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techcrunch.com - Sean O'Kane - EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting
EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting
TechCrunch

Faraday Future paid around $7.5 million to a company controlled by its founder Jia Yueting in 2025, according to a new regulatory filing. The long-struggling electric vehicle startup made the payments in a year when it delivered only four vehicles…

gizmodo.com - Matthew Phelan - 'De-extinction' Startup Wants to Revive Antelope Killed Off by South African Colonists
'De-extinction' Startup Wants to Revive Antelope Killed Off by South African Colonists
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

European colonists drove South Africa's bluebuck antelope to extinction by the end of the 18th century (although the buck's larger and more hardy competitor, the roan antelope, had been chipping away at its turf for millennia). Historical accounts…

techcrunch.com - Anna Heim - Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6 valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter
Legal AI startup Legora hits $5.6 valuation and its battle with Harvey just got hotter
TechCrunch

Nvidia has laid a new brick in its AI empire. NVentures, its corporate VC fund, has backed Legora, reportedly its first legal AI investment. Leveraging AI to help lawyers streamline their work, the Swedish-born legal tech startup is competing with…

newswire.ca - Startup Moldova Summit 2026 spotlights Moldova's rise as a startup gateway to European markets
Startup Moldova Summit 2026 spotlights Moldova's rise as a startup gateway to European markets
CNW

CHIȘINĂU, Moldova, April 30, 2026 /CNW/ -- Startup Moldova Summit 2026 showcased Moldova's growing position as a startup destination for capital, talent and EU market access, bringing over 2,000 participants, 150 startups, 60 speakers…

foxnews.com - Ryan Morik - Trump weighs in on LIV Golf, PGA Tour after Saudis pull funding of startup league
Trump weighs in on LIV Golf, PGA Tour after Saudis pull funding of startup league
Fox News

As LIV Golf formally announced Thursday that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will no longer fund the startup league, President Donald Trump is excited for what may come out of it. With LIV's monetary future in question beyond 2026, reports…

fortune.com - Allie Garfinkle - The startup that wants to give surgeons X-ray vision
The startup that wants to give surgeons X-ray vision
Fortune

“Have you ever seen a spine surgery before?” Over Zoom, James Hu asks me this sincerely, standing in the middle of a large white room that reads between clinical and stylized. I consider the question, not because I have, but because…

gazette.com - Alex Edwards - Colorado space startup secures $650 million for expansion
Colorado space startup secures $650 million for expansion
The Gazette

The window to deliver space superiority for the U.S. is open but shrinking rapidly, according to defense startup True Anomaly. The Centennial-based company hit a milestone in its pursuit to help deliver that, announcing Tuesday that it raised $650…

technologyreview.com - Will Douglas Heaven - This startup's new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs
This startup's new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs
MIT Technology Review

“We saw this widening gap between how well models were understood and just how widely they were being deployed,” Goodfire's CEO, Eric Ho, tells MIT Technology Review in an exclusive chat ahead of Silico's release. “I think the…

cnbc.com - Kai Nicol-Schwarz - Nvidia just invested in the AI legal startup that's splashing Jude Law ads everywhere
Nvidia just invested in the AI legal startup that's splashing Jude Law ads everywhere
CNBC

Nvidia has backed Swedish AI legal tech Legora in a $50 million Series D extension, CNBC can reveal. The chip giant has been ramping up startup investments in recent years. Investors have been piling into to promising young AI companies as they bet…

semafor.com - Tim McDonnell - Exclusive: Climate tech startups turn to AI
Exclusive: Climate tech startups turn to AI
Semafor

Climate tech startups are turning to AI as the solution for more problems facing the US clean power sector. In the latest example, Euclid Power, a New York startup that helps renewables developers tackle mountains of bureaucratic paperwork, will…

thehindu.com - Jagriti Chandra - 'Auto PLI puts startups at cost disadvantage'
'Auto PLI puts startups at cost disadvantage'
The Hindu

EV startups have once again called for a tweaks to the auto production linked incentive (PLI) scheme, urging more flexible eligibility criteria that reward innovation rather than reinforcing an imbalance that leaves them at a cost disadvantage…

sfstandard.com - Emily Shugerman - Media startup Semafor to launch new Silicon Valley conference with star advisors
Media startup Semafor to launch new Silicon Valley conference with star advisors
The San Francisco Standard

By Emily Shugerman Wealth & Power Reporter That's what the leaders of Semafor, the digital media and events company, seem to have in mind for a new AI- and tech-focused conference planned for the Bay Area this November. Founded in 2022 by former…

indianexpress.com - Hina Rohtaki - ICSE Class 12, ISC Class 10 results announced | Aspiring lawyers, startup trailblazer: Aspirations aplenty for Tricity's toppers
ICSE Class 12, ISC Class 10 results announced | Aspiring lawyers, startup trailblazer: Aspirations aplenty for Tricity's toppers
The Indian Express

4 min read Chandigarh Make us preferred source on Google With 98.75 per cent in ICSE Class 12, Humanities student Bisman Singh has topped the Tricity. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Thursday released the…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - K-AgTech LaunchPad at College of Agriculture, Vellayani to nurture 350 startups over 5-year period
K-AgTech LaunchPad at College of Agriculture, Vellayani to nurture 350 startups over 5-year period
The Hindu

The College of Agriculture, Vellayani plans to have 350 startups graduating from its K-AgTech LaunchPad over a five-year period, college officials said on Thursday. In the five months since the facility's launch, 16 startups have pitched ideas…

fortune.com - Ben Weiss - Trump-tied public crypto company buys startup from one-time 'cannabis king' who serves as current advisor in deal worth up to $43 million
Trump-tied public crypto company buys startup from one-time 'cannabis king' who serves as current advisor in deal worth up to $43 million
Fortune

AI Financial, a publicly traded crypto firm tied to President Donald Trump's family, has purchased a startup owned by one of the company's own advisors. According to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Las Vegas-based company…

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