Former Anthropic exec raises $15M to insure AI agents and help startups deploy safely

Former Anthropic executive raises $15M to launch AI insurance startup, helping enterprises safely deploy artificial intelligence agents through standards and liability coverage. [...]

Microsoft just got its hands on 100,000 Nvidia GB300 chips - and all it took was investing $33 billion in these startups

Microsoft’s $33 billion investment in neocloud providers secures Nvidia GPUs, expands compute access, and raises new antitrust and energy concerns. [...]

These sensors ‘listen with light’ to guard Europe from subsea sabotage

Dutch tech scaleup Optics11 has launched an underwater monitoring system that uses light waves to “listen” for the presence of foreign objects. Called OptiBarrier, the system can detect enemy subm [...]

Two space startups prove you don’t need to break the bank to rendezvous in space

"We had to push the envelope a little bit here." [...]

The era of human web search is over: Nimble launches Agentic Search Platform for enterprises boasting 99% accuracy

Web Search has already been disrupted by AI — just take a look at how readily Google is presenting users with AI Overviews (summaries of search results) at the top of their results pages, how Bing e [...]

The underdog AI startups on a16z's top 50 list

The VC firm's first-ever AI Application Spending Report reveals illuminating trends about which kinds of AI tools are winning the AI race. [...]

Netherlands a rare bright spot as EU struggles to make and keep unicorns

The US continues to hog the global herd of unicorns, dwarfing the EU in both the number and total valuation of billion-dollar startups. However, the Netherlands provides a minor bright spot, according [...]

European startup’s space capsule ‘lost’ after reentry

Communication with a privately funded European space capsule was lost Tuesday shortly after the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere.  The capsule launched on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Spa [...]

The Hot Crazy Matrix explains why investors get tech deals wrong

Private equity deals hit an all-time high in 2021, peaking at a total value of more than $1tn, with an average deal size exceeding $1bn for the first time. Founders were media darlings, valuations soa [...]