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AI Chip Startup Etched Sees Valuation Double to $40B+ in Fresh Funding Push The artificial intelligence chip company Etched is fielding investment offers at valuations exceeding $40 billion, according to sources. This comes just months after the startup's previous funding round, signaling explosive investor demand for AI hardware
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How to Use AI to Handle Common Customer Complaints (Without Losing the Personal Touch) Customer complaints don't stop coming in just because you're slammed with a full workload. If you're running a small business with a handful of employees, a bad review or an
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Will a Rebranding Push and Safety Pledge Help AI Shed Its Bad Reputation? The Trump administration is working to reshape how the public views artificial intelligence, promoting the idea of "super intelligence" as a positive force while pushing major AI companies to sign a non-binding safety agreement. The
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Best AI Tools for Contractors and Tradespeople in 2026 If you're running a contracting or trades business — plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing, general contracting, landscaping — you're probably drowning in admin work while also trying to get jobs done. AI tools have gotten genuinely useful for people in
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Gaming Giant Capcom Plans to Build Games With AI—Here's What That Means for Your Business Capcom, the company behind Resident Evil and Street Fighter, is openly planning a future where artificial intelligence helps create games alongside human developers. During a recent tech conference, the studio's
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How to Use AI to Write Proposals and Quotes That Win Clients A weak proposal is one of the most expensive mistakes a small business can make. You do the work of finding the lead, having the conversation, and building the relationship — then lose the job because your quote looked
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Blackstone's AI Expert Shares Playbook for Building Next-Generation AI Companies at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Jas Khaira, a leader at investment giant Blackstone, will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 about what it takes to build the next wave of AI powerhouses. His talk on the Builders Stage will focus
How to Use AI to Handle Common Customer Complaints (Without Losing the Personal Touch) Customer complaints don't stop coming in just because you're slammed with a full workload. If you're running a small business with a handful of employees, a bad review or an
Best AI Tools for Contractors and Tradespeople in 2026 If you're running a contracting or trades business — plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing, general contracting, landscaping — you're probably drowning in admin work while also trying to get jobs done. AI tools have gotten genuinely useful for people in
How to Use AI to Write Proposals and Quotes That Win Clients A weak proposal is one of the most expensive mistakes a small business can make. You do the work of finding the lead, having the conversation, and building the relationship — then lose the job because your quote looked
How to Use AI to Plan Your Business Marketing Calendar If you're running a small business and winging your marketing month to month, you're leaving money on the table — and burning time you don't have. AI can help you build a real marketing calendar
How to Use AI to Plan Your Business Marketing Calendar If you're running a small business and winging your marketing month to month, you're leaving money on the table — and burning time you don't have. AI can help you build a real marketing calendar
AI Chatbot's Role in Major Political Decision Raises Questions About AI Influence Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly provided input to President Trump before a military operation targeting Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro, according to recent reports. The incident highlights an unusual intersection of artificial
Best AI Chatbot Tools for Small Business Websites in 2025 If you're losing potential customers because nobody's available to answer questions at 11pm, an AI chatbot on your website might be the most practical fix you haven't tried yet. This guide breaks down how
Grokipedia Gets a Makeover as Elon Musk's Wikipedia Competitor Pushes Forward Grokipedia, SpaceX AI's alternative to Wikipedia, just rolled out a redesigned interface as part of its v0.3 update. The platform now features a new logo, refreshed homepage, and upgraded live edits page. This comes
How to Use AI to Create a Menu or Service Price List (Without Hiring a Designer) If your menu or service price list is living in a Google Doc you last updated two years ago, you're leaving money on the table. A clean, well-written price list builds trust,
EliseAI Doubles Its Value to $4 Billion With $350 Million Funding Round EliseAI, a company backed by prominent venture capital firm a16z, just raised $350 million in funding and doubled its valuation to $4 billion in just one year. The company builds AI tools designed to automate customer service and
How to Write a Professional Bio for Your Business Using AI Your bio is often the first thing a potential client reads about you — and most small business owners either skip it entirely or write something so stiff it sounds like a legal document. AI can fix that in about
Modal Labs Reaches $15.75B Valuation as AI Infrastructure Demand Skyrockets Modal Labs, a company that helps developers run AI applications, is closing in on a $750 million funding round that values the startup at $15.75 billion. This nearly quadruples the company's valuation from just four months
How to Use AI to Analyze Your Sales Data as a Small Business If you're making pricing decisions, staffing choices, or inventory orders based on gut feeling alone, you're leaving real money on the table. AI tools can now read your sales data and tell you
Can Meta's New AI Assistant Muse Fix Years of Trust Problems? Meta just announced Muse, a new AI assistant that's already getting attention for outshining recent announcements from OpenAI and Anthropic. The move signals Meta's push to become a serious player in consumer AI,
Best AI Tools for Salons and Spas in 2026 If you run a salon or spa, you already know the drill: you're doing hair at 11am, answering a booking text at 11:02, chasing a no-show at 11:15, and somehow also supposed to post on Instagram today.
Insurers Say AI Tools Are Adding Billions to Healthcare Costs Blue Cross Blue Shield released data showing that hospitals using artificial intelligence tools spent an extra $942 million over two years compared to facilities that didn't adopt the technology. The insurer analyzed claims data across its network and
