AI search startup Exa drew major attention as investors continued backing search engines built for AI agents.

TechCrunch reports concerns that AI wealth is concentrating among a small group while software workers face uncertainty.

AI research startup NeoCognition has raised a $40 million seed round to develop AI agents capable of becoming experts in any domain through human-like learning.

Wired reports that AI is lowering the barrier to chip design and software optimization, with startups envisioning a broad democratization of chipmaking.

AI video generation startup Runway launched a $10M fund and Builders program to invest in pre-seed and seed-stage startups across AI, media, and world simulation.

Anthropic leads with $30 billion Series G at $380 billion valuation as US AI startups secure massive funding rounds, with three companies crossing $1 billion.

A new analysis from TechCrunch examines the business models and monetization strategies of leading AI labs, including Humans&, Thinking Machines Lab, World Labs, and Safe Superintelligence. The report introduces a five-level scale to measure commercial ambition.