The billion-dollar AI startup rejecting 996 hustle culture
As startups race to keep up with advances in artificial intelligence, some of them seem to be borrowing from China’s exacting work culture—which normalized a 72-hour workweek, or a “996”…
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Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio reach agreement in fight over copyrighted music
Warner Music Group on Wednesday said it reached an agreement with artificial intelligence startup Udio, ending a legal battle over concerns that copyrighted music was being used to train…
Nvidia, Microsoft invest US$15 billion in AI startup Anthropic
The massive investment comes a month after Nvidia announced it will pump as much as US$100 billion into OpenAI NVIDIA and Microsoft announced on Tuesday investments totaling US$15 billion…
‘A parent’s worst nightmare’: Lawsuits pile up against ByHeart baby formula startup after wave of infant illnesses
Last week, the baby nutrition company ByHeart recalled all of its infant formula over concerns that it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes infant…
Jeff Bezos to co-lead AI startup Project Prometheus, raising $6.2 billion
Jeff Bezos will serve as co-chief executive officer of a new artificial intelligence startup that focuses on AI for engineering and manufacturing of computers, automobiles, and spacecraft,…
Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal’s AI search startup Parallel raises US$100 million
AI STARTUP Parallel Web Systems, founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, has raised US$100 million to build web search infrastructure for artificial intelligence agents and fund deals…
MSNBC is changing its name and embracing the ethos of a startup
Asked what viewers should expect when television’s MSNBC makes its corporate divorce from NBC News final this weekend, network president Rebecca Kutler points to a poster on the wall of a…
Grab to invest US$60 million in remote driving tech startup Vay
Vay’s mobile app lets customers request for an EV to be delivered to their location, with the help of a remote driver Ride-hailing company Grab will invest US$60 million in cash for a…
Disney’s startup accelerator is about more than accelerating startups
Hello again, and thank you for reading Fast Company’s Plugged In. In 2013, David Min came to Disney CEO Bob Iger with a big idea. Min, a founding partner at Disney’s investment arm,…
Meet the Chinese Startup Using AI—and a Team of Human Workers—to Train Robots
The real question is how effectively AgiBot’s algorithms can teach its robots new tricks. Using reinforcement learning to teach a robot tasks that require improvisation generally requires…
‘De-extinction’ startup Colossal Biosciences makes its first acquisition: a company that clones pets
The cloning industry is contracting—ironically, perhaps. On Tuesday, Colossal Biosciences announced that it has acquired ViaGen Pets and Equine, an animal cloning firm, marking Colossal’s…
Pfizer boosts profit view as it battles for obesity startup
Pfizer raised its 2025 profit forecast for the second time this year, as ongoing cost cuts helped make up for slow sales growth that’s driving its battle for the obesity start up Metsera.…
Universal Music Group settles with AI music startup Udio
Universal Music Group said Wednesday it has reached licensing agreements with artificial intelligence music startup Udio, settling a lawsuit that had accused Udio of using copyrighted…
Navan IPO: Stock price will be closely watched today as travel startup goes public on the Nasdaq amid the shutdown
I-P-Go! Navan, a travel-tech firm based in Silicon Valley, priced its initial public offering at $25 per share, raising roughly $923 million, as shares hit the exchanges on Thursday. The…
This startup is about to conduct the biggest real-world test of aluminum as a zero-carbon fuel
The initial pilot will use the engine to supply hot steam and hydrogen. But the energy released in the reactor could be put to use in a variety of ways across a range of temperatures,…
Sports media startup OffBall is finding traction with a new way to engage fans: WhatsApp group chats
Would you want to be in a group chat with your favorite sports celebrities and athletes? You’ll have your chance this fall, thanks to a collaboration between WhatsApp and OffBall. OffBall,…
This startup thinks slime mold can help us design better cities
Officially known as Physarum polycephalum, slime mold is neither plant, animal, nor fungus but a single-celled organism older than dinosaurs. When searching for food, it extends…
This home battery startup just raised $1 billion to build a new type of power company
When a winter storm took out the power grid across Texas in 2021, Matt Popovits and his family didn’t have electricity for four days and didn’t have heat in the record cold. “We spent the…
Why I dropped out of college to build an AI startup (and why most people shouldn’t)
Fast Company is delighted to make this article available to any student for free. Please request a copy by email. I was sitting on the steps of Duke Chapel at 2 a.m. in December 2023, the…
This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment
Ever since DeepSeek burst onto the scene in January, momentum has grown around open source Chinese artificial intelligence models. Some researchers are pushing for an even more open…
NYSE parent nears deal for US$2 billion stake in crypto-based betting startup Polymarket: sources
INTERCONTINENTAL Exchange, the parent of New York Stock Exchange, is in talks to invest US$2 billion in Polymarket, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Oct 7), citing people…
Marissa Mayer Is Dissolving Her Sunshine Startup Lab
Sunshine, the consumer AI startup founded by former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer in 2018, has seen brighter days. The small startup is shutting down, and its assets are being sold to a new…
Quickets, AnthroTek Win Zinemaldia Startup Challenge as San Sebastián Spotlights Tech for Film
SAN SEBASTIÁN — Spain’s Quickets and U.K. startup AnthroTek claimed the top prizes Friday at the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, the San Sebastián Festival’s flagship technology competition.…
Nvidia eyes $500 million investment in Wayve, a UK self-driving startup
U.S. chip designer Nvidia has signed a letter of intent for a possible $500 million investment in the next funding round at Britain’s Wayve, the autonomous driving technology group said on…