference market explodes
Some of the team responsible for maintaining SGLang, a popular open source tool used by companies like xAI and Cursor…
AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp
In Brief Posted: 4:49 PM PST · January 15, 2026 Image Credits:Drew Angerer/Bloomberg / Getty Images Lucas Ropek AI journalism…
AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation
Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup Higgsfield…
Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI
Former OpenAI exec Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is saying goodbye to two of its co-founders, both of whom…
Data security startup Cyera hits $9B valuation six months after being valued at $6B
In Brief Posted: 3:59 PM PST · January 8, 2026 Image Credits:jpa1999 / Getty Images Julie Bort Data security startup…
Subtle releases ear buds with its noise cancelation models
Voice AI startup Subtle, which creates voice isolation models to have computers understand you better in loud environments, today launched…
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
Mark Zuckerberg has struck again. Meta Platforms is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup that’s become the talk of Silicon…
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for “super premium” customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos
When Kevin Hartz’s security system failed to alert him as an intruder rang his doorbell and tried to enter his…
The European startup market’s data doesn’t match its energy — yet
The excitement for the European startup market was hard to ignore at the annual Slush conference in Helsinki last month….
Yann LeCun confirms his new ‘world model’ startup, reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation
Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday that he had launched a new startup — the worst-kept secret in…
Korean AI startup Motif reveals 4 big lessons for training enterprise LLMs
Carl Franzen December 15, 2025 Credit: VentureBeat made with Reve image on Fal.aiWe’ve heard (and written, here at VentureBeat) lots…
Intel Takes Major Step in Plan to Acquire Chip Startup SambaNova
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyIntel has signed a term sheet to acquire the AI chip startup SambaNova Systems,…