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Robinhood's startup fund stumbles in NYSE debut
Retail investors are famously locked out of the startup world. Robinhood is attempting to change that by allowing the general public to invest in a portfolio of what it calls “some of the most exciting private companies operating…
Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix
Ben Affleck has sold his artificial intelligence company to Netflix in a surprise deal, saying he had been driven to embrace a technology that had initially “really scared” him. Netflix has acquired the postproduction startup…
Women Redefining Leadership Across Startups and Corporates
Across startups and established corporations alike, a new generation of women leaders is reshaping the future of business. With a blend of strategic vision, resilience, and purpose-driven leadership, women are not only breaking traditional barriers…
AI Safety Needs Startups - LessWrong
Startups can become integrated in the AI supply chain, giving them good information about valuable safety interventions. Safety becomes a feature to be shipped directly to users by virtue of this market position. Better access to capital, talent…
Startup Working on Orbital Data Centers Teases Bitcoin Mining in Space, Too
After proving it can run an Nvidia H100 GPU in orbit, US startup Starcloud plans to launch a dedicated bitcoin mining rig into space later this year. During an appearance on the HyperChange YouTube channel, Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston said the…
Women Startup Founders Get Rs 4 Of Rs 100
When it comes to raising funds, women entrepreneurs receive a disproportionately small share. India has seen a 1.7x increase in girls enrolled in high school STEM between 2013 and 2024, a 2x increase in women registering for JEE between 2015 and…
Exclusive: Payments startup Airwallex expands into US, crosses $1B in assets under management
Airwallex, the global payments startup, has crossed the $1 billion mark in assets under management for its money market service, the company shared with Semafor exclusively, and is expanding the service to the US. Offering a high yield savings…
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Sarvam AI Launches Startup Programme To Back India's AI Builders
Sarvam AI has launched the Sarvam Startup program, an initiative aimed at helping early-stage companies build AI-powered products using the company's models and developer infrastructure. The program is designed to give startups access to AI tools…
Oura snaps up gesture startup in a move that could change how wearables work
Smart rings are brilliant at tracking health, but interacting with them has always been a bit awkward. Without screens or buttons, most rely on companion apps for everything from checking sleep scores to adjusting settings. It seems smart ring…
University spinouts boom as startups pull in billions
Academics are increasingly going on to start their own start-ups, with a surge in spinouts, patents and investment pointing to the growing commercial impact of Britain's research base. New figures seen by City AM show the number of UCL academics…
Startups take the stage at AAlchemy Growth Lab Demo Day
AAlchemy Ventures hosts its AAlchemy Growth Lab Demo Day on March 9 at the CYENS Centre of Excellence, bringing together founders, investors, and innovation leaders to meet the startups finishing the accelerator program. The in-person event will…
Defense Watch: Parts Framework, Canadian CCA, PWSA Ideas, Startup Raises
Epic Fury Cost. The first 100 hours days of the U.S. military operation against Iran, dubbed Epic Fury, cost $3.7 billion, or $891.4 million per say, estimates the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in a March 5 analysis. The…
Can AI Replace Humans for Market Research?
AI agents can now be used to predict and simulate human behavior—a capability that startup Simile is tapping to help large companies like CVS Health and Gallup replace people for polling and market research. Simile, which recently raised…
Tim Draper On The AI Boom, Bitcoin's Future And Building 'Human Accelerators'
Few venture capitalists have the name recognition — or tenure — of Tim Draper. A fixture in Silicon Valley for decades, Draper has built a reputation for bold, often contrarian bets that have yielded some of the industry's most…
Bill Gates' TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) gave TerraPower the go-ahead this week to build a new nuclear reactor in the shadow of an aging coal power plant in Wyoming. TerraPower's permit is the first to be issued by the NRC in nearly a decade. The…
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