Start-Up

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

3 days ago

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 days ago

OpenAI Seeks To Remove Commercial ‘AGI’ Constraint

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

2 weeks ago

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

4 weeks ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

3 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…

3 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

3 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…

7 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

7 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

7 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'

8 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…

8 months 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

10 months 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…

11 months 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

12 months 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…

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

Tech Nation To Shut Down After Government Pulls Grant

UK start-up backer Tech Nation to shut down operations after government awards critical grant to Barclays digital incubator

2 years ago

SoftBank Sells Off Uber Stake, Cuts Vision Fund Staff

Japan's SoftBank sells off Uber stake, plans to cut staff at flagship Vision Fund investing arm as market turmoil leads…

2 years ago

Sphere Chat App Acquired By Twitter

Second startup purchase by a big name tech firm for young British entrepreneur Nick D'Aloisio, as Twitter acquires Sphere

3 years ago

Amazon-Backed Rivian Raises Another $2.5bn From Investors

Electric vehicle start-up raises another $2.5bn from existing investors such as Amazon, as it looks to deliver first vehicles this…

3 years ago

Google Cloud Acquires Storage Start-Up Elastifile In Latest Buy

Google Cloud chief executive Thomas Kurian has made a series of acquisitions this year as he seeks to give the…

5 years ago

Home Office Launches ‘Start-Up’ Visa Programme

The move aims to attract more entrepreneurs, following criticism of immigration restrictions from the UK's tech industry

7 years ago