Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product

The startup crossed over $1 million in anualized revenue within two months of its post-pivot launch.

Conn Iggulden’s Genghis Tests Whether An AI Made TV Series Can Pay

Authors First is adapting Conn Iggulden’s “Genghis” with AI-assisted production, giving the novelist final cut while testing a new book-to-screen business model.

Qualcomm Vs Arm – The Sequel, Is About More Than A Licensing Dispute

After Day 1 in Wilmington, the trial raises a bigger question: Can Arm remain the industry’s neutral foundation while becoming a competitor?

How AI decision models could change content moderation

On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights.

AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO

Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle. A new standard aims to help.

Mistral’s New ‘Le Chonk’ AI Model Is Big, Open and Built for Agents

Mistral Large 4 is a state-of-the-art model for cyberdefense, manufacturing, finance-related tasks and multimodal use.

Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy

The AI lab’s personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots, and Instinct.

‘Artificial’: Early Reviews Cheer Biopic About OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

“Artificial,” starring Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is winning praise from critics who screened its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on Monday night.

Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior

Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.