Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York
The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a month.
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Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans
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Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21
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Sound-powered fire protection startup gets $15M to snuff out fires before they turn catastrophic
Sonic Fire Tech raised its new funding to help get its sound-powered fire protection system into everything from commercial kitchens to apartment buildings.
Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South
African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million.
Meta’s ‘open’ AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong
Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark, the company’s more powerful model that stays locked behind its own APIs. The release landed alongside a letter from Mark Zuckerberg arguing AI should be “for everyon...
Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup
The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the startup.
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.
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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
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Silkroad Innovation Hub’s Road to Battlefield competition continues
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Why Sandbar thinks it’s voice-enabled ring can avoid the AI hardware graveyard
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India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand
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