In this episode of the StrictlyVC Download, Connie and Alex are joined by Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, to discuss the company’s ambitious mission to revolutionize commercial aviation. From…
Deep Trouble President Donald Trump has responded to the rapid rise of the Chinese startup DeepSeek, whose recently released AI model has him and his Silicon Valley pals looking like…
China-based AI startup DeepSeek has been absolutely liquidating the AI tech bubble since trading opened Monday. Basically, the company's powerful new AI model, known as R1, seems to demonstrate that…
Goose’s capabilities are enhanced through Block’s collaboration with Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company.Read More Source
Double Tap DeepSeek is coming in for the kill. With Silicon Valley already on its knees, the Chinese startup is releasing yet another open-source AI model — this time an…
In the age of trading apps and Wall Street fervor, who among us hasn't dreamed of striking it rich on a well-timed hunch? Apparently that dream isn't just for us…
Geek Ventures is raising a Fund II, according to a recent SEC filing. The firm, founded in 2021 by Ihar Mahaniok, focuses on investing in early-stage immigrant founders. Mahaniok immigrated…
AI company has released a design of a keyboard dock for smartphonesWith a beige color scheme and a pseudo-mechanical keyboard, it has a strong 1980s feel to itIt is expected…
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week we’re looking at the story behind the sale of Divvy Homes, Ramp’s new product, some notable fundraising deals, and more! To get a roundup…
After several days of silence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has finally collected himself and spoken out about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek throwing Silicon Valley into sheer chaos. The company's R1…
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup’s plane…
Boom, the startup developing a new generation of supersonic aircraft, has achieved a major milestone after its test plane broke the sound barrier for the first time. The XB-1 “Baby…
Quibim, a Spanish startup that’s developing foundational AI models for medical imaging spanning oncology, immunology, neurology, and metabolic disorders, has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding.…
Off Guard Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scrambling after a small Chinese startup called DeepSeek turned Silicon Valley upside down with its chatbot app. The company's latest R1 AI model…
While OpenAI undoubtedly, with its inception of ChatGPT, revolutionized AI and redefined the potential of the technology. The company has not slowed down ever since and keeps on working towards…
DeepSeek proves that Silicon Valley can’t monopolise AI innovation, according to a European AI entrepreneur. Muj Choudhury, the CEO and co-founder of British voice processing startup RocketPhone, welcomed DeepSeek’s rapid…
Sam Altman's comments on the prospects of AI startups may have come back to bite him after the dramatic debut of DeepSeek. Source
That was fast. The Chinese startup's latest AI model takes on image generation. Source
DeepSeek's new chain-of-thought AI model has Silicon Valley developers seething that a startup from — gasp — China could build something just as good, if not better, than what they've…
Spanish tech star TravelPerk has raised a whopping $200mn and sealed the acquisition of expenses platform Yokoy. The investment values TravelPerk at $2.7bn — almost double last year’s $1.4bn valuation.…