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This AI Startup Will Pay You ₹1.7 Lakh a Month to Masturbate
Yes, you read that right, and it's a real job posting. The artificial intelligence industry has produced chatbots, AI girlfriends, AI therapists, AI coding assistants, and AI-generated influencers. Now it has produced what may be the internet's…
Private Loans to Venture-Backed Startups Surge Despite AI Disruption Concerns
Venture-debt firms are expanding beyond their software industry core into a wider range of sectors and businesses following concerns of disruptions tied to advances in artificial intelligence. While backing AI and software-as-a-service providers…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek slashes price of flagship model
Chinese AI startup Deepseek made a 75% discount on its flagship model permanent, intensifying an AI price war. Chinese labs are increasingly looking to compete with their global peers for customers, and cost is a big part of the equation:…
Chinese startup Mega Engine advances reusable staged-combustion rocket engine
HELSINKI — A new Chinese commercial rocket engine startup has conducted a successful long-duration hot fire test of a closed-cycle kerosene-liquid oxygen engine. Xi'an-based Mega Engine Technology announced successful tests of its…
Exclusive: Ex-Palantir AI execs raise $12 million seed round for Perceptic, a startup automating drug discovery
A trio of former Palantir executives who helped spearhead that company's Life Sciences practice have founded a startup called Perceptic that is building an end-to-end AI platform for drug development, handling everything from drug discovery to…
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Indian Space Startup AnduraX Targets India's First Private Re-entry Vehicle Mission
AnduraX, an Andhra Pradesh-based space technology startup building reusable re-entry vehicles, is preparing to conduct what it claims will be India's first high-altitude balloon drop test for a privately developed reusable spaceplane system. The…
Space startup in Colorado working its own Project Hail Mary to save NASA telescope
On the edge of the main road connecting Denver to Boulder, a space startup's manufacturing facility in Broomfield has been racing against the clock for a once-in-a-lifetime mission. In a span of eight months, Katalyst Space Technologies has taken a…
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AI Billing Startup Flexprice Secures $1.5 Million Seed Funding Led by Shastra VC
Flexprice, an open-source billing infrastructure startup focused on AI-native and API-first enterprises, has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Shastra VC, with participation from Anupam Mittal and TDV Partners. The New…
Why 80% of U.S. Startups Are Quietly Switching to Chinese AI Models
The adoption of Chinese AI models by U.S. startups marks a significant shift in the global AI landscape. According to Statrys, a striking 80% of U.S. startups relying on open source AI have transitioned to Chinese-developed platforms like Quen…
Funding initiative targets early stage Cyprus startups
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has announced a new call for proposals under its ‘ Creation and Initial Development of Startups with International Orientation (PRE-SEED) ' programme, aiming to support young innovative companies…
Cyprus shows strong startup intent but faces structural hurdles
Cypriots have strong entrepreneurial perceptions and intentions but have to contend with structural challenges which ultimately limit the creation of new businesses, according to the 9th national entrepreneurship report for Cyprus, conducted by the…
How Finance Leaders Drive Growth During Market Changes
In rapidly changing markets, the ability to anticipate disruption before it fully materializes can create a significant competitive advantage. Finance leaders are uniquely positioned to identify early indicators of change through data, forecasting…
The future of AI is an AI futures market
The cost to rent Nvidia's cutting-edge Blackwell chip for an hour has doubled since February. Where it goes next is Wall Street's latest obsession. Financial heavyweights and startups are building out a futures market for compute, providing a way…
China pharma industry not impacted by Beijing scrutiny of sensitive tech deals, JW chief says
SHANGHAI, May 26 (Reuters) - China's booming pharmaceutical industry is not being impacted by Beijing's tightening scrutiny over deals involving sensitive technologies, the CEO of JW Therapeutics said Tuesday. Global drugmakers are…
Boom Times For The Battery Energy Storage Market
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images W elcome back to Current Climate. The Trump administration's hostility toward Joe…
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