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Glīd Wins Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 with Road-to-Rail Freight Vehicles
Glīd, which builds vehicles and software to move shipping containers from road to rail, beat four other finalists to win Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 and its $100,000 equity-free prize.
Oct 30, 2025
Firecrawl raises $14.5M Series A to power AI's web data infrastructure
Firecrawl, an open-source web crawling platform used by 350,000 developers, raised $14.5 million in Series A funding to improve AI's access to web data while building a marketplace that pays content creators when their work is used to train AI systems.
Aug 26, 2025
Cohere secures $500M at $6.8B valuation, adds Joelle Pineau as Chief AI Officer
Cohere raised $500 million at a $6.8 billion valuation to accelerate its security-first enterprise AI platform, adding former Meta AI research head Joelle Pineau as Chief AI Officer and former Uber acting CFO Francois Chadwick as CFO.
Aug 20, 2025
Ukraine Launches AI Factory to Secure Digital Sovereignty
Ukraine has launched the AI Factory initiative to build domestic AI infrastructure and develop a national large language model, aiming to achieve digital sovereignty and become a top-three AI nation by 2030.
Aug 14, 2025
Manus AI for Everybody: a glimpse into the future of knowledge work
The AI Collective hosted an event showcasing Manus AI's "AI-native operating system for knowledge work," featuring keynotes, live demos of the platform creating slide decks and study guides, and discussions about how the startup differentiates itself from major AI companies like OpenAI.
Jul 25, 2025
15 Minutes to Go! Don’t Miss Expo Roundtable at AI INFRA SUMMIT 3
Join us live for the Expo Roundtable at AI Infra Summit 3 with AI infra founders, real-time insights on LLM stacks and GPU scarcity, plus an open mic for AI startup pitches.
May 2, 2025
The AI Rabbit Hole 2025 - Through the Looking Glass
Step into the AI Rabbit Hole on April 24 in San Francisco — a one-of-a-kind conference blending visionary AI leaders, GenAI innovation, and an unforgettable afterparty.
Apr 20, 2025
AI INFRA SUMMIT 3 – Where AI Gets Real. Where Infra Gets Scaled.
Join AI INFRA SUMMIT 3 on May 2, 2025, in Silicon Valley – a must-attend event exploring the future of AI infrastructure, data centers, and GenAI deployment.
Apr 17, 2025
The biggest announcements from Google Cloud Next 25
Google Cloud Next '25 showcased powerful new hardware like Ironwood TPUs, advanced models across all modalities, a comprehensive multi-agent ecosystem, and purpose-built AI agents delivering tangible business results across customer service, creative work, data analysis, coding, and security.
Apr 12, 2025
OpenAI delays the new GPT-4o image generation feature for free users due to high demand
OpenAI announced GPT-4o's new image generation capabilities this Tuesday. The GPT-4o is set to replace DALL·E as the default image generation model. Because image generation with 4o was so enthusiastically adopted by subscribers, OpenAI was forced to delay the feature rollout to free-tier users.
Mar 28, 2025
AI Demo Jam: Where Innovation Meets Action
Join AI Demo Jam on March 20, hosted by Dnipro VC & Data Phoenix! Experience live AI demos, expert talks, and networking with founders, investors, and innovators. No slides—just real AI in action. Don’t miss this chance to connect and explore the future of AI!
Mar 17, 2025
INFRA@GTC Networking Reception During NVIDIA GTC
Join us at INFRA@GTC, an exclusive networking reception by Ignite! Meet AI infrastructure leaders, executives, and investors over curated cocktails, interactive demos, and discussions shaping the future of AI. Don't miss this opportunity to connect and collaborate!
Mar 15, 2025