Elon Musk’s xAI startup open sources chatbot Grok amid a lawsuit against OpenAI’s shift away from open source.
Brevian is a no-code enterprise platform for building AI agents
Sunnyvale-based Brevian wants to make it easier for business users to build custom AI agents. Currently, the company is focused on support teams and security analysts — areas […]
Zama’s homomorphic encryption tech lands it $73M on a valuation of nearly $400M
Homomorphic encryption, a complex technique that uses cryptographic algorithms to keep data secure as it travels around networks and to third parties, continues to elude mass-market scalability and […]
Ema, a ‘Universal AI employee’, emerges from stealth with $25M
Generative AI well and truly has a grip on public technology discourse these days. A new startup called Ema out of San Francisco thinks it’s a lot more […]
SynFlora is working on bioengineering a skincare revolution
Biotech startup SynFlora brought an enticing pitch for a new type of skin treatment technology to 4YFN at the MWC tradeshow in Barcelona this week. The Spanish startup, […]
Samsung centers sleep with its first smart ring
After a brief tease at the end of its big Galaxy S24 event earlier this month, Samsung officially debuted the Galaxy Ring this morning at MWC. The earlier […]
Why OnePlus waited three years to release a new smartwatch
OnePlus’ second smartwatch captured media interest this week, courtesy of its stated 100 hours of battery life. The device utilizes a clever dual-chip system, seamlessly switching from the […]
Wait, there’s an ‘Apple Ring’ in the works?
Rumor has it that Apple is working on a smart ring of its own, in the wake of Samsung doing the same thing.
Building a startup is like building a house
Imagine, if you will, a contractor who approaches you with a gleam in their eye and a plan so vague it might as well be written in invisible […]
SpaceX will reap the benefits of new Dragon research opportunity
SpaceX will become the co-owner of valuable data, biological samples, and possibly even patents and intellectual property related to human spaceflight, according to the terms and conditions of […]