woman in black shirt wearing eyeglasses
Startup news As AI Generates More Messages, Human Recognition Becomes More Valuable Jul 30, 2026
Man working late at a dimly lit office desk
Startup news Microsoft’s Azure just crossed $100bn a year, and the AI bet mostly paid off Jul 30, 2026
woman sitting beside table using laptop
Startup news This Cambridge startup is building a ‘foundation model’ for the chest to speed drug trials Jul 30, 2026
person facing laptop inside room
Startup news Microsoft’s AI spending became cloud revenue. Meta’s became a cash-flow hole. Jul 30, 2026
a man using a laptop
Startup news BMW is cutting 8,000 jobs and handing its cars’ brains to Qualcomm Jul 30, 2026
woman in green long sleeve shirt sitting on white sofa chair
Startup news DeepMind won a Nobel for AlphaFold. Then it broke up the team. Jul 30, 2026
Man in suit sits at desk, head in hands
Startup news She left the AI race over her health. Two days later, OpenAI had her back. Jul 30, 2026
Man talking on phone at desk with laptop
Startup news Nimble claims its new, domain-specialized Web Search Agents cut token costs in half while boosting retrieval accuracy Jul 29, 2026
Man working late at his desk with coffee
Startup news Target SVP says its real AI moat isn't the models — it's everything built around them Jul 29, 2026
Man with glasses working on laptop at desk
Startup news ‘No one’s making a phone like this’: Light’s co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generation Jul 29, 2026
Man working on laptop in dimly lit office
Startup news Sorry, haters. Ferrari’s first EV is doing just fine Jul 29, 2026
Man with glasses looking stressed at desk
Startup news US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security Jul 29, 2026
Man talking on phone at desk with laptop
Startup news Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide Jul 29, 2026
Man working late on his phone at desk
Startup news Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways Jul 29, 2026
Black office chairs with chrome arms in a row at a conference table
Startup news Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls Jul 29, 2026
oval brown wooden conference table and chairs inside conference room
Startup news Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers Jul 29, 2026
people sitting on chair inside building
Startup news Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work Jul 29, 2026
a table with chairs and a television
Startup news Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine Jul 29, 2026
brown wooden chairs and tables
Startup news Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners Jul 29, 2026
a room with a desk and chairs in front of a large window
Startup news John Leguizamo blasts Elon Musk’s ‘soulless’ AI version of ‘The Odyssey’ Jul 29, 2026