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techcrunch.com - Tim De Chant - Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it's going public, again, and I have questions
Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it's going public, again, and I have questions
TechCrunch

One news headline this week had a whiff of déjà vu about it. Nuclear startup Deep Fission announced that it was going public, hoping to garner investor support to build subterranean reactors to power AI data centers. Wait, didn't I…

indianexpress.com - Vidheesha Kuntamalla - How a Delhi Govt school student built a 3D-printing startup at age 22
How a Delhi Govt school student built a 3D-printing startup at age 22
The Indian Express

“If you think of something in your mind, we can make it,” he says about what his 3D printers can achieve. A few years ago, Nikhil did not even know what 3D printing was. Back then, he was a Class 12 student at RSKV Kalyanvas, a Delhi…

techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India's rooftop solar market draws major VC interest
SolarSquare in talks to raise up to $60M as India's rooftop solar market draws major VC interest
TechCrunch

SolarSquare, an Indian rooftop solar startup that helps households and housing societies adopt solar power, is in advanced talks to raise fresh capital after securing India's largest solar venture investment in December 2024, TechCrunch has…

benzinga.com - Eva Mathew - This Tech Startup Just Axed Nearly A Quarter Of Its Workforce- And Says Survivors Could Earn $1 Million S
This Tech Startup Just Axed Nearly A Quarter Of Its Workforce- And Says Survivors Could Earn $1 Million S
Benzinga

Cloud-based productivity platform ClickUp laid off 22% of its workforce, but CEO Zeb Evans says the move is not about cost-cutting. Instead, the company is channeling savings into a radical AI-first strategy that includes million-dollar salary…

wsj.com - Jinjoo Lee - A Hot IPO Lifts Geothermal Power Companies
A Hot IPO Lifts Geothermal Power Companies
Wall Street Journal

Energy startups are in demand on the promise that they will deliver power to artificial-intelligence hyperscalers. The mere prospect of doing so at some time in the future is enough to command multibillion-dollar market capitalizations. , a…

theguardian.com - Wendy Liu - I avoid AI tools because thinking is supposed to be hard. It's what makes us human | Wendy Liu
I avoid AI tools because thinking is supposed to be hard. It's what makes us human | Wendy Liu
The Guardian

Long before the age of multi-billion-dollar AI companies promising to disrupt the field of software development, I was learning to code the hard way. It was the mid-2000s, and I was a child with unmonitored access to the family computer. With the…

fastcompany.com - Jesus Diaz - China is deploying the first home cleaning humanoid robot butlers
China is deploying the first home cleaning humanoid robot butlers
Fast Company

At last, the Jetsons are happening. Everyone's long-held dream of having a humanoid robot at home to do all the household chores is almost here. Chinese tech firm GigaAI has announced the (allegedly) first commercial robotic butler ever. The…

indianexpress.com - IE Online - Success story | How a Chandigarh-based entrepreneur built a global tech company on trust
Success story | How a Chandigarh-based entrepreneur built a global tech company on trust
The Indian Express

For Singh, that difficult phase became a defining moment. Even without confirmed business or financial security, he decided to take responsibility for the people who had trusted him. He brought the employees from the closed startup together and…

republicworld.com - info desk - RollsKing's ₹100 Crore Journey: How a Homegrown Roll Brand Is Building India's Next Fast-Casual QSR Giant
RollsKing's ₹100 Crore Journey: How a Homegrown Roll Brand Is Building India's Next Fast-Casual QSR Giant
Republic World

In a country where food habits are evolving as rapidly as lifestyles, one Indian QSR brand has quietly built a powerful business around a simple insight — Modern India wants meals that are handy, fast, wholesome, and value first meals…

futurism.com - Jon Christian - Insiders at SoftBank Worry Their CEO Is Getting Conned by Sam Altman
Insiders at SoftBank Worry Their CEO Is Getting Conned by Sam Altman
Futurism

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The rise of AI is many things: technological, sociological, political, even teleological. But perhaps above all, it's financial. When OpenAI released ChatGPT back in late 2022, it…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - HKSTP hails selection of Hong Kong's first space payload expert as validation of local innovation and talent
HKSTP hails selection of Hong Kong's first space payload expert as validation of local innovation and talent
The Standard

The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation has expressed profound inspiration and pride following the historic appointment of Dr. Lai Ka Ying as the city's first-ever payload expert to join China's manned space program for a six-month…

cnbc.com - Morgan Chittum - Bulls push the S&P 500 back near records - here's what drove the market last week
Bulls push the S&P 500 back near records - here's what drove the market last week
CNBC

Stock market bulls wrestled back control last week after a brief respite, putting the S & P 500 back on the cusp of another record high. The index has now advanced for eight straight weeks since its Iran wartime bottom on March 30, its longest…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Naidu to inaugurate MSME Growth Summit-2026 in Vijayawada on May 25
Naidu to inaugurate MSME Growth Summit-2026 in Vijayawada on May 25
The Hindu

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate the MSME Growth Summit-2026 at Dr. Ambedkar Kala Vedika in Vijayawada on Monday (May 25). The MSME Growth Summit-2026 is a flagship initiative of the Andhra Pradesh government aimed at…

engadget.com - Jackson Chen - DeepSeek permanently reduces the price of its flagship V4 model by 75 percent
DeepSeek permanently reduces the price of its flagship V4 model by 75 percent
Engadget

The lower prices could be aimed at undercutting the competition. DeepSeek is leaning hard into being the 'cost-effective' choice for AI agents. According to its website, the Chinese startup is dropping the price for its latest flagship model…

theamericanreporter.com - Jennifer Ross - Founder of Dovetail Software Responds to Australia's CGT Overhaul
Founder of Dovetail Software Responds to Australia's CGT Overhaul
The American Reporter

An engineer evaluating a startup offer in 2027 will be doing the same mental arithmetic as every engineer before them: meaningful equity upside in exchange for the chance to build something significant. The 2026 Federal Budget just changed what…

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