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Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do
In November, Jeff Bezos announced that he would become co-CEO of a new startup called Prometheus. At the time, the startup said it would focus on “physical AI”—an increasingly common term for applying the same deep learning…
The battery startup powering the laser-weapons race
This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Adam Warmoth is the founder and CEO of Chariot Defense, a San Francisco-based start-up building…
Jeff Bezos' AI startup aims to build an 'artificial general engineer'
Prometheus will develop AI-powered engineering tools for robotics, drug design, manufacturing, and more. Prometheus will develop AI-powered engineering tools for robotics, drug design, manufacturing, and more. Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Emma…
SpaceX just went public. These alum-founded startups are following its playbook
SpaceX finally went public on Friday, marking what could be one of the most profitable stock market debuts ever. The move stands to make Elon Musk, already the world's wealthiest person, even wealthier, while turning many employees and early…
Las Vegas ranks No. 2 in world in startup community activity
Las Vegas is on the rise in the U.S. and world startup ecosystem rankings. In fact, the city ranked No. 2 globally in startup community activity from April 2025 to April 2026, according to StartupBlink, a global startup ecosystem research platform…
SpaceX stock: Trading time, price targets, predictions, and latest update as record IPO shakes up markets
If you follow the stock market or financial news at all, you'd have to be living under a rock to not know that Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp.—better known as SpaceX—is going public. Shares were officially priced…
Liz Kendall ramps up push to funnel pension cash into UK startups
The government is stepping up efforts to channel more institutional money into British tech firms as ministers look to stop promising startups heading overseas for funding. Tech secretary Liz Kendall announced that Labour would pursue reforms to…
SpaceX Wraps First Day On Stock Market Up 19% After Historic IPO
SpaceX shares closed up 19% on Friday following its highly anticipated initial public offering, which became the largest IPO of all time and sent Elon Musk's net worth soaring into trillionaire status. SpaceX's initial public offering was held…
Green Loop: The Taranaki-based startup turning food waste into living soil
A Taranaki-based startup using fermentation to turn difficult food waste into living soil is gaining momentum as its customer base grows. Green Loop collects not only organic waste but also processed food, meat, and dairy products which it treats…
How Top Economists Think AI Will Change the Job Market
This is an edition of The Future of Everything newsletter, a look at how innovation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and play. If you're not subscribed, sign up here. Will AI improve workers' lives—or hand them the…
The Branding Mistake That's Undermining Your Marketing ROI
One of the most common brand identity mistakes is treating identity as a collection of visual assets instead of a connected business system. If your brand identity is inconsistent, unclear or too generic, every campaign has to work harder than it…
SpaceX playbook set to fuel China's IPO ambitions but tech gap persists
SpaceX's record $75 billion IPO is poised to supercharge Chinese space startups racing to fund the same technologies that have made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire — reusable rockets and giant satellite constellations. In China, the…
SpaceX to list on US stock market at historic $1.77tn valuation
SpaceX will become publicly traded on Friday after nearly two and a half decades as a private company. Executives are slated to ring the bell on Wall Street with the rocket ship maker's historic stock market debut. If all goes to plan, the…
Elon Musk Said He Gave SpaceX 'Less Than a 10 Percent Chance of Succeeding.' Today, the Company Just Made Him a Trillionaire
Today, SpaceX appears prepared to blast past a $2 trillion valuation in its stock market debut. The move comes more than two decades after Elon Musk predicted that the company would likely fail. “I gave SpaceX a less than 10 percent chance…
How This Under 30 Alum Made The Forbes Midas Top Investors List
Think this is nice? It's a version of the weekly Under 30 newsletter and would be even better in your inbox. CODY PICKENS FOR FORBES; GETTY IMAGES In 2022, Under 30 alum Sarah Guo walked away from a high profile investing job at Reid Hoffman's…
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