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San Antonio tech startups to compete for cash
Five technology startups with ties to San Antonio will compete Monday for a chance to win more than $50,000 in prize money to help them size up. Why it matters: San Antonio's tech industry is small but growing, and the Tech Fuel startup competition…
AI startup Cursor in talks to raise $2 billion funding round at valuation of over $50 billion
Artificial intelligence startup Cursor is in talks to raise a $2 billion fundraising round at an over $50 billion valuation, which does not include the investment, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. Andreessen Horowitz is slated to…
AI chip startups near record funding to challenge Nvidia, CNBC's Schwarz says (NVDA:NASDAQ)
AI chip startups are on pace to shatter funding records in 2026 as they position themselves to challenge Nvidia's (NVDA) dominance in the artificial intelligence semiconductor market CNBC's Kai Nicol-Schwarz said companies developing alternative…
AI could be picking your coffee as startup takes £2m
An AI-powered coffee vending machine which tells its users when and what it might like to drink a cuppa is set to spring up in forecourts, gyms and campuses across the country. Unity Coffee, which uses AI to offer tailored discounts based on the…
This Saskatchewan Startup Is Using AI to Teach Kids Personal Finance - News Anyway
Eighty-one percent. That represents the proportion of Canadian high school graduates who have historically lacked the fundamentals of personal financial literacy. Compound interest is not well understood. unsure of how a credit card works. Unaware…
Cash-out as a motivation tool in mature startups: an investor's perspective
In the past few years, more and more high-growth companies have quietly shifted from selling in the public market to staying private for longer periods of growth. This shift is driven by changing market dynamics, including less predictable exit…
From a bedroom startup to a £1.2m marketing firm. Meet neurodivergent entrepreneur, Ronnie Cane
Ronnie Cane, founder of marketing agency Eighteen, (which he exited within three years), and founder of The Neurodiversity Directory, a platform for discovering neurodiversity services globally, not to mention author of The Neurodiversity Book…
This Entrepreneur Is Using AI To Solve The Global Nutrition Crisis And Dominate The Market
Is the global food crisis actually a micronutrient crisis? Forbes's Alex York sits down with Sam Bertram, co-founder and CEO of OnePointOne, an Arizona-based agriculture startup that is reimagining the future of nourishment. While most of the world…
Victor Wembanyama's latest alien feat, plus LIV's existential hope
The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic' s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Do something fishy today. Inside: 👽 Wemby's stuns 🥅 Sabres the story ⛳…
Gov't launches program to help small businesses break into export markets
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said Monday it is launching a new initiative to help promising small businesses scale into export-ready firms, opening applications for the “2026 Global Small Business Development Program.” The…
Scenario Planning for AI and the 'Jobless Future'
We all read it in the daily news. The New York Times reports that economists who once dismissed the AI job threat are now taking it seriously. In February, Jack Dorsey cut 40% of Block's workforce, telling shareholders that “intelligence…
16 Italian beauty brands seek partners in Korean market
Italian beauty companies are stepping up their push into Asia's most dynamic cosmetics market at Italian Beauty Days 2026, a two-day event in Seoul that brings together 16 Italian brands with Korean buyers for business-to-business (B2B) meetings…
Cybersecurity Funding Holds Up At Robust Levels
Cybersecurity tends to be one of the more resilient sectors for startup funding, as customers know it's cheaper in the long run to pay for it than go without. Even so, investment to the space reliably fluctuates from quarter to quarter, driven…
TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! A few weeks ago, I wrote…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is dfbomb with a comment about the insane charges being brought against adults who assist students during anti-ICE protests: These fucking assholes terrorized our schools. They approached our…
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