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Before some startup founders raise their Series A, they’ll be raising AI tokens. Loading audio narration… OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a new offer for Y Combinator’s current batch of founders: fork over some equity, and OpenAI will offer up $2 million in API tokens. YC general partner Tyler Bosmeny…
Venture capitalists have spent the last few years hunting for the next great AI startup. Increasingly, they’re also using AI to scout for the next OpenAI or Anthropic. Loading audio narration… Early-stage investors are weaving chatbots and agents into nearly every part of the job: mapping markets, stress-testing ideas, preparing…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nathaneo Johnson, 22, who co-founded Series, an AI-powered social network, and is based in New York. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I knew my startup had a problem when our food budget hit over…
Humanoid robots rather than flesh-and-blood soldiers could one day take on some of the most dangerous jobs in war — and one startup is already testing that idea in Ukraine. Loading audio narration… Sankaet Pathak, cofounder and CEO of Foundation, said there’s a “moral imperative” to put humanoid robots on…
Lovable’s recent security fumble just gave pro software engineers one more reason to be wary of vibe coding. Loading audio narration… On Monday, an X user called Lovable out and said that the Swedish AI-coding startup suffered a mass data breach “affecting every project created before November 2025.”The individual, who…
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, plans to put its stockpile of computing power to use in a new arrangement with coding startup Cursor, according to people familiar with the matter. Loading audio narration… Cursor plans to train its latest AI coding model, Composer 2.5, on xAI infrastructure, the people said.…
A startup CEO says its six-figure bill for a single month of AI is a milestone, not a warning sign. Loading audio narration… In a Saturday LinkedIn post, Swan AI CEO Amos Bar-Joseph shared a screenshot of what he said was an Anthropic receipt totaling $113,421.87, writing he had “never…
For some AI startup CEOs, hiring is about finding people who can evolve alongside rapidly changing technology moreso than pedigree.Amid an increasingly brutal job market for white-collar workers across sectors, three CEOs and cofounders of AI startups in San Francisco recently shared with Business Insider what they’re looking for in…
Lovable is hiring fast — and the vibe-coding startup is doing it in its own way.The Swedish company expects to grow to around 400 employees globally this year, Maryanne Caughey, who leads Lovable’s people team, told Business Insider, up from 146 employees in early March. Instead of chasing head count,…
Micro dramas are booming — and one startup is betting AI can help make them more interactive.StoReel is a Beijing-based startup that distributes AI-made micro dramas in its mobile app. It’s also a platform that lets creators make series using AI characters and voices. StoReel makes most of its revenue in…
