Livestream shopping platform Whatnot has acquired Shaped, an AI startup specializing in real-time recommendations and search. This move highlights how live shopping SaaS is evolving fast, with personalization now seen as a core competitive advantage rather than a nice-to-have feature. For small business owners selling through livestreams, this deal is worth watching closely. Whatnot built […]
DeepSeek is reportedly working through the early stages of a fundraising round that could bring in roughly $1.5 billion, with a valuation near $71 billion attached to the deal. According to reports, the Chinese large language model developer is also eyeing a public offering in 2027. Together, the DeepSeek IPO plans point to a company […]
The latest Nous Research funding round is turning heads across the tech world. The company behind the Hermes agent is reportedly in talks to raise at least $75 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, with Robot Ventures leading the round and USV joining alongside other notable backers. For small business owners tracking where technology dollars […]
When a startup called Oratomic announced a $300 million funding round to build a quantum computer that needs only 20,000 qubits, most small business owners probably scrolled past the headline. Quantum computing feels distant from the daily grind of running a shop, a delivery service, or a local agency. However, big leaps in computing power […]
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