A San Francisco startup just raised a huge Series A to create a marketplace for AI compute. SF Compute lets companies resell their unused GPU capacity, offering flexibility in a market dominated by long-term contracts.
A Forbes contributor outlines a concrete, two-part method for measuring curiosity in organizations. The approach combines a 24-item survey on current behaviors with a 36-question assessment on lifelong inhibitors. The goal is to directly connect curiosity to productivity metrics like engagement and
The Freiburg-based AI startup, founded by the researchers behind Stable Diffusion, has secured massive new funding to scale its visual intelligence platform. Its models are already used by giants like Adobe, Canva, and Meta.
Jay Graber is the engineer behind Bluesky, the decentralized social platform she describes as “billionaire-proof.” The Tulsa-born CEO was tapped by Jack Dorsey in 2021 to lead the project before Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.
Gravis Robotics just secured $23 million to expand its autonomous construction equipment technology. The startup retrofits existing heavy machinery with AI and sensors to operate autonomously. They’re tackling a massive labor shortage as skilled operators retire and younger workers avoid the industr
CloudKitchens is considering adding IQ tests to its hiring process according to CTO Brian Atwell. The ghost kitchen startup founded by Uber’s Travis Kalanick is running 20 experiments to improve interviews. Atwell says IQ tests could help weed out candidates early in the process.
Small business owners are defying economic concerns with strong optimism for 2026. According to Paychex data, 88% expect revenue growth next year, and nearly half are hiring seasonal workers specifically to prepare for anticipated 2026 expansion. This comes despite ongoing hiring challenges and cons
AI infrastructure startup Vijil has raised $17 million to solve the trust problem holding back enterprise AI adoption. The platform helps companies deploy AI agents 75% faster while ensuring reliability and security.
Nuclear energy startup X-energy has secured $700 million in Series D funding just months after expanding its Series C round. The company is developing small modular reactors and has orders for 144 units from major customers including Amazon. This brings their total funding to $1.8 billion as they ra
At just 29, Brian Zhan has reunited with former colleague Max Gazor to deploy an unusually aggressive VC strategy focused on massive seed investments in AI. Their $165 million fund will make only 10 investments with checks reaching $30 million each, betting big on founders with little more than prom
