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Clinical research startup Peppermint has raised $4.7 million in seed funding to solve a costly problem in clinical trials: hospitals and research sites often wait months to collect payments for work they’ve already completed. The San Francisco-based startup is using […] The post Peppermint raises $4.7M to fix clinical trial billing and payments with AI…
It’s Thursday, October 8, 2026, and here are the top tech stories making waves today — from AI and startups to regulation and Big Tech. The AI race is entering a new phase, and the biggest developments are no longer […] The post Top Tech News Today, October 8, 2026: Adobe, Google, Manus, Microsoft, Nvidia,…
Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees in another round of job cuts, primarily targeting its retail division, just as the e-commerce giant wrapped up one of its biggest shopping events of the year. The latest layoffs follow a much […] The post Amazon lays off hundreds of workers in fresh round of job cuts…
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 8th October 2026, Chainwire The post NextBlock Leads $3M Seed Round in Soda Labs to Scale Privacy Infrastructure for Public Blockchains first appeared on Tech Startups.
Startup funding over the past 24 hours has been dominated by a remarkable comeback in the AI agent market, alongside major investments in quantum computing, physical AI, cybersecurity, fusion energy, and financial infrastructure. Manus led the day with more than […] The post Startup Funding News Today, October 8, 2026: Manus, Universal Quantum, Mecka, Verso…
Toronto, Canada, 8th October 2026, CyberNewswire The post Insignary Launches Clarity AIR to Detect Undeclared Open-Source and AI-Written Code first appeared on Tech Startups.
Manus, the AI agent startup whose $2 billion acquisition by Meta was blocked by Chinese regulators, has raised more than $500 million in fresh funding, marking a remarkable comeback just weeks after the company returned to independent operations. The funding […] The post AI startup Manus raises $500 million after China blocks Meta’s $2 billion…
Plus, venture dealmaking soars as exits remain stalled
Viatris has agreed to buy pain-drug maker Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion in a deal that expands the healthcare company’s medicines portfolio.
Norway’s minister of digitalization said implementing the ban could be complicated due to European regulations.
