Natural raises $30 million to build payments for AI agents
Forerunner led the startup’s Series A as Natural builds infrastructure for AI agents to move, hold and collect money without human...
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Judge freezes Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner deal for 14 days
A federal judge granted states a temporary hold on Paramount Skydance’s planned Warner Bros. Discovery takeover while an antitrust...
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Hugging Face says breach exposed internal data and credentials
The AI platform says attackers used a malicious dataset to reach internal systems, and it is telling users to rotate stored access...
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Flock Safety CEO to address surveillance debate at Disrupt 2026
Garrett Langley will discuss AI, surveillance and public safety as Flock faces investor demand, privacy criticism and lost partner...
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StrictlyVC sets New York event as local startup funding rises
TechCrunch’s venture event returns to New York on Sept. 10, following a stronger first half for the city’s startup funding market.
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Mexico startups pull ahead of Brazil in Latin America venture funding
Crunchbase data shows Mexico outpaced Brazil in Q2 startup funding as larger late-stage rounds carried Latin America's venture mar...
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Netflix filing puts Ben Affleck AI startup deal at $587 million
Netflix disclosed it paid cash for InterPositive, months after announcing the AI filmmaking startup would join the streamer.
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Uber and Waymo split over Washington robotaxi rules
A proposed D.C. autonomous vehicle bill has exposed a policy fight between Uber, Waymo, Tesla and other mobility companies.
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Christopher Nolan says AI skepticism is a healthy public reaction
The “Odyssey” director told HugoDécrypte that AI looks like a glass Trojan horse, as Hollywood continues to debate generative AI p...
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Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 puts China’s open AI race back on Wall Street’s radar
Moonshot AI says its new Kimi K3 model is competitive with top AI systems, stirring market nerves and a policy fight over open Chi...
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Apple trade-secrets suit puts new pressure on OpenAI’s IPO timing
Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI adds legal risk as the AI company reportedly considers going public later this year.
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Agility Robotics opens Fremont robot training site as Tesla readies Optimus
Agility’s new 60,000-square-foot facility will train Digit robots for warehouse and factory work as the company heads toward publi...
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