# Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform; AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, plus, Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs

An episode of [TechCrunch Startup News](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1145974783), 27 Oct 2026, 13 min.

Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/AIRWV1424373999.mp3

Matiks has introduced a new platform for users to create games using AI. Also, "despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech." And Warhound, the brain child of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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