Archive snapshot · Startups
Tue, Nov 3, 3:03 AM ET
Salesforce acquires AI customer service startup Cresta for $2.7B
The deal, reported by The Information, is one of the largest recent acquisitions of a customer-experience AI startup by an incumbent enterprise software vendor.
The Information · +3 outlets
Marvell to buy Lumentum for $115B in one of the largest deals in tech history
Both chipmakers share Nvidia as a strategic investor, underscoring consolidation around AI infrastructure supply.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Hypersonica raises €100M Series B for hypersonic missile systems
The British-German defence startup's round, co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst, signals growing investor appetite for European sovereign defence technolo
Sifted · +12 outlets
Northwood Space raises $375M Series C at $2B valuation
The round, led by a16z and DFJ Growth, funds a satellite ground-station startup that avoids the rocket-building path typical of space ventures.
TechCrunch · +11 outlets
Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI raises $620M Series D at $2.9B valuation
The round gives the inference chip maker one of Korea's largest AI fundraises as competition in AI semiconductors intensifies.
Data Center Dynamics · +9 outlets
Anthropic warns it is close to RSI capability, or self-improving AI
The company says recursive self-improvement, where AI trains itself well enough to accelerate its own capabilities, is nearing.
TechCrunch · +10 outlets
European VC Creandum closes $750M fund, its largest ever, to back AI
The Stockholm-based firm, an early backer of Lovable, Klarna and Black Forest Labs, will invest from pre-seed to Series A.
Sifted · +4 outlets
NYT and other outlets sue browser maker Brave over alleged content scraping
The suit claims Brave scraped copyrighted content and distributed it to AI customers including Anthropic and Perplexity.
TechCrunch · +4 outlets
Trajectory raises $45M to make AI model training accessible to nontechnical experts
The one-year-old startup is now valued at $300 million as tools that let domain experts fine-tune models gain traction.
TechCrunch · +6 outlets
Snap settles lawsuit alleging its platform fueled teen depression and eating disorders
Plaintiffs had pointed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling as driving compulsive usage.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
Singapore fintech OPay halts IPO following regulatory inquiry
The African and Asian payments startup paused its listing plans amid a regulatory probe.
Law360 · +7 outlets
Clinics On Cloud raises Rs 120 Cr Series A at Rs 600 Cr valuation
The Indian healthcare startup, known for its Health ATM kiosks, took outside funding after eight bootstrapped years, with Dubai-based investors participating.
BW Disrupt · +5 outlets
42AI emerges from stealth with $62.5M and a behavior-predicting world model
The company is pitching a world model aimed at forecasting human behavior in novel situations.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
German lawmakers and a filmmaker may have had iPhones hacked with spyware
Apple sent threat notifications warning that the devices may have been compromised.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
SpaceX reportedly wants to buy Boost Mobile to compete with major carriers
A tie-up with the cellular operator would give Starlink terrestrial access it lacks today.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Tutor Intelligence raises $75M Series B to expand robot production and AI training
The round funds scaling of robotics manufacturing and the training data pipeline behind it.
AI Insider · +4 outlets
Apple Watch AI conversation rewinding and recapping features enter beta
The Audio Intelligence features aim to help users recall what was said or take notes on conversations.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Crunchbase data shows record VC year concentrated in fewer, larger AI rounds
Q3 2026 funding continued the trend of huge AI rounds even as seed and early-stage deal counts decline.
Crunchbase · +1 outlets

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