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Latest episodeEx-Palantir execs launch Dream to build AI world models for construction; plus, Upwind raises $400M; and Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej KarpathyOctober 30, 2026 · 11 min

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1. Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream to build AI world models for construction; plus, Upwind raises $400M; and Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej KarpathyOctober 30, 2026 · 11 min
2. Fusion startups are giving the government shares in exchange for awards. Is it worth it?October 28, 2026 · 13 min
3. Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform; AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, plus, Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogsOctober 27, 2026 · 13 min
4. Helion could double output of its power plants; plus, startups don’t need to go viral to win customers; and Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuationOctober 26, 2026 · 13 min
5. The secret to fast startup growth isn’t early sales say top names in tech; plus, Rivian bought a world model startup to accelerate self-driving ambitionsOctober 23, 2026 · 8 min
6. AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation; plus, Recursive launches Flint, a laptop coding model it says was largely built by AIOctober 22, 2026 · 9 min
7. Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their languageOctober 21, 2026 · 8 min
8. Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet; plus, Town nabbed unicorn valuation, and Tolan snags $30M for its AI companionOctober 20, 2026 · 9 min
9. Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles; plus, Elorian’s first AI model wants to reason with imagesOctober 19, 2026 · 7 min
10. Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis; plus, Gudea leverages AI to help organizations prevent social media crises before they eruptOctober 16, 2026 · 9 min

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