Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals: FT
Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure…
Category: Ai/Robotics
Moxie Marlinspike has a privacy-conscious alternative to ChatGPT
If you’re at all concerned about privacy, the rise of AI personal assistants can feel alarming. It’s difficult to use one without sharing personal information,…
The hidden technology behind fluid robot motion
A UR5 cobot uses strain wave gearing for smooth motions in material handling. Source: Universal Robots Long gone are the days of rigid robotics, where…
Botsync brings in investment from SGInnovate to continue scaling robots, software
The MAG autonomous mobile robot for intralogistics is in growing use in Asia-Pacific. Source: Botsync Singapore-based Botsync is a provider of mobile robots and orchestration…
Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
Elon Musk wants a jaw-dropping $79 billion to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the AI company defrauded him by jettisoning its…
AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate, founders Zhen Lu and Pardeep…
California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
Earlier this week, the California Attorney General’s office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that the startup’s chatbot, Grok, was being used to…
NEURA Robotics partners with Bosch to advance German-made robotics
NEURA Robotics’ quadruped, 4NE1 humanoid robot, and 4NE1 Mini at CES 2026. | Source: NEURA Robotics NEURA Robotics GmbH this week announced a new strategic…
From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development
Drug discovery, the art of identifying new molecules to develop pharmaceuticals, is a notoriously time-consuming and difficult process. Traditional techniques, like high-throughput screening, offer an…
ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads
An ongoing conversation — both within and outside of the tech community — has been about just how and when OpenAI, which is currently valued…