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A YC startup is putting $1M behind 5 unsolved materials science problems for AI
Discovered Materials, a months-old San Francisco startup using AI models to find new substances for building advanced chips, announced a million-dollar challenge for AI models to solve five critical problems in materials science.
Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
Meta has acquired Conductor, an AI coding startup that allows users to spin up software projects by deploying multiple agents into parallel workspaces.
Porto’s female-led startup Seamoretech secures €1.1 million to turn desalination brine into freshwater and critical minerals
Seamoretech, a Porto-based CleanTech startup that converts desalination brine into freshwater and critical minerals, has secured €1.1 million in the first closing of its Seed round.
AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges
Fal, a San Francisco-based startup that hosts and runs AI video, image, and audio models, has raised $1.3 billion in its latest funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Nvidia, Sound Ventures, and T. Rowe Price. The deal values Fal at $16 billion, double its $8 billion valuation in April, Bloomberg reported.
Bringing Technology Startups to Local Areas: Lessons from South Korea
Developing technology hubs beyond major cities is becoming a direction South Korea is actively pursuing to expand its innovation landscape. Experiences from the city of Daegu offer insights into how Vietnam can develop technology startup ecosystems in local areas.
US Startup Aims to Sell Sunlight at Night
Reflect Orbital has booked two Indian rocket launches to prepare for testing an unprecedented service: selling reflected sunlight from space, a plan that has sparked considerable controversy.
U.S. Startup Uses AI Agents to Infiltrate Anthropic’s Systems
U.S. startup Cathedral found a way to access Anthropic’s data in less than 12 hours, raising security concerns among AI companies.
"The AI Graveyard" Grows as High-Profile Products and Startups Fail
Despite attracting substantial investment, the list of failed AI products and startups continues to grow amid fierce competition, high costs, and technical barriers.
At 25, PhD Student Launches AI Startup and Raises Over VND 1.9 Trillion in Just Five Months
While pursuing his PhD at Tsinghua University, the 25-year-old launched an AI startup that has attracted attention after raising more than VND 1.9 trillion in funding in just five months of operation.
Milan’s Phononic Vibes secures €25 million to expand noise control tech used by Deutsche Bahn and Mercedes-Benz
Phononic Vibes, a Milan-based noise management company that designs and manufactures noise and vibration products for rail, energy, industry, construction and mobility, has secured a €25 million financing round. The company has also launched its new identity and website today.
US Startup Uses AI-Designed Virus to Treat Disease
For the first time, scientists have used an AI-designed virus called a bacteriophage to treat a patient with a severe bacterial infection.
Chinese AI Prodigy Reportedly Joins Startup Co-Founded by Dr. Le Viet Quoc
Nathan Chen, a Chinese AI prodigy, is reportedly joining Discovery Loop, a startup co-founded by AI prodigy Le Viet Quoc.