Swizzle Ventures raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth

There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Ventures, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO…

After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed

On the first day of Y Combinator’s winter 2024 session – right after orientation and a…

VCs pledge not to take money from Russia or China, and Databricks raises a humongous round

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world…

Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November…

Feds clear the way for robotaxis without steering wheels and pedals

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday proposed a new national framework that could make…

Third member of LockBit ransomware gang has been arrested

U.S. prosecutors in New Jersey on Friday publicly announced charges against Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual…

OpenAI announces new o3 models

OpenAI saved its biggest announcement for the last day of its 12-day “shipmas” event. On Friday,…

Nvidia clears regulatory hurdle to acquire Run:ai

Chip company Nvidia gets the green light from the European Union to complete its acquisition of…

Google is expanding Gemini’s in-depth research mode to 40 languages

Google said Friday that the company is expanding Gemini’s latest in-depth research mode to 40 more…

Here’s the full list of 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024

For some, AI fatigue is real. But clearly venture investors haven’t grown tired of the category.…

OpenAI 2024 event: How to watch new ChatGPT product reveals and demos

OpenAI is in the holiday spirit, it seems. The ChatGPT series of reveals, called “12 Days…

Post Office creates CTO role to support ‘extensive and complex’ plans

The Post Office has created a new role to bolster its tech leadership team amid…

Swizzle Fund raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth

There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Fund, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO…

Lerer Hippeau files to a raise Fund IX

Lerer Hippeau, one of New York’s most prolific A-list VC firms, has filed to raise its…

Arizona’s getting an online charter school taught entirely by AI

The newest online-only school greenlighted by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools comes with a…

Ransomware attack on health giant Ascension hits 5.6 million patients

A May ransomware attack on Ascension, a U.S. healthcare giant with more than 140 hospitals and…

Rivian executives accused of harassment in previously unreported lawsuits

Four employees have sued Rivian in separate lawsuits this year over allegations they were harassed, in…

‘Genius Girl’ goes from inspiring a Korean TV show character to raising a $100 million AI fund

On the weekend, as most students were stumbling back from the bars, Songyee Yoon was rushing…

Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab

Before the elections, the cybersecurity team of U.S. vice president and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris reached…

Energy Revolution Ventures’ $18M fund lays a bet on ‘new chemistry’ startups in energy and hydrogen

What happens when a chemical engineer, who’s previously built a hydrogen-powered drone, becomes a venture capitalist?…

Government review of denied datacentre builds sees Iver project get green light

A government review of a local council’s decision to block a US-based company from building…

Why Keir Starmer’s plan to rewire Whitehall needs an IT-rethink

In my personal experience, there are certain institutional barriers to productive and successful delivery of…