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AI Voice Startup Vapi Hits $500M Valuation After Winning Amazon Ring Over 40 RivalsStartups
May 12, 2026

AI Voice Startup Vapi Hits $500M Valuation After Winning Amazon Ring Over 40 Rivals

The voice AI platform beat out 40 competitors to land Amazon's smart doorbell division as a customer, signaling that enterprise voice AI is entering a hypergrowth phase.

TechCrunch5 min read
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Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab Wants AI to 'Keep Humans in the Loop'Startups
May 15, 2026

Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab Wants AI to 'Keep Humans in the Loop'

The former OpenAI CTO's new startup is betting that the next wave of AI won't be about replacing humans — but about building systems where human judgment is the product.

Wired7 min read
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The Haves and Have Nots of the AI Gold RushStartups
May 16, 2026

The Haves and Have Nots of the AI Gold Rush

As frontier model companies raise billions, the gap between AI's winners and everyone else is widening into a chasm. What it means for the startup ecosystem.

TechCrunch8 min read
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Show HN: Semble — Code Search for Agents That Uses 98% Fewer Tokens Than GrepStartups
May 17, 2026

Show HN: Semble — Code Search for Agents That Uses 98% Fewer Tokens Than Grep

A new code search tool purpose-built for AI agents achieves dramatic token efficiency, addressing one of the hidden bottlenecks in AI-assisted development.

HN Community6 min read
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For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras Win Is Just the StartStartups
May 17, 2026

For Eclipse, the $2.5B Cerebras Win Is Just the Start

The venture firm behind one of 2026's biggest chip deals sees a future where AI hardware startups compete directly with NVIDIA — and they're betting big on it.

TechCrunch7 min read
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Amazon Launches 30-Minute Delivery Across the USStartups
May 12, 2026

Amazon Launches 30-Minute Delivery Across the US

Amazon's ultrafast delivery expansion uses a combination of micro-fulfillment centers and AI-powered logistics to bring 30-minute delivery to every major US metro area.

TechCrunch5 min read
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