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Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges 'radical transparency' in investigation
The boss of the startup hacked by an OpenAI agent has called for the investigation into the incident to show “radical transparency”. Clément Delangue, the chief executive of Hugging Face, said the “unprecedented”…
Oil startup by ex-Goldman executive prepares for $67M IPO - TT
An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP) 1947 Oil & Gas plans to raise 50 million pounds in a London AIM listing next month to help fund its growth strategy. The company is pursuing a $65 million acquisition of Renaissance Offshore…
Oil Startup Backed by Ex-Goldman Commodity Chief Currie to IPO
Jeff Currie, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. commodities chief whose calls made him one of Wall Street's best-known energy market strategists, is preparing to raise £50 million ($67 million) in a London stock market listing to build an…
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Legacy hands, startup instincts: The BlueSky Media Story
Most people who run agencies have seen the media business from one side of the table. Tarannum Alam and Harbir Singh Rai have seen it from nearly every side of the table, building brands inside India's biggest agency networks, working closely with…
An AI Startup Asked Me To 'Shred Their Investor Pitch Deck.' So…
Yesterday, I sat down to “shred the investor pitch deck” for one of the startups I work with. To set the right level here, I've got 30 years of tech experience, starting as a low-level software developer, then embracing AI early in…
Nuclear test reactor startups raise funding
The three nuclear startups that hit milestones for the DOE's test reactor program are raising or have recently closed big venture capital rounds. Why it matters: VCs are looking for proof points as they rush to back a new wave of nuclear startups.
6 universities recognized for supporting int'l student jobs, startups
The Ministry of Education selected six universities on Monday as outstanding performers in employment and startup support for international students, backing schools' efforts amid a rise in foreign enrollment and growing interest among them to…
Defense giants invest record $4.1B in startups
The world's largest defense companies are investing in military startups at record rates. Giants such as BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have piled $4.1 billion into venture capital rounds this year as they race to adapt to the rapid evolution of…
Exclusive: Identity startup Way Security raises $20M
Way Security raised a $20 million seed round from Insight Partners and Glilot Capital, CEO Yossi Barishev tells Axios Pro exclusively. Why it matters: Identity and access have taken on new importance as AI-driven attacks accelerate. How it works:…
Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive
On Sunday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella doubled down on the shocking warning he issued earlier this month to businesses that use AI, taking it a step further this time. Companies that rely wholly on the proprietary AI labs for their AI needs…
Fanatics to buy BGC Group assets to launch prediction market exchange
July 27 (Reuters) - Fanatics, a global sports platform, will acquire a designated contract market and a derivatives clearing organization from brokerage BGC Group to launch its own prediction market exchange, the companies said on…
Antares raises $470M to build nuclear reactors for the US military
Nuclear power startup Antares Nuclear said Monday that it has raised $470 million to build small reactors for U.S. military bases. The Series C round, which was led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital with participation from Industrious Ventures…
Schneider Electric's VC Arm: The AI Buildout Is Creating A New Industrial Investment Cycle
This is an ongoing series on investors focused on rebuilding the physical layer. Previous interviews in the series were with ex-Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, founder of Gigascale Capital, and Peter Barrett, a decade-long investor at Playground Global.
PwC proposes longer equity trading hours and lower IPO market cap threshold for tech firms
Hong Kong should explore extending equity trading hours and lowering the minimum market capitalization threshold for specialist technology companies' initial public offerings to attract more capital to the city, PricewaterhouseCoopers said in…
Power up your AI infrastructure! A first look at the Smart Systems Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
AI doesn't run on code alone — it requires massive amounts of power, and that demand is increasingly becoming a critical bottleneck. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the Smart Systems Stage will be where energy, infrastructure, and technology…
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