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  • 10 minutes 8 seconds
    SaySo is a new short-form video app that aims to restore users’ trust in news; plus, Loop wants to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions

    Users are fed up with misinformation and AI slop cluttering their feeds. SaySo is a new short-form video app that delivers news from vetted creators and journalists.

    Also, Loop, the San Francisco startup, closed a Series C funding round led by Antonio Gracias' firm Valor, which is a major backer of xAI.

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    20 April 2026, 9:30 am
  • 8 minutes 40 seconds
    Amazon-backed X-energy files to raise up to $800M in IPO; plus, a simulation startup wants to be the Cursor for physical AI

    Nuclear startup X-energy hit the road today to sell prospective investors on its initial public offering.

    Also, Antioch raised a $8.5 million seed round to create simulation tools for a new generation of robot builders.

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    17 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 9 minutes 51 seconds
    Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers

    Objection, a Thiel-backed startup, aims to use AI to judge journalism, letting users pay to challenge stories. Critics warn it could chill whistleblowers and reshape how media accountability works.

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    16 April 2026, 9:30 am
  • 3 minutes 20 seconds
    AI data center startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation

    Fundraising is reportedly flowing for Fluidstack after it secured a $50 billion deal to build data centers for Anthropic.

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    15 April 2026, 3:45 pm
  • 3 minutes 57 seconds
    OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro

    The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning.

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    14 April 2026, 9:35 am
  • 3 minutes 54 seconds
    Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans

    Slate Auto's latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter.

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    13 April 2026, 3:15 pm
  • 8 minutes 14 seconds
    Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine; plus, Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech

    Pronto's autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals's Utah copper mine -- the first such deal since Pronto got acquired by Travis Kalanick's Atoms Inc.

    Also, Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the close of a $95 million Fund II.

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    10 April 2026, 9:30 am
  • 7 minutes 16 seconds
    TC's Julie Bort can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee; plus, Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award

    Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.

    Also, Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he's working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.

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    9 April 2026, 9:30 am
  • 9 minutes 3 seconds
    AI startup Rocket offers vibe McKinsey-style reports at a fraction of the cost; plus, Hermeus raises $350M to build unmanned hypersonic fighters

    Rocket's new AI platform combines strategy, product building, and competitive intelligence, aiming to move beyond code generation.

    Also, the defense aviation startup is coming off two successful flight demonstrations, and with the next one, it's aiming to go supersonic.

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    8 April 2026, 9:30 am
  • 4 minutes 48 seconds
    Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI

    The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople's spacecraft.

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    7 April 2026, 9:30 am
  • 8 minutes 43 seconds
    Peter Thiel’s big bet on solar-powered cow collars; plus, Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio in $400M dea

    Why did Founders Fund invest $220 million in cattle management startup Halter?

    Also, Anthropic has purchased the stealth biotech AI startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, according to The Information and Eric Newcomer.

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    6 April 2026, 9:30 am
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