Start-Up

Ex-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m For Robotics Start-UpEx-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m For Robotics Start-Up

Ex-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m For Robotics Start-Up

Former Cruise chief executive Kyle Vogt reportedly raises $150m for The Bot Company at $2bn valuation, as investors rush to…

1 month ago
OpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US RulesOpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US Rules

OpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US Rules

OpenAI document proposes exemption from state regulations, access to copyrighted materials, promotion of US AI systems abroad

1 month ago
At DeepSeek, Liberal Arts Graduates Give AI Human TouchAt DeepSeek, Liberal Arts Graduates Give AI Human Touch

At DeepSeek, Liberal Arts Graduates Give AI Human Touch

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek uses team of 'data omniscients' to curate training data as general knowledge, emotional nuance become key

2 months ago
OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 AI With More ‘Emotional Nuance’OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 AI With More ‘Emotional Nuance’

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 AI With More ‘Emotional Nuance’

OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 AI model with new training techniques including feedback from humans, as it prepares GPT-5 shift

2 months ago
DeepSeek Open-Sources AI Model Training DetailsDeepSeek Open-Sources AI Model Training Details

DeepSeek Open-Sources AI Model Training Details

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek releases series of open source projects revealing details of AI model optimisation methods

2 months ago
South Korea Suspends DeepSeek From App StoresSouth Korea Suspends DeepSeek From App Stores

South Korea Suspends DeepSeek From App Stores

South Korean data authority suspends Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek from Apple, Google app stores while it addresses privacy issues

2 months ago
Italy Blocks DeepSeek Over Data ConcernsItaly Blocks DeepSeek Over Data Concerns

Italy Blocks DeepSeek Over Data Concerns

Italian Data regulator orders AI start-up DeepSeek to stop processing users' data, opens probe after receiving 'insufficient' answers

3 months ago
US Probes DeepSeek National Security ImplicationsUS Probes DeepSeek National Security Implications

US Probes DeepSeek National Security Implications

US officials investigating DeepSeek national security implications, amidst questions around privacy for AI start-up that rattled markets

3 months ago
Japanese Space Start-Up Destroys Second Rocket After LaunchJapanese Space Start-Up Destroys Second Rocket After Launch

Japanese Space Start-Up Destroys Second Rocket After Launch

Japanese start-up Space One destroys Kairos rocket for second time shortly after launch, as country tries to jump-start space industry

4 months ago
AI Start-Up Basis Raises $34m For Accountancy AgentAI Start-Up Basis Raises $34m For Accountancy Agent

AI Start-Up Basis Raises $34m For Accountancy Agent

Start-up Basis raises $34m in Series A funding round for AI-powered accountancy agent to make up for shortfall in human…

4 months ago
OpenAI Seeks To Remove Commercial ‘AGI’ ConstraintOpenAI Seeks To Remove Commercial ‘AGI’ Constraint

OpenAI Seeks To Remove Commercial ‘AGI’ Constraint

ChatGPT developer OpenAI reportedly discussing removal of provision that blocks Microsoft from accessing super-intelligent AI

5 months ago
Amazon To Pump Another $4bn Into AI Start-Up AnthropicAmazon To Pump Another $4bn Into AI Start-Up Anthropic

Amazon To Pump Another $4bn Into AI Start-Up Anthropic

Amazon to invest a further $4bn into AI start-up Anthropic, doubling its investment as it vies against stiff competition

5 months ago
James Dyson Says ‘Spiteful’ Budget Will Kill Start-UpsJames Dyson Says ‘Spiteful’ Budget Will Kill Start-Ups

James Dyson Says ‘Spiteful’ Budget Will Kill Start-Ups

James Dyson delivers most high-profile criticism so far of Labour's first Budget that raises £40bn in taxes, largely from businesses

6 months ago
Autumn Budget Hikes Business Taxes, Seeks GrowthAutumn Budget Hikes Business Taxes, Seeks Growth

Autumn Budget Hikes Business Taxes, Seeks Growth

First Labour Budget in 15 years includes increased payouts from businesses and capital gains, as government looks to promote growth

6 months ago
OpenAI Backers ‘Betting It Will Be Worth Trillions’OpenAI Backers ‘Betting It Will Be Worth Trillions’

OpenAI Backers ‘Betting It Will Be Worth Trillions’

Venture capital firms participating in $6bn-plus OpenAI funding round betting start-up will be worth trillions, report says

7 months ago

Jony Ive Confirms Working With OpenAI’s Altman On Device

Former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive confirms working with OpenAI chief Sam Altman on AI device 'less socially disruptive' than…

7 months ago

Pioneering Researcher Raises $230m For ‘Spatial’ AI Start-Up

Pioneering AI researcher Li Feifei raises $230m in venture funding for World Labs, with valuation reportedly over $1bn

7 months ago

Saudi Fund Invests In China’s Biggest AI Start-Up

Saudi Arabian investment fund Prosperity7 reportedly contributes to funding round for China's Zhipu AI as US tries to keep allies…

11 months ago

Musk’s Neuralink Seeks Patients For Clinical Trial

Elon Musk brain-chip start-up Neuralink seeks patients for feasibility study after implanting chip in first patient earlier this year

11 months ago

Microsoft Invests 4 Billion Euros In France For AI, Cloud

Global spending spree from Microsoft continues, with huge investment for new data centre to drive AI and skills in France

11 months ago

Stanford AI Scientist Working On ‘Spatial Intelligence’ Start-Up

Prominent Stanford University AI scientist Fei-Fei Li reportedly completes funding round for start-up based on 'spatial intelligence'

12 months ago

Trump Media Warns Of ‘Potential Market Manipulation’

Shares in Trump social media platform owner rise after chief executive warns of 'naked' short sellers trying to manipulate stock…

1 year ago

First Neuralink Patient ‘Controls Mouse With Thoughts’

First human recipient of Neuralink brain implant can 'control a computer mouse with their thoughts', as company begins trials

1 year ago

Crypto Firm HashKey Attains Unicorn Status With $100m Funding Round

Hong Kong-based crypto firm HashKey Group attains valuation greater than $1bn after $100m funding round, in sign of digital asset…

1 year ago

Intel Spins Out AI Firm Articul8, With DigitalBridge Backing

AI software developed at Intel is being spun off into independent firm Articul8 AI, with investment firm backing

1 year ago

Jack Ma-Backed Seafood Start-Up Begins Online Sales

Jack Ma-backed start-up 1.8 Meters Marine Technology begins selling seafood in stores and online as billionaire finds post-retirement focus

1 year ago

WeWork Files For Bankruptcy Protection In US

WeWork, once valued privately at $47bn and seen as future of workplace, files for bankruptcy in US amidst heavy losses

1 year ago

Space Start-Up Investment Sees Third-Quarter Growth

Investment in space start-ups sees growth in third quarter for first time in more than a year as investors look…

2 years ago

Instacart Reports Revenue Surge Ahead Of IPO

US grocery delivery firm Instacart reports 31 percent revenue surge ahead of delayed offering, as investors look for IPO recovery

2 years ago

Elon Musk Launches AI Startup xAI

AI startup known as xAI from Elon Musk seeks to challenge OpenAI's ChatGPT with a 'pro-humanity' alternative offering

2 years ago