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Startup news Roblox launches an AI-powered game-creation feature in its mobile app Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Google continues its renaming streak by turning NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Oil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news X cracks down on creators who steal content Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Fireworks raised $1.5bn on a bet that companies will build AI, not rent it Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news 29 countries sign a treaty to establish the World AI Cooperation Organization Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news SWISSto12 raised $70M, and it is that rare thing: a profitable space startup Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Visa launched a stablecoin platform that sent Circle shares tumbling six percent Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news The EU is forcing Google to open Android to rival AI and share its search data Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and expands code execution to Pro users Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Sable raised $45 million from Sequoia to build an AI that runs product demos instead of humans Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Verizon cuts 3,000 retail jobs as AI replaces customer service and stores move to franchises Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news AI and a brain implant restored a paralysed man’s movement and touch Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Elon Musk's SpaceX merged with xAI. Here is how they plan to dominate with orbital data centers. Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news The AI burn book: Decoding the cat fights between Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news Elon Musk quietly buys a $1 billion gas turbine company to power Grok Jul 16, 2026
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Startup news SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Elon Musk's future moon rocket is ready for liftoff today Jul 16, 2026