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forbes.com - Alex Knapp - This Startup Is Building Superconducting Satellite Motors
This Startup Is Building Superconducting Satellite Motors
Forbes

Superconducting satellites. Progress in nuclear fusion. Why performative AI is overrated. All that and more in this week's Prototype. To get it in your inbox, sign up here. For decades, getting things to space and moving them around once they are…

businessinsider.com - Tom Carter - A startup founded by ex-DeepMind engineers wants to turn its customers into robot teachers
A startup founded by ex-DeepMind engineers wants to turn its customers into robot teachers
Business Insider

A group of former Google DeepMind engineers has a potential solution to robotics' 100,000-year data gap: you. Jonathan Scholz, the CEO of Reimagine Robotics, told Business Insider that the startup plans to build robots that are actually useful by…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - How Sweden built one of Europe's hottest startup ecosystems
How Sweden built one of Europe's hottest startup ecosystems
TechCrunch

Sweden is perhaps one of the world's hottest tech hubs right now. It has long been home to Spotify and Klarna, but this latest wave of companies — from legal AI startup Legora to vibe-coding tool company Lovable — has left everyone…

entrepreneur.com - Will Fan - How to Build a Capital Stack That Gives Your Startup More Control
How to Build a Capital Stack That Gives Your Startup More Control
Homepage | Entrepreneur

Venture capital is no longer the default startup financing strategy. Higher rates, slower exits, constrained VC funds and capital concentration have made fundraising less predictable. Founders should build a diversified capital stack — three…

globalnews.ca - Katie Scott - Selena Gomez seeks to dismiss 'absurd' lawsuit over mental health startup - National
Selena Gomez seeks to dismiss 'absurd' lawsuit over mental health startup - National
Global News

Pop star Selena Gomez is asking a federal judge to dismiss fraud claims against her after she was accused in a lawsuit by investors who say she failed to fulfil her duties to build and promote her mental health startup. Earlier this month, Gomez…

channelnewsasia.com - Canada to loan quantum startup Xanadu $140 million to build manufacturing plant
Canada to loan quantum startup Xanadu $140 million to build manufacturing plant
CNA

Aug 28: The Canadian government will loan C$195 million ($140.78 million) to Xanadu Quantum for setting up a plant that would make photonic components for quantum computers, in the country's largest ever support for the technology. The move…

forkast.news - Lena Park - Anthropic's $45B Nscale Deal Adds an Eighth Compute Corridor - and a Pattern of Betting on Startups
Anthropic's $45B Nscale Deal Adds an Eighth Compute Corridor - and a Pattern of Betting on Startups
Forkast

Anthropic has secured its eighth major compute corridor, committing to a $45 billion, six-year rental agreement with Nscale. The deal grants the AI firm access to approximately 460 megawatts of capacity at the Monarch Compute Campus in Mason…

sfchronicle.com - Laura Waxmann - Exclusive: New AI startup with 'extreme' work culture takes over S.F. office abandoned by Cruise
Exclusive: New AI startup with 'extreme' work culture takes over S.F. office abandoned by Cruise
San Francisco Chronicle

A San Francisco artificial-intelligence startup valued at $26 billion is set to fill a South of Market building that once formed part of the sprawling headquarters campus of robotaxi company Cruise. Cognition, the company behind Devin, an…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - Uplers Analyzes Hiring Across 500+ Startups to Reveal Key Founder Priorities for 2026
Uplers Analyzes Hiring Across 500+ Startups to Reveal Key Founder Priorities for 2026
The New York Ledger

Ahmedabad, India, August 27th, 2026, FinanceWire As hiring evolves, it is clear that the startups that hire well won't be the ones with the biggest applicant network. They'll be the ones with the sharpest filter. That's the position Uplers has…

newsanyway.com - Stuart Mackay - MVNT AI Dance Startup Targets Up to $10m as K-pop Choreographer Turns IP Problem Into Platform - News Anyway
MVNT AI Dance Startup Targets Up to $10m as K-pop Choreographer Turns IP Problem Into Platform - News Anyway
Daily News Organization

MVNT, the AI dance startup co-founded by veteran K-pop choreographer Youngjun Choi, is launching its pre-Series A fundraising round with the goal of building a platform that pays choreographers every time their moves are used. Business Insider…

seekingalpha.com - APAC Research - Alphabet Stock: Sergey Brin Is Right About AGI, And Heavy CapEx Spending Is A Must (GOOG)
Alphabet Stock: Sergey Brin Is Right About AGI, And Heavy CapEx Spending Is A Must (GOOG)
Seeking Alpha

Alphabet earns a solid buy rating as its aggressive AI-driven CapEx is justified by the immense potential of AGI and RSI. GOOG's high CapEx spending is prudent given the all-or-nothing nature of the AI race, with data centers retaining value even…

seekingalpha.com - APAC Research - Affirm: Strong Quarterly Results, And A Few Things To Watch (NASDAQ:AFRM)
Affirm: Strong Quarterly Results, And A Few Things To Watch (NASDAQ:AFRM)
Seeking Alpha

Affirm Holdings, Inc. posted strong quarterly results, beating expectations and driving shares up nearly 10% in off-hours trading. AFRM's resilient business model is evidenced by low delinquency rates and robust 36% gross merchandise volume growth…

forbes.com - Lorraine D'Alessio - Why The Smart Money Has Shifted From EB-2 NIW To EB-1A And How To Tell Which You Qualify For
Why The Smart Money Has Shifted From EB-2 NIW To EB-1A And How To Tell Which You Qualify For
Forbes

America still wants extraordinary talent. Employers just need to make the right case. The default assumption in employment-based immigration was that unless you were a nationally recognized industry leader, major researcher, or exceptionally…

businessinsider.com - Lloyd Lee - OpenAI says it's ending its deal with Cursor because Elon Musk's companies violate contracts
OpenAI says it's ending its deal with Cursor because Elon Musk's companies violate contracts
Business Insider

OpenAI said it's ending its contract with Cursor, a coding startup recently acquired by SpaceX, because it doesn't trust an Elon Musk-owned company to comply with its terms of service. The company said in a statement published on Friday night that…

crunchbase.com - Joanna Glasner - The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Tools And Assistants Lead Sparser Lineup Of Megadeals
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Tools And Assistants Lead Sparser Lineup Of Megadeals
Crunchbase

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10…

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