Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks

VCs abandon old rules for a ‘funky time’ of investing in AI startups

AI data startup WisdomAI has raised another $50M, led by Kleiner, Nvidia

Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar

How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit; plus Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you

How founders can prepare for their late-stage fundraises from the start

6sense founder Amanda Kahlow raises $30 million for new human-replacement AI sales startup 1mind

Knicks player Miles McBride launches Mmotion, a location-sharing friendship app, also, Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off

How startups can lure good talent fairly without big tech bank accounts

How one founder plans to save cities from flooding with terraforming robots; plus Chris Sacca’s VC firm is raising a second nuclear fusion fund

Anker-backed hybrid RV startup Evotrex comes out of stealth; plus, Inception raises $50 million to build diffusion models

Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the ‘YouTube of apps’

This startup’s metal stacks could help solve AI’s massive heat problem

Goldman Sachs doubles down on MoEngage in new round to fuel global expansion

Elad Gil on which AI markets have winners and which are still wide open; also, Locket’s social app is picking up steam with Gen Alpha

a16z pauses its famed TxO Fund for underserved founders, lays off staff

Pine Labs aims to take Indian fintech global even as it cuts valuation for IPO

Sam Altman says ‘enough’ to questions about OpenAI’s revenue; plus, Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta

YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot; also, Cluely’s Roy Lee on the ragebait strategy for startup marketing

Bevel raises $10M Series A from General Catalyst for its AI health companion; plus, IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M to deepen its grip on India’s intercity travel market