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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…
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”…
Video generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B
Singapore-based video generation startup PixVerse said today that it has closed its Series C extension, with a total of $439 million raised in the round. The company told TechCrunch that, with the new tranche of funding, its valuation has crossed…
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…
Listing is a must': Chinese humanoid startups are rushing to launch IPOs
Humanoid startup LimX raised $200 million in a pre-IPO round that values the company at $2.21 billion. Founder Will Zhang said the technology has reached a point where going public is necessary. Investment in China's humanoid robot sector has…
Chinese AI Startup DFSX Releases Chip to Take on the West
A Chinese startup has stepped out of the shadows with the release of an artificial-intelligence chip, aiming to prove that China can power its AI boom entirely on homegrown technology. Dongfang Suanxin, or DFSX, introduced its self-designed AI…
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…
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