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New Video Startup App Says It Targets Fake News
SaySo, a new short-form video app, aims to tackle misinformation by delivering curated news from verified creators. With AI moderation, daily digests, and source-backed content,…
Airwallex Challenges Stripe With Global In-Person Payment Solution
Airwallex is expanding into physical payments with a new point-of-sale system, directly challenging Stripe. The move allows businesses to accept in-person payments globally, marking a…
The Founder Who Sold Digit for $230M Just Sold His Next Startup to OpenAI
OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, with its founder and team joining the company. Hiro will shut down on April 20 and delete…
Asia Has an AI Compute Crisis. This $22M Startup Wants to Fix It.
Cloud infrastructure startup Nava has closed a $22 million Series A funding round to build purpose-built AI computing infrastructure across Asia-Pacific. The round was led…
Hackers Claim 4TB of Mercor Data Including Source Code and API Keys
AI startup Mercor is facing lawsuits and business fallout after a major data breach linked to a compromised open-source tool. Hackers claim to have stolen…
How the Anthropic-Pentagon Rift Is Reshaping the U.S. Military’s AI Strategy
The Pentagon’s fallout with Anthropic is opening new opportunities for smaller AI firms. As the US military moves to diversify suppliers, startups are seeing increased…
This Startup Is Helping to Make AI Agents as Easy as Sending a Text
The Palo Alto-based startup is positioning its AI assistant as an accessible alternative to technically complex agentic systems, operating entirely through existing messaging platforms.
Pakistani Startup Bookme Partners With Saudi Arabia for Instant Digital Umrah Visas
Saudi Arabia has partnered with Pakistani startup Bookme to enable instant Umrah visas, shifting the process to a fully digital system.
Pakistan Startups Urged to Focus on Real Problems, Not Funding
Tech leaders and investors at the Pakistan Investor Summit 2026 in Karachi urged startups to focus on solving real problems, maintaining financial discipline and building…
French Startup Develops Drone With Full 360 Degree Control
French startup Aerix Systems has developed an omnidirectional propulsion system that lets drones fly in any direction without banking or tilting. The company raised 5…
Pakistan’s Startups Have a $159 Billion Problem. Here Is Why.
Pakistani startups have raised roughly $1 billion since 2015. Indian startups raised over $160 billion in the same period. The gap is not about talent.…
AI Seed Startups Are Raising Bigger Rounds at Record Valuations
AI startups at the seed stage are commanding valuations far above their non-AI peers, with $10 million rounds at $40 to $45 million post-money becoming…
