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Anduril is working on the difficult AI-related task of real-time edge computing

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Anduril announced its ninth acquisition on Monday with the purchase of Dublin’s Klas, makers of ruggedized edge computing equipment for the military and first-responders. Anduril wouldn’t reveal financial details of the deal, and the purchase is subject to regulatory approval, but the company did say that Klas employs 150 people.  Relatedly, on Monday, Anduril also […]

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Ali Partovi is using these indicators to spot future tech billionaires

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In this episode of StrictlyVC Download, hosts TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos and StrictlyVC’s Alex Gove are joined by Ali Partovi, co-founder and CEO of Neo. They talk about Neo’s evolution from a scholar program that provides grants to talented technical young people to a venture fund that recently raised $320 million in committed

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Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner

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Eight years after joining Benchmark as the firm’s first woman general partner, Sarah Tavel announced on X that she is transitioning to a more limited role at the storied venture firm. In her new position as a venture partner, Tavel will continue to make investments and serve on existing company boards, but she will have

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Figure AI sent cease-and-desist letters to secondary markets brokers

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Last month, Brett Adcock, founder of a robotics startup Figure AI, claimed in a post on X that his company “is now # 1 most sought-after private stock in the secondary market.” But the company has sent cease-and-desist letters to at least two brokers who run secondary marketplaces, those brokers told TechCrunch.These people said Figure

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