1. TRENDBIRD의 실리콘밸리 VC 및 스타트업 투자 동향 보고서 Q2. 2026 Edition벤처 투자 자본의 양극화 심화: 2026년 1분기 미국 벤처 투자 시장은 전체 거래 건수가 소폭 감소했음에도 불구하고 투자 총액은 역대 최고치를 갱신하며 기업 가치의 극단적 양극화 양상 노출.인공지능 진영의 유동성 독점: 전체 벤처 캐피탈 자금의 약 89%를 인공지능(AI) 및 머신러닝 분야가 압도적으로 독점하며 타 선단 기술 섹터 대비 독주 체제 증명.딥테크 유망 스타트업의 지분 선점: 건설용 자율주행의 Bedrock Robotics, 표준 랙 장착 양자 컴퓨터 Equal1, 상업용 핵융합 에너지를 개발하는 Inerti...

TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report (Silicon Valley VC & Startup Trend Report) - Q2. 2026 Edition Released.TRENDBIRD Quarterly Report는 혁신적인 기술과 비즈니스 모델로 단시간내에 폭발적인 성장을 통해, Unicorn에 등극할 수 있는 혁신적인 스타트업들과 The Next Big 비즈니스 / 테크 모델을 조기에 발굴 할 수 있도록, 실리콘밸리의 메이저 벤처 캐피탈들에 의해 사업성과 차별성, 그리고 성장성이 검증된 유망 비즈니스 모델과 혁신 기술을 미국 현지의 전문가들이 분석한 특별 분기 리포트입니다.본 보고서는 실리콘밸리 주요 벤처 캐피탈의 투자 동향과 혁신적인 스타트업들을...

The company has spent the past few years bolstering its tech portfolio.As big box stores start to give themselves tech makeovers, Walmart may have its sights set on artificial intelligence IP. The retailer is seeking to patent a system for “supply chain modeling and prediction,” relying on machine learning to keep track of all the moving parts within its sprawling and complex logistics operations. Walmart’s tech seeks to predict and adapt to real-time changes that may impact the entire operation, addressing limitations in available tools....

By taking bets on social media clout, the prediction market has made itself vulnerable to bots.Zion Thomas has amassed more than 800,000 followers on X by posting about his bets on memecoins — volatile crypto tokens whose value is driven by social media hype. And since last year, users on Polymarket have bet more than $50,000 on him, or at least on how influential they consider him to be, by investing in contracts based on his “mindshare,” a number that reflects his social media clout.Platforming what are effectively for-profit popularity...

In the age of artificial intelligence, when you can tell the computer what you want, and it builds it for you, something seems missing. Maybe a wearable input device that would let you interact, code and build using AI, and you wouldn’t even have to move a muscle. Introducing the Monako Glass, the world’s first heads-up display smart glasses designed for vibe coding. It comes with wave guide display, camera, speakers, and bone conduction microphone.Human and AI interaction is taking new turns with every passing day. Nothing is constant, it...

Fashion brands from Coach to Dior are piling into literature as books become key status symbols and markers of knowledge and taste in an age of visual overload and AI slop. Which strategies have substance?Books have become fashion’s latest status symbol, with literary knowledge increasingly signalling taste, intellect and cultural capital in an era of social media overload and AI-generated content.Brands are turning to literature to create deeper storytelling, offline experiences and cultural differentiation as consumers seek more meaningfu...

Once nearly synonymous with AI, it just got surpassed in valuation by Anthropic. Now it looks like it’s also going to get beaten to the IPO starting line.Back in late 2024, it seemed unlikely that OpenAI—then the clear leader in AI—could lose its position. ChatGPT was becoming a generic term for AI tools, much like “Kleenex” or “Band-Aid.” But the idea that OpenAI could become the “Lyft” to another company’s “Uber” is now starting to look more plausible. At the time, AI chatbots appeared largely indistinguishable. Products like C...

Companies Are Turning The Tiny Compasses In Phones Into Full Navigation Alternatives.GPS struggles deep inside buildings and can be jammed or spoofed in conflict zones, which has renewed interest in alternatives that work indoors, outdoors, underwater, or underground. One promising approach uses the Earth’s magnetic field. For years, companies have combined magnetic maps with technologies like Bluetooth or RFID for indoor positioning. Now firms including AstraNav, Oriient, and SysNav say magnetometers built into modern mobile devices are be...

With Hypershell’s X Ultra S and Similar Personal Exoskeletons, AI Takes On The Great Outdoors.AI is entering the physical realm in a big way. Case in point: I spent Mother’s Day e-hiking with bionic leg boosters.I strapped my two-year-old in a hiking carrier, and went for a walk up a winding dirt trail. The robotic hip motors whirred and a mechanical force tugged at my quads.As the incline got steeper, I opened the companion app on my phone and pressed “Boost.”My stride quickened. The whirring got louder. As the AI marched me toward the...