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The billing system for AI products. Discussion | Link
Turn any set of notes into a powerful database Discussion | Link
Could Databricks at $100B Be β¦ Cheap? A Deep Dive into Data Analytics Valuations Both Databricks and Snowflake are sitting at approximately $4B in ARR, but Databricks is growing twice as fast (50% vs 26%). When you adjust for growth rates and factor in AI positioning, Databricksβ $100B valuation might actually represent compelling value compared... Continue Reading
From no-code to AI-assisted dev environments, βvibe codingβ is changing how early-stage startups build β and who they need to hire. The once-standard idea of landing a β10x engineerβ as your first critical hire is getting a serious reality check with Lauri Moore (Bessemer) and David Cramer (Sentry) on the Builder Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in October at San Francisco's Moscone West.
The round, which pushes Databricks' valuation to $100B, was co-led by Insight Partners and Thrive. CEO Ali Ghodsi says he's found an enormous untapped AI agent market to spend the funds.
Thereβs still time to book your exhibit table, but space is disappearing fast. The brands that move now will be the ones getting the face time, the leads, and the traction that matters most.
You can now build text-only conversational agents Discussion | Link
The Indian government plans to ban real-money games β whether skill- or chance-based β under its proposed online gaming regulation.
Accentureβs Wendy Walsh discusses the health of Irelandβs technology sector and the importance of consistent upskilling. Read more: βIrelandβs tech sector is undergoing a powerful reinventionβ
One of the co-founders of German challenger bank N26 is standing down as CEO, following reports of a dispute with some of its investors over the founders' handling of regulatory issues.Valentin Stalf,...
Keychain states it's currently being used by top CPG brands and food retailers including 7-Eleven, Whole Foods, and General Mills.
We all want happy teams. High engagement scores. Great culture surveys. And yes, those things matter. And I know many of you are repulsed with the idea of βcrackedβ teams working 7 days a week in the office. We donβt all need to do that to win. But hereβs what Iβve learned after watching hundreds... Continue Reading
Keychain doesn't have a single customer in India β but the team helping it scale across North America and beyond is entirely based in Gurugram, a suburb of New Delhi.
SAP'S Yaad Oren and Agilent's Raj Jampa discuss how to deploy agentic AI while staying inside cost, latency, and compliance guardrails.
From Waterford to Kildare, Irelandβs astrophotographers shoot for the stars in this yearβs DIAS space photography competition. Read more: From Glasnevin to a galaxy far away: DIAS winning photographs revealed
AI Just Changed the Rules of SaaS: What Every Founder Needs to Know The SaaS Operators do deep dives on eCommerce B2B issues, and reached out to see if weβd to their podcast. We did and it ended up being a great deep dive on just how AI is changing the entire B2B software industry.... Continue Reading
Starling Bank is buying a UK accounting startup, as it looks to provide a beefed-up offering for its small business customers.London-based Ember, founded in 2018, provides tax and bookkeeping software...
As we continue to embrace the advantages of AI, a new report shows that some believe the technology will make physical offices obsolete. Read more: Could AI make in-person work a thing of the past?
Arm has reportedly been set on building its own chips for a while now, with Amazonβs Rami Sinno the latest recruit to boost this ambition. Read more: Reuters: Arm hires Amazon AI chip exec for in-house chipmaking
Firecrawl nabbed Shopifyβs CEO Tobias LΓΌtke as an investor from a gutsy email after they discovered he was using the product.
Dear SaaStr: My Sales Rep is Grossly Underperforming but is Involved in a Key Deal. Should I Fire Him or Wait for The Deal to Close? This is pretty common and most founders make the same mistake. Move on from the rep now. There is almost no chance he is adding value to the prospect... Continue Reading
Relive and cleanup your photos for a specific day Discussion | Link
Lero Research Ireland Centre for Software is to further collaborate with gaming computer peripherals giant Logitech G, to better understand computer gamers. Read more: Logitech invests 2.5m in gaming research project with Limerickβs Lero
The company currently employs more than 630 people across its 16 Irish offices and sites. Read more: Egis to support Irelandβs National Development Plan with 100 new jobs
As the US discusses taking a 10pc stake in Intel, Japanβs Softbank has just agreed a $2bn investment in the troubled chipmaker. Read more: Japanβs SoftBank invests $2bn in Intel, US eyes 10pc stake
The investment will support Neurovalens' commercial expansion across healthcare markets globally and accelerate the sale of its FDA-approved devices. Read more: Belfast medtech Neurovalens bags 6m to scale global expansion
Robinhood is launching a tool for investors, which analyses breaking news, analyst reports and Robinhoodβs proprietary data to summarise why a stock is moving.The tool is the first UK product launched...
Transform every travel gem from TikTok/IG into pins on a map Discussion | Link
Developers are free to create and distribute derivative models. Importantly, Nvidia does not claim ownership of any outputs generated...
Winner-Take-All Has Taken Over Venture. The Top 1% of AI Start-Ups Are Valued at 3-10x βNormalβ Multiples Based on fresh Carta data from 3,001 primary rounds raised by US startups (Sept 2024 β August 2025). The venture capital market has officially split into two radically different universes. And this is super important for B2B founders... Continue Reading
Ultimately, model makers and enterprises are focusing on the wrong issue: They should be computing smarter, not harder.
Open source Cursor for designers Discussion | Link
Moving beyond the slow, costly trial-and-error of RL, GEPA teaches AI systems to learn and improve using natural language.
TensorZero raises $7.3 million to build an open-source AI infrastructure stack that helps enterprises scale and optimize large language model (LLM) applications with unified tools for observability, fine-tuning, and experimentation.
The future will arrive with or without our guardrails. We must design AIβs structures now for a future of abundance rather than disruption.