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futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - We Are Mildly Horrified by This AI Startup That Coerced People Into Getting Tattoos of Its Logo in Exchange for a Job Interview
We Are Mildly Horrified by This AI Startup That Coerced People Into Getting Tattoos of Its Logo in Exchange for a Job Interview
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The US job market is in a weird place right now. Life is clearly rough for the working class, stuck navigating Kafkaeqsue hiring infrastructure while billionaires devour an…

gizmodo.com - Tom Hawking - A London Startup Is Selling Permanent Stick-On Tattoos-and It Wants to Do Mail Order
A London Startup Is Selling Permanent Stick-On Tattoos-and It Wants to Do Mail Order
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Today's entry to the ranks of “technologies that are cool in a technical sense but also don't seem like a particularly great idea” comes from London-based startup CipherX, which describes itself as “a biotech start-up…

indianexpress.com - Johnson T A - The many challenges for ISRO: Rise of startups, launch setbacks, attrition
The many challenges for ISRO: Rise of startups, launch setbacks, attrition
The Indian Express

What is the attrition situation at ISRO? A July 14 Department of Space memo, signed by a joint secretary with the Union government, addressed “a spate of requests for voluntary retirement and resignation from Group A scientific technical…

cnbc.com - Ananya Chetia - Looking at just the odds isn't enough. How traders gain an edge on prediction markets
Looking at just the odds isn't enough. How traders gain an edge on prediction markets
CNBC

Between Polymarket and Kalshi alone, there can be over 100,000 active markets. That's too much for one prediction market trader to juggle on her own. From using AI bots to purchasing an antenna, traders rely on tools and peculiar methods to compete…

forbes.com - Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan - What's The Secret Behind Start Up Survival? Vision, Not Just Money
What's The Secret Behind Start Up Survival? Vision, Not Just Money
Forbes

(Original Caption) Illustration of eyes and glasses. Undated woodcut. BPA2# 1693 Last fall, I attended a dinner for the AI startup Infactory where I met founder Brooke Hartley. From our first conversation, she seemed to have a vision to help the…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn't.
Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn't.
TechCrunch

For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company as valuable as Google, he says, or he fails and ends up on the streets. He started coding at 15 in his native Kazakhstan, completed a couple of summer programs in…

forbes.com - Gerui Wang - Why OpenAI's 80% Price Cut Could Trigger A Race To The Bottom In AI
Why OpenAI's 80% Price Cut Could Trigger A Race To The Bottom In AI
Forbes

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The global investment management company held the summit consisting of leaders from government, business, and…

techcrunch.com - Kirsten Korosec - Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it
Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it
TechCrunch

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. And it's taking a global approach. Here, TechCrunch tracks every one of those moves in one…

japantimes.co.jp - DeepSeek is developing massive AI data center in inner Mongolia
DeepSeek is developing massive AI data center in inner Mongolia
The Japan Times

China's DeepSeek is planning a massive artificial-intelligence data center in Inner Mongolia, according to people familiar with the matter, an ambitious move in computing infrastructure from the startup that's shown it can compete with the leading…

thehindubusinessline.com - Maharashtra's AI advantage: Building the future of Indian agriculture
Maharashtra's AI advantage: Building the future of Indian agriculture
BusinessLine

Indian agriculture is entering a new technological phase. The next transformation will depend not only on increasing production, but on improving the quality and speed of decisions. Climate variability, water stress, pest outbreaks, market…

techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - Should you still buy your next smartphone - or subscribe to it instead?
Should you still buy your next smartphone - or subscribe to it instead?
TechCrunch

The smartphone industry's next battleground may not be the phone itself, but how consumers get it. As premium devices become more expensive, Apple, Samsung, and others are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can…

forbes.com - Sarah Hernholm - 4 Ecommerce Niches Worth Building A Side Hustle Around In 2026
4 Ecommerce Niches Worth Building A Side Hustle Around In 2026
Forbes

Four ecommerce niches worth building a side hustle around in 2026, backed by market data on wellness, pet products, AI tools and resale. About one-third of U.S. adults now have an active side hustle, and more than 70 percent of workers rely on some…

techcrunch.com - Sean O'Kane - Exclusive: Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays
Exclusive: Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays
TechCrunch

Rivian spinoff Also will finally start delivering its first e-bikes to customers next week, after months of delays related to unspecified supply chain issues. The company told TechCrunch on Friday that the Launch Edition of its TM-B e-bike, which…

forbes.com - Michael T. Nietzel - Is Vanderbilt's Campus Expansion The Next Big Thing For Universities?
Is Vanderbilt's Campus Expansion The Next Big Thing For Universities?
Forbes

Vanderbilt University's campus expansion strategy is being watched closely by other major universities seeking to gain a larger market presence. Vanderbilt University is charting a new direction, one that other major universities are watching…

theguardian.com - Nick Robins-Early - China's tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
China's tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
The Guardian

Over the past month, a series of advancements in China's artificial intelligence, chip manufacturing and robotics technologies have rattled financial markets, caused divisions among US tech moguls and left the Trump administration scrambling to…

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