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fortune.com - Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez - SpaceX's record IPO is helping spur a new wave of startups aiming for orbit and opening a vast new market beyond Earth
SpaceX's record IPO is helping spur a new wave of startups aiming for orbit and opening a vast new market beyond Earth
Fortune

SpaceX's blockbuster IPO did more than turn Elon Musk's rocket company into one of the world's most valuable businesses. Investors and founders say it is also helping transform space from a government-dominated industry into a supercharged startup…

coindesk.com - Francisco Rodrigues - A massive stablecoin fragmentation war is brewing between tech giants and a startup is aiming to capitalize on it
A massive stablecoin fragmentation war is brewing between tech giants and a startup is aiming to capitalize on it
CoinDesk

The stablecoin market is fragmenting, and onchain capital allocator Spark is betting it can capitalize on the split. Fintechs, exchanges and banking groups are increasingly launching their own dollar-linked tokens. Each issuer wants to keep users…

france24.com - Baltics transform from Soviet stagnation to startup hubs
Baltics transform from Soviet stagnation to startup hubs
FRANCE 24

Rather than focusing on heritage or artisanal craftsmanship promoted in similar campaigns in Italy or France, Lithuania and its Baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia are highlighting they are home to innovation. The three countries have a growing…

techradar.com - Efosa Udinmwen - Israeli startup takes direct aim at Nvidia with Arm-powered AI server
Israeli startup takes direct aim at Nvidia with Arm-powered AI server
TechRadar

Startup replaces Nvidia GPUs with custom Arm-powered AI processing hardware Prometheus packs up to 128TB of unified LPDDR6 memory onboard New server promises 1,000× more memory available per processor Majestic Labs, a startup founded in 2023…

foreignpolicyjournal.com - David Prior - Nuclear Startup Investment Surges Past $4.5 Billion In 2026 As AI Power Hunger Drives Venture Capital Frenzy
Nuclear Startup Investment Surges Past $4.5 Billion In 2026 As AI Power Hunger Drives Venture Capital Frenzy
Foreign Policy Journal

Global venture capital funding for nuclear fission and fusion startups has already surpassed $4.5 billion across 81 companies in 2026, putting the sector on pace to shatter last year's $6.2 billion record. The surge reflects the explosive growth in…

ketv.com - McKenzy Parsons - New startup debuts Saturday by cleaning up an Omaha park
New startup debuts Saturday by cleaning up an Omaha park
ketv

Updated: 6:31 PM CDT Aug 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ New startup debuts Saturday by cleaning up Benson Park Updated: 6:31 PM CDT Aug 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ OMAHA, Neb. — Volunteers joined a cleanup effort at Benson…

boingboing.net - Ellsworth Toohey - A chip report out of China erased $1 trillion in market value
A chip report out of China erased $1 trillion in market value
Boing Boing

A report this week that China has begun mass-producing specialty chips key to the AI boom set off a selloff that erased $1 trillion in market value from other chip manufacturers, according to the Guardian. The same week, the Federal Communications…

businessinsider.com - Brent D. Griffiths - Sam Altman says Paul Graham and Peter Thiel taught him a key lesson about investing
Sam Altman says Paul Graham and Peter Thiel taught him a key lesson about investing
Business Insider

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Silicon Valley luminaries taught him how to be ok with standing out when making investments. 'The thing I really learned from Peter Thiel and Paul Graham, both in two different ways, which is that the very best companies…

techcrunch.com - Kirsten Korosec - TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged - for robotaxis
TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged - for robotaxis
TechCrunch

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! TechCrunch covered a…

skift.com - Rafat Ali - The Travel Industry Power-Struggle Map
The Travel Industry Power-Struggle Map
Skift

Travel is not one market. It is a series of fights over who answers the traveler, who gets found, who owns the booking, who controls the inventory, who holds the wallet, and eventually, who remembers the trip. Last week, for Skift's 14th…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout
Inside the London hacker house taking a stand against founder burnout
TechCrunch

Six twentysomethings in East London have built what they say is the anti-San Francisco hacker house. The goal is a “holistic improvement in life,” rather than “12 weeks, Demo Day is coming,” Rowan Aldean, 26, explained.

jpost.com - DROR BIN - Israel's next tech wave: A new opportunity for olim and Israelis abroad
Israel's next tech wave: A new opportunity for olim and Israelis abroad
The Jerusalem Post

Israeli technology professionals working abroad, as well as highly skilled olim (new immigrants) considering building their future in Israel, have a unique opportunity over the next five months. Until the end of 2026, new hi-tech tax reforms are…

theverge.com - Charles Pulliam-Moore - Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI?
Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI?
The Verge

Pippa is trying to entice artists with a revenue share system. Pippa is trying to entice artists with a revenue share system. Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote…

japantimes.co.jp - Japan eyes diplomatic support for firms' entry into India
Japan eyes diplomatic support for firms' entry into India
The Japan Times

The Foreign Ministry will support small and midsize Japanese companies and startups seeking to enter the Indian market or expand investment there through diplomatic efforts to urge the Indian government to remove regulatory barriers. In April, the…

wsj.com - Kate Clark - The Race to Build an American Alternative to Cheap AI From China
The Race to Build an American Alternative to Cheap AI From China
Wall Street Journal

In late 2025, a little-known Silicon Valley startup bet much of its remaining cash on a lofty goal: building the strongest open-weight AI model it could. The startup, Arcee AI, pulled it off after a 33-day pretraining run, with far less funding…

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