Startup news in English

a group of people sitting around a table
Startup news Kai-Fu Lee stopped building AI models and started selling enterprise data infrastructure. Now 01.ai is heading for a Hong Kong IPO. Jul 21, 2026
white printer paper on brown wooden table
Startup news Neo exits stealth with $100M from a16z and Bessemer to build a control layer for agentic AI software Jul 21, 2026
MacBook Pro near white open book
Startup news A Korean AI model scores every possible driving path for safety before the car moves. CVPR called it a highlight. Jul 21, 2026
macbook pro beside white ceramic mug on brown wooden table
Startup news AI confidence just dropped 17 points in six months. That’s actually great news. Jul 20, 2026
turned-off MacBook Pro between cup of coffee, iPhone, notebook, and pen
Startup news Safety guardrails blocked Hugging Face's defenders, not the attacker, when an AI agent breached its systems Jul 20, 2026
coffee latte near white wireless keyboard and Apple EarPods on the table photography
Startup news At VB Transform 2026, Zillow's engineering chief said AI ROI numbers only hold up if you measure before you build Jul 20, 2026
white and black coffee cup on white book page
Startup news Insights from SOSV’s Therapeutics Virtual Matchmaking Event Jul 20, 2026
black framed eyeglasses on orange book
Startup news OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be? Jul 20, 2026
blue click pen on top of gray book near clear drinking glass
Startup news Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Jul 20, 2026
MacBook Pro beside teacup
Startup news Natural raises $30M to reinvent payments for AI agents — and take on Stripe Jul 20, 2026
a pen and a cup of coffee on a table
Startup news Adobe camera app’s new feature will critique your photos using AI Jul 20, 2026
person holding black mug filled with black liquid
Startup news YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos Jul 20, 2026
a cup of coffee and a notebook on a table
Startup news Hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of data from tech firm relied on by thousands of US hospitals and pharmacies Jul 20, 2026
white ceramic mug with coffee
Startup news Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk Jul 20, 2026
a pen and a cup of coffee
Startup news X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort Jul 20, 2026
a notepad, pen, camera and a cup of coffee on a wooden table
Startup news Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger Jul 20, 2026
a pen and a cup of coffee
Startup news Inference startup Infinity raises $15M from Touring Capital, OpenAI and Anthropic researchers Jul 20, 2026
a tall glass building
Startup news EVs outsold petrol and diesel in Germany for the first time. The birthplace of the car just changed its fuel. Jul 20, 2026
gray high-rise building
Startup news Google is building a chip with Gemini baked into the silicon Jul 20, 2026
orange concrete building
Startup news Netflix used AI in 300 shows. Its biggest director calls AI a Trojan horse. Jul 20, 2026