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Exclusive: What If AI could design a jet engine—or even a starship? Google DeepMind and Airbus veterans just raised $23M with an eye on that future

April 28, 2025 by DON

When dreaming of the day artificial intelligence achieves human-like ability, former Airbus CTO Paul Eremenko says he’s always done so in the context of building real-world machines. “I want an AI superintelligence that can build us starships and Dyson spheres,” he told Fortune—the latter being a hypothetical sci-fi megastructure that would harness energy from a … Read more

Perfect taps $23M to fix the flaws in recruitment with AI

February 25, 2025 by DON

“Agentic AI” is the concept of the moment. Developers big and small are rushing to build apps to leapfrog the heavy lifting needed to employ generative AI in specific contexts… and investors are rushing to fund the most interesting of these. In one of the latest examples, a startup out of Israel called Perfect — … Read more

Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

February 20, 2025 by DON

Recalls in the food and beverage industry due to contamination incidents can have catastrophic effects. Not only do companies have to pay fines and damages, but the impacts on the brand’s reputation can be long-lasting. That’s why Spore.Bio, a Paris-based deeptech startup, is trying to reinvent microbiology testing to avoid the next PR crisis in … Read more