Every co-founder Elon Musk recruited to build xAI has now reportedly left the company. Manuel Kroiss, who led the pretraining team, told people this month that he was departing. Ross Nordeen, described…
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Meta’s new prescription Ray-Ban smart glasses are a distribution play, not a technology leap
Meta is preparing to launch two new Ray-Ban smart glasses models designed specifically for prescription wearers, according to a Bloomberg report published on Thursday. The models, codenamed Scriber and Blazer, were first…
Kandou AI raises $225 million to bet that copper can outlast the optical revolution
Kandou AI, a Swiss semiconductor company that builds chip-to-chip interconnect technology, has raised $225 million in what it calls a Series A round, led by Maverick Silicon with strategic participation from SoftBank,…
The class of 2025 is using AI in job interviews, and a startup industry is cashing in
The class of 2025 graduated into the worst entry-level job market in five years. Now a growing number of them are using AI tools during live job interviews, and a cottage industry…
Lucyd captures 44% Amazon market share in smart safety glasses category, positions for major retail expansion in 2026
Company establishes dominant position on world’s largest retail platform while building multi-channel distribution strategy Innovative Eyewear, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUCY) has emerged as the clear category leader in the rapidly growing smart safety…
Meta grants executives up to $921 million in stock options on the same day it lays off 700 workers
Meta disclosed in SEC filings on Tuesday that it had granted stock options to six of its most senior executives, the first such awards since the company’s 2012 IPO. Hours later, it…
PaperShell secures €40.3M EU grant to build its first full-scale factory
The Swedish deeptech company has signed a Grant Agreement with the European Commission under the EU Innovation Fund, unlocking €40.3M of a €83M project to expand its Tibro plant to 23,000 tonnes…
SoftBank secures $40B bridge loan to fund its OpenAI bet
The unsecured facility, arranged with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, SMBC and MUFG, matures in March 2027. Once SoftBank’s $30B follow-on investment in OpenAI closes, its cumulative stake will total approximately $64.6B,…
ActiveCampaign’s free trial lets you test AI-powered marketing automation before you commit
Most marketing platforms promise automation. In practice, what they deliver is a glorified email scheduler with a few if-then rules bolted on. ActiveCampaign is one of the few tools where the automation…
Keith raises £2M to become the UK’s most automated law firm
Andy Shovel and Pete Sharman, who built THIS into a market-leading plant-based food brand, are pivoting hard. Keith is an AI-native regulated law firm targeting conveyancing first, with a 24/7 AI client…