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Rundown · Friday, March 13, 2026

Startups news on March 13, 2026

On Friday, March 13, 2026 the Startups desk recorded 4 news events. The earliest report came from Bloomberg at 01:57 UTC.

  1. 01

    Call a Boomer phone service connects Gen Z users and seniors

    3 outlets · first: wdsu.com Product launch

    Machine summary Reports describe a phone service called Call a Boomer that connects Gen Z users and seniors.

    1. Call a Boomer is a phone service that connects Gen Z and seniors, according to reports.

    Reported by wdsu.com, wyff4.com and koat.com.

    • Call a Boomer

  2. 02

    Singapore must train more people to build AI, top official says

    2 outlets · first: Bloomberg Leadership

    Machine summary Bloomberg reported that a top official says Singapore must train more people to build AI. According to Business Times, this challenge arises while companies are increasingly adopting the technology and reducing junior hiring.

    1. Singapore has committed over S$1 billion ($782 million) to its national AI strategy.

    Reported by Bloomberg and businesstimes.

  3. 03

    Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools

    2 outlets · first: techcrunch.com Shutdown

    Machine summary Digg laid off staff and shut down its app as the company retools, according to TechCrunch and finance.yahoo.com.

    Reported by finance.yahoo.com and techcrunch.com.

    Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (2 outlets)

  4. 04

    Cerebras Systems and Amazon strike deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on AWS

    2 outlets · first: finance.yahoo.com Market trends

    Machine summary Cerebras Systems and Amazon struck a deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on Amazon cloud.

    1. Cerebras Systems and Amazon (AWS) have signed a deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on the Amazon cloud.
    2. Cerebras Systems and Amazon struck a deal to offer Cerebras AI chips on Amazon cloud, according to reports.

    Reported by finance.yahoo.com and telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com.

Each summary and its key facts are a machine summary of the reports linked under it; the outlets, times and counts come from those reports' own records. How a rundown is built.

Also covered for this desk

16 events homed on another desk that the Startups desk also carried on March 13, 2026.

  1. Mar 13 · PropTech iHeartRadio: “Economy Grew By Just 0.7% In 4th Quarter After Initial Estimate Downgraded” 5
  2. Mar 13 · Biotech Ottawa to announce $550M in funding for Canadian research projects 4
  3. Mar 13 · HR & workforce US job openings rise to 7 million 4
  4. Mar 13 · Legal Apple cuts App Store fees in China, reports say 3
  5. Mar 13 · Finance Alibaba Backs MetaComp's $35M Pre-A Round to Scale Asia's Web2.5 Infrastructure 2
  6. Mar 13 · Legal One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after ban 2
  7. Mar 13 · Legal Software companies push back against AI curbs and fears 2
  8. Mar 13 · Climate Japan’s KTD Enters Indian Energy Market with 10% Stake in OMC Power 2
  9. Mar 13 · Space & defense Startup deals roundup includes franchised defense manufacturing 2
  10. Mar 13 · Supply chain focustaiwan.tw: “Kaohsiung - Kumamoto delegation in Arizona to talk semiconductors” 2
  11. Mar 13 · Finance Blue Gold Sets Q2 2026 Launch for Gold-Backed Token Following Beta Success 2
  12. Mar 13 · Supply chain Bloomberg: “Andreessen Horowitz-Backed Firm to Revive Abandoned Copper Mine” 2
  13. Mar 13 · Marketing Production firm pitches brands model built on AI creative trend 1
  14. Mar 13 · Supply chain Hindalco Taps Shipwaves for ₹1.56 Crore Logistics Digitalization Drive 1

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