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For Vance, an Idyllic Appalachian Startup Became a Hard Lesson
For JD Vance, it seemed like the perfect investment. In February 2018, he was working as a venture capitalist when he learned about AppHarvest. Its founder, Jonathan Webb, was a Kentucky native who wanted to build giant greenhouses in Appalachia…
xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup, launches an API
In August, Elon Musk's xAI promised to make Grok, the company's flagship generative AI model powering a number of features on X, available via an API. Now, that API has arrived — albeit a bit bare-bones at the moment. The xAI API only has a…
The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
After a full day of meetings at Julie, a startup that sells a morning-after pill, CEO Amanda E/J Morrison jumped a flight from New York to Boston and headed to a small, private college, where a trivia night awaited her. Dozens of students shuffled…
Are Tribal Tech Startups The Answer To The Loneliness Epidemic?
Today we put more value on individual success and independence than on social ties and community. We relocate farther from family to pursue career opportunities and ambitions. We constantly multitask, leaving little time for forging social…
What to know about Perplexity, the buzzy - and controversial - AI startup targeting a big funding round
News Corp. has accused AI startup Perplexity of copyright infringement in a new lawsuit. Perplexity is eyeing a massive funding round this year, The Wall Street Journal had reported. Here's what you need to know about the buzzy, controversial…
Africa: Kenya Leads Africa in Startup Funds Raised
Nairobi — Kenya has emerged as the leading African country in startup funding, raising $437 million (Sh56.5 billion), which represents 31 percent of total funds raised on the continent, according to data from Africa: The Big Deal. The growth…
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Oklo Stock Price Levels to Watch as Nuclear Energy Startup Surges 22% to Record High
Oklo shares soared 22% to a new record high Monday as investors continue piling into the Sam Altman-backed Nuclear energy startup. The stock has more than doubled over the past month on growing consensus among analysts that nuclear energy-related…
Startup debuts AI assistant for lawyers to handle some of the grunt work
Startup Luminance plans to introduce an AI assistant for attorneys that can amend contracts or mark up non-disclosure agreements, powered by a proprietary model trained on more than 150 million legal documents. The new product, Agent Lumi, will be…
More startups are being spun out of Klarna than any other European fintech unicorn
Alumni from Klarna have gone on to create 62 new startups — more than any other fintech unicorn in Europe, according to a new report from venture capital firm Accel. Out of 98 venture-backed fintech unicorns in the region, 82 have produced…
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has moved his AI startup out of stealth, calling it Parallel
Parag Agrawal updated his LinkedIn page with his AI startup's name for the first time: Parallel Web Systems. The ex-Twitter CEO raised about $30 million for the startup, The Information reported in January. Parallel's website says its initial…
Financial experts urge SMEs and innovation startups to turn to cheap and patient funding options
Small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, specifically those in the fields of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Research (STIR), have been advised to turn to cheaper and long-term funding opportunities such as venture capital and angel…
Science Startup Pushes Boundaries of Ethics by Screening Embryos for Intelligence
Science startup Heliospect Genomics is marketing a contentious service that allows wealthy couples to screen their IVF embryos for traits like intelligence, raising ethical concerns among experts. The service costs $50,000 to screen 100 embryos.
Richard White's sex scandal ignored by WiseTech-linked media startup
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The scandal engulfing WiseTech and its billionaire founder Richard White – involving a messy legal battle with his former…
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Top Generative AI Tools for Startups: Boosting Innovation and Growth
AI has quickly changed the way companies function, enabling even the smallest teams to use state-of-the-art technology without requiring a high level of technical know-how. Innovation is being facilitated by generative AI technologies, in…
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Deepinder Goyal Debuts Personal Health Tracking Startup, Continue
Zomato co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has taken a significant leap into the health and wellness space with his latest venture, Continue. A move that resonates with his passion for mental and physical health, Goyal's new company aims to track…
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