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AI Is Changing Who Gets Rich From Startups
The share of startup equity going to employees under 30 is falling while venture money crowds into artificial intelligence. For years, one of the surer ways for an ordinary employee to build wealth was to join a startup early and take equity…
FCC approves startup's space mirror to reflect sunlight to dark parts of Earth
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a startup business's request to build and launch a mirror satellite that would reflect sunlight back toward the dark parts of Earth. Reflect Orbital of Hawthorne, Calif., received the FCC's…
So Far, 2026 Is A Solid Year For Cybersecurity Startup Funding
Cybersecurity isn't winning the war for attention in a startup investment landscape still dominated by megarounds for AI pioneers. Nonetheless, venture funding to the space is holding up at historically high levels in 2026. Those were the findings…
This Houston geothermal startup is betting it can beat fossil fuels on cost
Hidden in a forest south of Bend, Oregon, a first-of-its-kind clean energy project is starting to take shape. Called Project Obsidian, the “superhot” geothermal power plant will deliver 24/7 electricity—and could soon compete…
Apple in talks with startup that shrinks AI models to run on an iPhone
Apple is evaluating PrismML's technology, which the startup says can shrink powerful AI models enough to run directly on an iPhone while using up to 15x less memory. The breakthrough could help Apple make Siri faster and more private by keeping…
Startup Upset After Journalist Points Out How Creepy Its Humanoid Robots's Hands Are
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The VP of a humanoid robotics company was in for a surprise after finding that a Wired article pointed out something extremely unsettling about the company's robot fingers. Last…
Top 10 AI Startups Transforming The Insurance Industry In 2026 | Metaverse Post
Insurance has always been a data business at heart, so it's kind of a natural fit for AI to sink its teeth in. What's changed lately isn't that startups are “using AI” as pretty much everyone claims that now. Insurance has always been…
London Startup Acquires Dutch Competitor in Carbon-Capture Deal
Airhive, a London-based startup, acquired its Dutch competitor, Carbyon, in a deal it says will create one of Europe's biggest integrated direct air capture companies. “Market oscillations have underlined the case for consolidation”…
David Beckham's health drink startup IM8 takes $1B from General Catalyst's unusual CVF fund
David Beckham's startup IM8 has taken on $1 billion in funding from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (CVF), the company announced on Tuesday. CVF doesn't make standard venture equity investments, but offers what are essentially loans with…
AI finance startup Flex doubles valuation to about $1.2 billion, source says
July 14 (Reuters) - Flex, an AI startup pitching itself as a one-stop shop for the banking needs of mid-sized business owners, said it raised $70 million in a round led by Halo Fund, a venture firm co-founded by Utah Jazz owner Ryan…
Secretive Silicon Valley Startup Tries to Quash Interview, Says It's Definitely Not Working on Growing Brain-Free 'Organ Sacks'
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Last February, Alice Gilman, the cofounder and chief operating officer of a secretive Silicon Valley longevity startup called R3 Bio, sat for an interview with podcast Skyline Drive.
32 startups return to Galilee as new recovery plan takes shape
A long-term development plan aimed at turning the Galilee into a major center of innovation, employment and community growth was presented last week at a gathering of business leaders and American Jewish community figures in New York. The meeting…
Swiss startups receive less funding in the first half of the year
In the first half of 2026, less money flowed to startups across Switzerland. The decline was particularly pronounced in the biotech industry. (Stock photo.) Swiss startups raised less capital overall in the first half of 2026. While companies in…
Air-defense startup Singularity secures $80 million
Singularity exited stealth Tuesday with millions of dollars in its pocket and a singular goal: improving and proliferating air defenses. The big picture: Cheap drones and missiles now swarm modern battlefields, and investors are funding systems…
Exclusive: Payments startup Velocity raises $38 million to help businesses tap stablecoin growth
As stablecoin use surges globally, traditional finance is rushing to keep pace. Many businesses, though, are still getting up to speed on how to integrate dollar-pegged tokens into customer payments, and London-based startup Velocity—which…
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