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Mark Zuckerberg-Backed AI Startup Takes Over Parkinson's Treatment From the Maker of Ozempic
Cellular Intelligence, an AI drug startup backed by Mark Zuckerberg, said Monday that it has reached a “defining moment.” The Boston-based startup announced that it has acquired global rights to STEM-PD, an experimental Parkinson's…
This AI Startup Thinks Most Companies Get Retention Completely Wrong - Here's Its Unusual Solution
AI startup Lovable recently announced a new policy that gives every employee an automatic 10% salary increase each year on their work anniversary. Lovable's leadership says the policy is designed to support retention and sidestep the tension that…
Meta Acquires Humanoid Robot Startup And Shifts To Wearables In 2026 - Why It Matters Now
Shock hit 10% cuts in May. The move landed after Meta told investors it would redirect resources toward AI and consumer wearables, not big Metaverse gambles. Reuters reports Reality Labs trimmed roughly 10% of its staff – about 1,500 roles…
Imaging tech startup eyeo raises €40M to try to show the world in a very different light
Netherlands- and Belgium-based imaging technology startup eyeo B.V. said today it has closed on a €40 million ($47.07 million) Series A round of funding in order to try to fulfill its mission to enhance the world's cameras. The round, which…
eBike Startup Lime Files for $2 Billion IPO
Lime parent Neutron Holdings filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Friday (May 8) for its initial public offering (IPO). Sources told the Financial Times (FT) that Lime is hoping to list at a valuation of around $2…
Security chiefs 'too polite' for startups, says cyber flywheel founder Alastair Paterson | Computer Weekly
Britain's corporate cyber chiefs are too polite when they deal with innovative startup cyber security companies. Chief information security officers (CISOs) prefer to be non-committal, rather than tell startup companies what is wrong with their…
Visa selects seven startups from Cyprus, Greece, and Malta for innovation hub
Visa has selected seven fintechs from Greece, Cyprus and Malta for the 2026 cycle of the Visa Innovation Programme Europe, as applications from the three markets rose by around 50 per cent year-on-year, pointing to growing momentum across the…
What 2,800 funding rounds reveal about how startups spend money
When closing a round, founders tell well-framed stories about their product, team, growth and much more. But beyond marketing-heavy anecdotes, they also inform the ecosystem about why they've raised funds and how they intend to deploy them. At…
Why Jaclyn Johnson Wants The Next Generation On Cap Tables-Not Just Guest Lists
Jaclyn Johnson, founder of Create & Cultivate, Chrerub and Receipts, Photo Credit: Brit Perkins After years spent building rooms for ambitious women to network, connect and learn from one another, Jaclyn Johnson is focused on something else:…
Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future
How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our computers? A recent feature in the Wall Street Journal looks at the rising popularity of dictation apps like Wispr, especially now that they can be connected to vibe coding…
Human Barista, AI Boss? Inside Sweden's Latest Experimental Cafe
Stockholm: The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter, something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm. San Francisco-based startup Andon Labs has put an artificial intelligence agent…
Korea's biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data
Asia's push into physical AI is being fueled by the same manufacturing prowess that made the region a global industrial powerhouse. Across South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan, manufacturing remains a central pillar of economic growth. Unlike…
AI money is pushing San Francisco housing prices way up - even before the OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs
News item: Last fall, more than 600 OpenAI employees went from being paper millionaires to the real thing by selling $6.6 billion worth of the company's stock. Also a news item: The San Francisco real estate market — especially for high-end…
Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2026: Nominations Are Now Open
Since 2021, the Forbes Asia 100 to Watch List has featured some of the fastest-growing and most innovative companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Last year's listees included Aimed Bio, a South Korean biotech company that went public in December and…
With Skyroot at the head of the class, India's private space industry seeks to take off
After decades of controlling all aspects of spaceflight, the Indian government decided in 2020 to open things up to private industry. Essentially, the government said, companies could build their own rockets, obtain permission to launch them, and…
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