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Add to Google Preferred Sources Stripe has finalized an agreement to acquire AI startup OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. OpenRouter, founded in 2023, provides developers with access to hundreds of AI models and serves 8 million users. The deal comes months after the company raised funding at…

Startup Bangladesh Ltd Launches BDT 4 Billion Fund of Funds to Unlock New Capital for Bangladesh’s Startup Ecosystem. Here Is Everything You Need To Know  – Future Startup Briefs Subscribe

Your water heater uses nearly a quarter of your home’s energy, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration — and definitely more than that if you like taking long showers. 

AI scribes and startup incubators are transforming the evaluation process of AI technologies in healthcare and tech investments. The focus is on balancing innovation with ethical considerations like patient consent and strategic startup growth. The evolving landscape requires health systems and investors to adapt to new evaluation criteria.

Startup Bangladesh Limited (SBL) has launched the Tk 4 billion Bangladesh Fund of Funds to mobilise local, international and development capital for the country’s startup ecosystem.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has officially completed its acquisition of Cursor, the AI-powered coding assistant, the company recently confirmed. The deal follows an April agreement that gave SpaceX the option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion, according to reports by several media outlets.

Artificial intelligence startups are facing two massive headaches: There’s too much AI-generated code to deal with, and not nearly enough computing power to run it all on. Modal Labs Inc., which has just raised $355 million in a new funding round, believes it can kill both birds with one stone.

Selena Gomez attends the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 18, 2025. SOURCE: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Cerberus took first place in the regional final of the Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026, confirming its status as one of the most promising projects in Central Eurasia. The victory earned the startup a spot on the global stage of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, which will take place in San Francisco on October 13-15.…

After three months of uncertainty, AI nuclear power startup Fermi has finally filled its corner office. Lee McIntire, who’s been sitting on the company’s board as an independent director, just got promoted to CEO – marking the end of a leadership vacuum that started when the company fired co-founder Toby Neugebauer back in May. The…