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May 27, 2025

Builder.ai faced US probe before company collapsed, reports say

The once-hyped AI startup's lawyer told employees to preserve documents following the request, Bloomberg reported

US prosecutors ordered embattled AI startup Builder.ai to hand over internal data weeks before the company collapsed into insolvency, according to reports. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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