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DAY 01June 16, 2026 JUN 16 · 20261 SUMMARIES
TechCrunch — AIBusiness & SaaS

Plaud Hits $100M ARR via Hardware-Enabled AI Subscription Model

Plaud has scaled its AI notetaking business to over $100M in ARR by pairing dedicated, screenless hardware with a high-conversion subscription model, proving that physical interfaces can drive AI adoption.

TechCrunch — AI
DAY 02May 29, 2026 MAY 29 · 20261 SUMMARIES
TechCrunch — AIAI & LLMs

XCENA Raises $135M to Solve AI's Memory Bottleneck

Chip startup XCENA is moving compute directly into memory modules to eliminate the costly data movement between CPUs, GPUs, and DRAM, aiming to significantly reduce AI infrastructure costs.

TechCrunch — AI
DAY 03May 6, 2026 MAY 6 · 20261 SUMMARIES
TechCrunch AIAI News & Trends

AI Chip Surge Drives Samsung to $1T Valuation

Samsung hit $1T market cap as AI demand for HBM memory chips spiked profits 8x YoY, amid shortages and Apple supply talks—second Asian firm after TSMC.

TechCrunch AI
DAY 04April 13, 2026 APR 13 · 20261 SUMMARIES
TechCrunch AIDevOps & Cloud

Kepler's 40-GPU Orbital Cluster Powers Edge AI in Space

Kepler Communications operates the largest orbital compute cluster with 40 Nvidia Orin processors across 10 satellites, enabling distributed edge inference for sensors—proving value before 2030s mega data centers arrive.

TechCrunch AI

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