South Korea’s Edenlux set for U.S. debut of eye-strain wellness device
Edenlux builds wearable tech to protect and train your eyes, inspired by its founder’s personal vision recovery.
Startups
AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch
Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at multi-billion valuations out of the gate.
AI startup CVector raises $5M for its industrial ‘nervous system’
Industrial AI startup CVector built a brain and nervous system for big industry. Now, founders Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles are tasked with a bigger challenge: showing customers and investors how this AI-powered software layer…
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How PopWheels helped a food cart ditch generators for e-bike batteries
PopWheels realized its battery swapping network could be used for more than food delivery workers who need to charge their e-bikes. Now, its planning for an “aggressive rollout” this summer.
The Rippling/Deel corporate spying scandal may have taken another wild turn
The Department of Justice may be conducting a criminal investigation. This is arguably the biggest drama between two HR startups ever.
How did Davos turn into a tech conference?
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos felt different this year, and not just because Meta and Salesforce took over storefronts on the main promenade. AI dominated the conversation in a way that overshadowed traditional topi…
This startup will send 1,000 people’s ashes to space — affordably — in 2027
Started by an engineer who worked on the space shuttle program, and at Blue Origin, Space Beyond has a spot on a 2027 Falcon 9 flight.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman plans India visit as AI leaders converge in New Delhi: sources
Sam Altman is set for his first India visit in nearly a year.
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