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AI Safety and Financing Worries Mount as Nvidia, Meta and Startups Keep Racing Ahead

AI safety and financing concerns are mounting even as Nvidia, Meta and startups like Reflection AI push ahead with new models.

Amazon's Bee AI Wearables, Booking's Vayo AI Travel Startup, and LinkedIn's Seattle Startup List

Booking Holdings is launching Vayo, an AI travel venture based in Seattle led by Mike Fridgen.

Inrix to sell substantially all assets to Allstate's Arity after 22 years

Bellevue, Wash.-based traffic data company Inrix has agreed to sell substantially all of its assets to Arity.

10KC Co-Founder on Engineering an Exit and Spotting Fake Term Sheets

10KC co-founder David Wilkin said the bootstrapped Toronto startup was two weeks from a sale in 2020 when the deal collapsed.

Modal Labs Leads Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds With $750M Series D

Modal Labs raised $750M in a Series D led by Accel at a $15.75B valuation, topping the week's 10 largest US startup rounds. Icon followed with $200M for robotic construction.

Maritime Launch Services Conditionally Approved to List on Toronto Stock Exchange

Maritime Launch Services has been conditionally approved to list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol $MAXQ.

AWS to Test European Sovereign Cloud Independence by Cutting Global Network on 24 October 2026

AWS will disconnect its European Sovereign Cloud in Brandenburg, Germany, from the AWS Global Network backbone for several hours on 24 October 2026.

CoreWeave investor explains how the loss-making AI neocloud plans to repay its debt

Neostellar Capital's Evan Schlossman argues CoreWeave can service its $52 billion in debt and lease commitments because $103.7 billion of remaining performance obligations.

Nvidia Backs 9 European and UK Startups in One Week

Nvidia announced planned minority investments in nine European startups, four in France and five in the UK.

Supermicro names Mark Long CFO after $2.5B smuggling case and cofounder arrest

Supermicro appointed Mark Long, 59, as CFO effective Wednesday, nearly two years after it pledged to replace David Weigand. Long.

North.cloud Raises $60M Series B, Scuba $34M, Fragment $12M, Fission Labs $10M in NYC Funding

North.cloud raised $60M in Series B funding led by PeakSpan Capital, bringing its total to $67.6M. Scuba.

Steve Walton's 3C merges with UK's Datalec to form full-service data centre platform

3C, the liquid cooling startup founded by former CoolIT CEO Steve Walton, merged with UK-based Datalec Precision Installations on Oct. 14 to form 3C Datalec.

Molagri raises $5.2M USD seed round to build pesticides that evolve with pest resistance

Toronto-based AgTech startup Molagri raised $5.2 million USD ($8.2 million CAD) in seed funding led by Convective Capital.

Agile Space Industries Opens Bellevue Engineering Office to Tap Seattle Aerospace Talent

Agile Space Industries signed a sublease for a nearly 5,740-square-foot engineering office in Bellevue.

Anduril employee tender offer implies $90B valuation, up from $61B in May

Anduril opened a tender offer letting current and former employees sell shares at $94.80 each.

Berkshire Doubles Down on US Homebuilders Under Greg Abel

Since succeeding Warren Buffett as CEO on Jan. 1, Greg Abel has led Berkshire Hathaway into three major homebuilding moves.

British Business Bank Invests £180M in Six AI and Deeptech Funds, Backing Entrepreneurs First, Headline, and Evantic

British Business Bank is investing £180 million across six AI and deeptech venture funds.

Nauta raises €60M first close for Fund VI, half from British Business Bank

Nauta has raised €60M in the first close of its sixth fund, with the British Business Bank providing €30M. The London and Barcelona VC targets €150M to €200M in the second half of 2027.

Scimplify raises $25M Series C led by Hitachi Ventures at $250M valuation

Chemical sourcing startup Scimplify raised $25 million in a Series C led by Hitachi Ventures.

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Travis Kelce-Backed Jana Partners Presses Six Flags Sale After Fatal Goliath Roller Coaster Death

A passenger was ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday and died.

Pear VC closes $333M Fund V, down from $432M in 2023

Pear VC closed its fifth fund at $333 million, about $99 million less than the $432 million it raised in May 2023.

Wall Street Banks Post Mixed Earnings as Executives Say IPO Lull Won't Last

JPMorgan missed on revenue and earnings for the first time in nearly three years.

Crunchbase: 38 companies join unicorn board in September, led by chips, fintech and space

Crunchbase reports 38 companies joined its Unicorn Board in September, adding $71 billion in value.

Scimplify raises $25M to use AI for critical materials

Scimplify raised a $25M all-equity round led by Hitachi Ventures, with Henkel and Teknor Apex joining as investors.

UnlockVC Summit 2026: Why Female Investors Are Building Their Own 'Old Boys' Club'

Over 400 women leaders gathered at the Unlock VC Summit in Barcelona from October 7 to 9.

Antler Invests £2.2M in 10 UK Pre-Seed Startups, Over a Third in Physical AI

Antler invested £2.2 million across 10 UK pre-seed startups, with roughly £210.

Getty Images to go private via bankruptcy, keep Seattle HQ

Getty Images plans a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy that will take the company private while keeping its Seattle headquarters and its roughly 300 local employees. Members of the Getty family and Koch Equity Development affiliates will invest up to $533 million and co-own the company, with bondholders retiring $270 million in unsecured debt and public shareholders expected to be wiped out. Getty posted $84 million in operating income on $981 million in revenue last year but a $206 million net loss, and its creative stock-photo revenue fell 2.6% in Q2 amid competition from AI-generated images.

Longshot Space Technology fires cargo into space from a gun, not a rocket

Longshot Space Technology has raised about $20 million to launch payloads into space using multi-injection guns instead of rockets. The Alameda startup is firing a 70-foot.

Allara Raises $30M, Brellium $23M, Pathways $6M, Leela $4.6M in NYC Funding

Allara raised $30M in venture funding from Index Ventures, GV, Camino Partners, Foreground.

IonQ to buy zero trust startup Elisity for up to $1.3B in stock

IonQ agreed to acquire zero trust cybersecurity startup Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3B.

Fifth Wall's Brendan Wallace on Why the Best Proptech Bets May Not Look Like Proptech

Fifth Wall CEO Brendan Wallace says proptech funding totals miss the biggest bets.

IonQ to acquire cybersecurity startup Elisity for $1.3B

IonQ announced plans to acquire cybersecurity startup Elisity for $1.3 billion in an all-stock deal expected to close by year's end.

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WindBorne wins US Air Force contract worth up to $49M for balloon weather data

WindBorne Systems won a US Air Force contract worth up to $49 million to supply data from its roughly 700 autonomous weather balloons.

Weekly Startup Funding Report: TypeSafe AI, Oratomic, Voltus Among 33 Deals Raising $3.3B

Thirty-three startups raised $3.3B in the week ending 10/10/26.

AI and Energy Lead This Week's 10 Biggest US Funding Rounds

Axiom Solutions International raised $2B from General Catalyst and Koch Equity at a $37.5B enterprise value.

Active Investors Kept Up Q3 Deal Pace Even As Funding Fell

Most of the busiest venture investors closed more deals in Q3 than the prior quarter even as overall startup funding declined.

Why Customer Workflows Are Becoming the AI Moat

Customer workflows are emerging as AI's durable moat, since replacing an assistant embedded in internal systems requires migration.

NYC Startup Funding Report 10/8/2026: Melius Raises $20M Series A, Clasp $13.2M, PreciseDx $3.7M

Melius, an AI platform deploying agents for creative production work, raised $20M in Series A funding led by CRV.

Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M fifth fund for founders outside the Bay Area

Endeavor Catalyst closed its fifth fund at $320 million.

North America Startup Funding Falls 35% in Q3 as AI Giants Eye IPOs

North American startup funding fell 35% quarter over quarter to $92 billion in Q3.