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Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a theory about where the next wave of startup opportunity lies, and it starts with a question most founders aren't asking: what if the business model was giving money back instead of…
Photos of key moments in SpaceX history, from the scrappy startup days to milestone rocket launches
Nearly 25 years ago, a mariachi band played at a SpaceX party while Elon Musk posed for a photo. The rocket company's head count was single digits back then. Today, it's over 22,000. SpaceX started with two long-shot goals: make rockets cheaper to…
Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do
In November, Jeff Bezos announced that he would become co-CEO of a new startup called Prometheus. At the time, the startup said it would focus on “physical AI”—an increasingly common term for applying the same deep learning…
An Indian billionaire was targeted by Trump. Then he poured money into a startup secretly backed by Donald Trump Jr.
An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president's son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration. By Joshua…
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What Startup Activity Reveals in 2026 So Far: Reading the Patterns
What does a $56 million funding round for a home-services platform have in common with a $1.5 million seed investment in an AI billing startup? One is attempting to build a dense, hyperlocal network of service professionals and customers. The other…
50 tonnes in, 1 tonne out: Bengaluru startup turns city garbage into green energy amid LPG crisis
Since March 2026, the disruptions to LPG import routes due to the West Asia crisis have led to a shortage of commercial cooking fuel across Karnataka. The state government has capped restaurant supply at 1,000 commercial cylinders daily for a city…
This Early SpaceX Investor Just Predicted The Musk-Led Startup's Next Big Profit Driver- And The Math Is
Baker, speaking to CNBC on Friday, said a severe global compute shortage is “growing more severe by the day,” making the case for space-based infrastructure increasingly urgent. Baker estimated that SpaceX's Starship, once reusable…
When Not to Reach for Microservices: A Startup's First 18 Months
Book: Ship It — The Pragmatic Startup Tech Stack Also by me: Thinking in Go (2-book series) — Complete Guide to Go Programming + Hexagonal Architecture in Go My project: Hermes IDE | GitHub — an IDE for developers who ship with…
The Quantum Frontier: How Quantum Computing Is Reshaping Our Future
Quantum computing was once considered a distant scientific project that could revolutionize computing. That discussion has shifted drastically today. Quantum technologies have progressed beyond lab trials and theory. Emerging quantum capabilities…
Global Capitalism Bets It All on AI Future That Alarms Voters
Days after filing confidentially to go public, Anthropic, the $965 billion artificial intelligence juggernaut that's one of the fastest-growing startups of all time, dropped another bombshell. In a blog post, Anthropic suggested the world might…
SpaceX Wraps First Day On Stock Market Up 19% After Historic IPO
SpaceX shares closed up 19% on Friday following its highly anticipated initial public offering, which became the largest IPO of all time and sent Elon Musk's net worth soaring into trillionaire status. SpaceX's initial public offering was held…
Over 90 tech firms join Hong Kong's innovation park as border hub takes shape
The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone has secured leases with more than 90 technology enterprises, with officials highlighting the zone's unprecedented ability to seamlessly integrate cross-border data…
Scientists Concerned Latest Gene Editing of Human Embryos Could 'Open the Floodgates'
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Editing the genes of a human embryo remains highly controversial, particularly after Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world eight years ago by doing just that using the…
How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX's stock market debut?
Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire. SpaceX's historic debut on the stock market on Friday launched the CEO to unprecedented levels of wealth; his personal fortune now amounts to $1.1tn, an increase of more than $62bn since the previous…
Flying taxis want to bring the 'Jetsons' lifestyle. I've seen the top 3 rivals - here's how they compare.
Three US aerospace startups are in a high-stakes race to bring the 'Jetsons'' dream of flying cars to life — and each has a different vision of what that future looks like. Aerospace companies Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, and Beta…
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