You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it.
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from…
You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it.
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest for an eSports gamification loyalty startup without those two letters in the spotlight, it got us wondering how the conversation even started — especially when ARK had already been burned by a company operating in the same space. On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Julie…
Why AI is leading to boos at 2026 college graduations : NPR
Real estate executive Gloria Caulfield (left) was the graduation speaker at University of Central Florida and Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta spoke at Middle Tennessee State University’s graduation. Both speakers were booed by students when they brought up artificial intelligence. University of Central Florida and Middle Tennessee State University via Storyful/Screenshots by NPR hide…
Intuit misses quarterly revenue estimates, announces plans to cut 17% of workforce
Intuit misses quarterly revenue estimates, announces plans to cut 17% of workforce Source link
Tories announce Makerfield by-election candidate
Former Wigan Mayor Michael Winstanley is named as the Conservative Party’s candidate. Source link
Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25 billion per month for compute
Earlier this month, Anthropic surprised the AI world with a deal to buy 300 megawatts worth of compute — securing the entire output of the Colossus 1 data center near Memphis, Tennessee. Turns out, compute at that scale isn’t cheap. Anthropic will be paying xAI $1.25 billion per month through May 2029, with a discounted…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans the biggest IPO in history : NPR
A SpaceX rocket is getting prepared for another attempt to liftoff at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fl., on Sept. 9, 2024 . Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America Elon Musk’s SpaceX is getting ready to break new records on Wall Street — and make…
Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity. Source link
Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup
During a Y Combinator event on Tuesday night, Sam Altman had what YC partner Tyler Bosmeny called a “mic drop moment.” Altman offered $2 million worth of OpenAI tokens to every startup in the current class in exchange for equity in the startup. In other words, he promised that OpenAI would invest in the whole…
Bound for Mars, Elon Musk’s SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO
Bound for Mars, Elon Musk’s SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO Source link
