Getting a Job at This AI Startup is Harder Than Harvard
The competition for jobs at top AI companies is reaching insane levels. ElevenLabs, the voice AI startup, reportedly had an acceptance rate lower than Harvard University last year.
Category: Startups
Array Labs Raises $20M to Make Radar Satellites Cheap
Array Labs has secured $20 million in Series A funding to produce low-cost radar satellites. The company uses clusters of small satellites to create 3D maps, day or night. They’re betting manufacturing scale can finally bring synthetic aperture radar to broader markets.
A $200-a-Month AI Notetaker? This App Just Uses Your iPhone.
A startup called Thine is launching an AI notetaker app that piggybacks on your iPhone’s hardware instead of building new gadgets. The service transcribes conversations and lets you ask an AI about them later. For now, it’s a steep $200 monthly subscription aimed at executives.
Oyo’s Back With a Confidential IPO Bid, But at a Much Lower Price
Oyo Hotels is making another run at going public. According to a Reuters report, the SoftBank-backed company has filed confidentially for an IPO in India, aiming for a valuation far below its initial ambitions. This comes after it posted a profit and got shareholder approval to raise fresh capital.
Is Apple’s $20k Developer Academy Worth It?
A new breakdown shows Apple’s Detroit Developer Academy costs about $20,000 per student, with taxpayers footing a big part of the bill. Job placement sits around 71%, raising questions about the program’s value and real-world impact.
The Real Story of 2025 Wasn’t AI Hype, It Was Infrastructure
According to a year of executive interviews by PYMNTS, the biggest shift in 2025 was AI becoming an invisible “governing layer” for commerce. The real action was in infrastructure: payments networks repositioning, loyalty becoming a real-time currency, and regulation evolving from a brake to a stabi
Instacart Pulls the Plug on AI-Pricing Tests After Backlash
Instacart has shut down an AI tool that was running algorithmic price experiments on shoppers. The system resulted in different customers paying different prices for identical items from the same store.
Motive Files for IPO Amid Legal Fight and Big Losses
AI-powered fleet management company Motive has publicly filed for an IPO. The filing reveals growing revenue but also deepening losses and a major patent infringement lawsuit from competitor Samsara.
Crypto’s Boring, Practical 2025 Was Actually a Big Deal
Forget the hype. The real crypto story of 2025 was about banks, regulation, and building boring infrastructure. The US GENIUS Act provided stablecoin rules, and over $16 billion in venture capital flowed in.
EA’s $55B Saudi Sale Clears First Hurdle, But Regulators Are Next
Electronic Arts shareholders have voted to approve the company’s $55 billion sale to a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s PIF. The deal now faces a lengthy global regulatory review, with significant opposition from U.S. senators and Canadian labor unions.