The AI healthcare gold rush is here

AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valua…

AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp

The startup claims its AI platform can help optimize editorial processes and research.

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation

Higgsfield says it’s on a $200 million annual revenue run rate. So it opened its previous Series A round back up and sold another $80 million in shares.

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise

The massive round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers.

Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests

EtherealX is ramping engine tests and building a 150-acre rocket campus in India as it targets a 2027 launch mission.

India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace

Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.

Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public

Digg, a reboot of an earlier social news site, is now relaunching as a Reddit competitor focused on communities.

Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation

Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank.

How WitnessAI raised $58M to solve enterprise AI’s biggest risk

As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations, they’re facing a new risk: how do you let employees and AI agents use powerful AI tools without accidentally leaking sensitive data, violating compli…