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- OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech businessOpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments and analyze results.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Fallout 4: FEVer Dreams Gets Official Surprise ReleaseThe trippy new RPG adventure is presented by Bethesda, and a good way to pass the time before Fallout 5 or Obsidian Entertainment's projects release.PolygonCULTURE
- OKX-ICE co-chair Andrew Cuomo calls corporate objections a ‘natural response’ to tokenized stock plansThe former NY governor, who co-chairs the joint venture between the crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange, said companies were expected to take a wait-and-see approach.CoinDeskCRYPTO
- These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meatIn the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to conduct a taste test.MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
- Khosla Ventures doubles down on Even Healthcare to challenge India’s hospital economicsEven Healthcare reaches a $300 million valuation in a Khosla Ventures-led round as it plans to expand its hospital network in India.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- The Best Deals Today: The Adventures of Elliot, Pikmin 4, Mouse: P.I. For Hire, and MoreA new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Pikmin 4, The Adventures of Elliot, Doom: The Dark Ages, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Star Wars Zero Company, and more. Check out our top picks for Sunday, October 18, below.IGNCULTURE
- Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not AppsStepFun's STEPX Neo opened for pre-orders in China on Oct. 13 at 3,999 yuan, with an AI agent built into the operating system instead of bolted on as an app.DecryptCRYPTO
- Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym conceptMark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivalsBenchmark says the Valley’s rule against backing rivals is getting harder to keep.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
- NVIDIA Announces New Investments in the UK Startup EcosystemAcross industries, the U. is putting the full stack to work.NVIDIA AI BlogAI
- AI labs are buying data from dead startups to train their modelsWhen Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since turned the firm’s digital archives into real money.MIT Technology Review AIAI
- NVIDIA Announces New Investments in France’s Startup EcosystemCompanies in France are deploying agentic computing across industries spanning space, financial services, the public sector and scientific research, demonstrating how the country’s ecosystem has moved from ambition to application. France’s progress sits on deliberate groundwork.NVIDIA AI BlogAI
Startups Archive · October 2026
- FTX’s crypto mining venture is now used to advance AI
Cointelegraph
- Disney Officially Confirms New 'Die Hard with Fairies' TV Series Adaptation
Polygon
- Apple discloses deal to hire team and license tech from personalized podcast startup Huxe
TechCrunch
- AI Startup Manus Raises $500 Million After China Nixed Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition
Decrypt
- AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO
TechCrunch
- This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions
The Verge AI
- European defense startups to raise record $10.5 billion in 2026, Dealroom forecasts
Defense News
- Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation
TechCrunch
Startups Archive · September 2026
- Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation
TechCrunch
- Is Neko Health’s body scan worth it? Spotify billionaire’s startup has come to America
TechCrunch
- Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for
TechCrunch
- A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
NPR
- AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia
Ars Technica
- Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
TechCrunch
- Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
TechCrunch
- Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster raises another $140M
TechCrunch
Startups Archive · August 2026
- The 'choose your own adventure' earnings: Why retailers are handling tariff refunds so differently
CNBC Business
- How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystems
TechCrunch
- Supporting Thailand’s next generation of AI startups
OpenAI News
- A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young
MIT Technology Review
- Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup
TechCrunch
- Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say
TechCrunch
- Adventure Time Is Finally Getting the Full Blu-ray Treatment
IGN
- Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics
TechCrunch
Startups Archive · July 2026
- Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds
TechCrunch
- VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why
TechCrunch
- D&D Icons brings back legendary creators for Dragonlance, Greyhawk, and Drizzt adventures
Polygon
- Okta buys AI security startup Permiso; source says for about $200M
TechCrunch
- When will fusion power startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems go public?
TechCrunch
- Senators ready to send stricter ethics rules on Trump's crypto ventures to White House, sources say
CoinDesk
- Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
TechCrunch
- Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight
TechCrunch