Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive

As generative AI evolves, a Google VP warns that LLM wrappers and AI aggregators face mounting pressure, with shrinking margins and limited differentiation threatening their long-term viability.

Co-founders behind Reface and Prisma join hands to improve on-device model inference with Mirai

Mirai raised a $10 million seed to improve how AI models run on devices like smartphones and laptops.

OpenAI’s former sales leader joins VC firm Acrew: OpenAI taught her where startups can build a ‘moat’ 

Aliisa Rosenthal has found a new career as a VC. She knows what startups can do to protect themselves from the model makers eating their markets.

VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI in 2026 — through fewer vendors

Enterprises have been experimenting with AI tools for a few years. Investors predict they will start to pick winners in 2026.