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In the AI boom, startups are speedrunning unicorn status
The AI gold rush has gotten so frenzied that startups are outgrowing the unicorn label in real time. While we were reporting this year's list of future billion-dollar companies, some of them raised fresh funding and vaulted past the cutoff almost…
Robinhood's startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut
Retail investors are famously locked out of the startup world. Robinhood is attempting to change that by allowing the general public to invest in a portfolio of what it calls “some of the most exciting private companies operating…
This Startup Is Building Data Centers Into Offshore Wind Farms
While some major AI companies have floated the idea of putting data centers in space to give them ready access to solar power, others are examining an ocean-based solution here on Earth. Offshore infrastructure provider Aikido Technologies has…
AI Safety Needs Startups - LessWrong
Startups can become integrated in the AI supply chain, giving them good information about valuable safety interventions. Safety becomes a feature to be shipped directly to users by virtue of this market position. Better access to capital, talent…
Startup Working on Orbital Data Centers Teases Bitcoin Mining in Space, Too
After proving it can run an Nvidia H100 GPU in orbit, US startup Starcloud plans to launch a dedicated bitcoin mining rig into space later this year. During an appearance on the HyperChange YouTube channel, Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston said the…
Exclusive: Payments startup Airwallex expands into US, crosses $1B in assets under management
Airwallex, the global payments startup, has crossed the $1 billion mark in assets under management for its money market service, the company shared with Semafor exclusively, and is expanding the service to the US. Offering a high yield savings…
Defense Watch: Parts Framework, Canadian CCA, PWSA Ideas, Startup Raises
Epic Fury Cost. The first 100 hours days of the U.S. military operation against Iran, dubbed Epic Fury, cost $3.7 billion, or $891.4 million per say, estimates the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in a March 5 analysis. The…
Wage support, incentives, night shift flexibility for women: How Punjab's new Industrial Policy is opening the door for businesses
5 min read Chandigarh Punjab Industrial Policy 2026, Punjab cabinet industrial incentives, employment-linked subsidy Punjab, wage support for workers Punjab, Global Capability Centres Punjab incentives, Punjab IT sector subsidies, Invest Punjab…
Bill Gates' TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gave TerraPower the go-ahead this week to build a new nuclear reactor in the shadow of an aging coal power plant in Wyoming. TerraPower's permit is the first to be issued by the NRC in nearly a decade. The…
Pentagon Turns to Ex-Uber Executive in Anthropic Feud Over AI
Emil Michael made his name in Silicon Valley a decade ago as an aggressive dealmaker for a startup — Uber Technologies Inc. — as it wrangled with governments in pursuit of market domination. Now, Michael has switched sides in a battle…
Goldman Sachs Remains A Stock To Hold, Despite Uncertainty In Markets (Downgrade) (NYSE:GS)
Albert Anthony is the pen name of a Croatian-American business author who is a contributing analyst on investor platform & financial media site Seeking Alpha, where he has over +1,000 followers, & also has written for platforms like Investing dot…
This music protection software punches back at AI cloning songs and artists - hope for a copyright future?
A new software has been developed, called My Music My Choice, which directly tackles the issue of AI artist cloning. Using a subtle change, which sounds the same to human ears, music can be protected so that AI can't hear it properly or steal it.
NetEase Puts Yakuza Creator's New Game On A Chopping Block
Last December during the 2025 Game Awards, Toshihiro Nagoshi unveiled Gang of Dragon. His first game since leaving Sega for NetEase, Dragon strongly resembled Yakuza, the series that made Nagoshi a star, but with an even more brutal and violent…
Why Hawaii can't rely on tourism alone
For years, thousands of Hawaii 's residents have left the Islands for the continental U.S., where better-paying jobs and lower housing costs are easier to find. While Hawaii's high cost of living is often blamed, experts say the deeper issue is…
Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers
Enterprises and startups that use Anthropic Claude through Microsoft and Google products need not fear that the model will be ripped from their reach, Microsoft and Google confirmed to TechCrunch. AWS customers and partners can also reportedly…
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