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techcrunch.com - TechCrunch Events - Startup Battlefield 200 applications close before May 27
Startup Battlefield 200 applications close before May 27
TechCrunch

The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is Friday, May 27. This program is your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding. If you're building a breakout startup — or…

republicworld.com - info desk - This AI Startup Will Pay You ₹1.7 Lakh a Month to Masturbate
This AI Startup Will Pay You ₹1.7 Lakh a Month to Masturbate
Republic World

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…

techcrunch.com - Julie Bort - The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI
The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI
TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. He landed famed public investor Cathie Wood and her ARK Invest Venture Fund as a lead in a startup fundraising round. Lucra announced last…

observer.com - Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly - Lovable's Revenue Chief Ryan Meadows on the Swedish Startup's Explosive Growth
Lovable's Revenue Chief Ryan Meadows on the Swedish Startup's Explosive Growth
Observer

As interest in “ vibe coding” spreads rapidly, so is the footprint of Lovable, a Swedish startup known for its A.I. coding tools for non-technical users. After raising $330 million at a $6.6 billion valuation last December, the…

gazette.com - Bernadette Berdychowski The Denver Gazette - Space startup in Colorado working its own Project Hail Mary to save NASA telescope
Space startup in Colorado working its own Project Hail Mary to save NASA telescope
The Gazette

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…

indianexpress.com - Vidheesha Kuntamalla - Bag carriers of Delhi: Startup offers a hands-free shopping experience
Bag carriers of Delhi: Startup offers a hands-free shopping experience
The Indian Express

In Shukla's backpack are a portable cellphone charger, a small umbrella, and a folded camping chair – in case someone's phone runs out of charge, their legs need rest, or the sun gets too hot. Shukla works on weekends, from 4.30 pm to 9.30…

thehindu.com - G.V.R. Subba Rao - MSME Growth Summit 2026: A.P. govt. forges key tie-ups to boost MSMEs, startups
MSME Growth Summit 2026: A.P. govt. forges key tie-ups to boost MSMEs, startups
The Hindu

The Andhra Pradesh MSME Development Corporation signed a series of major agreements with leading national and global organisations during the MSME Growth Summit 2026 held on Monday, in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Mr. Naidu…

biv.com - Glen Korstrom - Startups navigate nuances in Vancouver's venture capital boom
Startups navigate nuances in Vancouver's venture capital boom
Business in Vancouver

Entrepreneurs need to be prepared to partner with investors, know where to go to get funding and understand what investors expect in return. It also helps for the entrepreneurs to be in a hot niche, such as life sciences or AI, longtime angel…

cityam.com - Business Wire - Barilla Opens Global Call for Startups Through Good Food Makers 2026
Barilla Opens Global Call for Startups Through Good Food Makers 2026
City AM

Barilla Group has opened applications for the 2026 edition of Good Food Makers, its global open innovation program designed to co-develop and test new innovative solutions with startups and innovators inside real industrial environments. This press…

techcrunch.com - Marina Temkin - What ClickUp's mass layoff tells us about the future of work
What ClickUp's mass layoff tells us about the future of work
TechCrunch

AI's biggest champions have argued for some time that the technology will usher in an era of unprecedented productivity gains, richly rewarding workers who harness it while displacing those who don't. Zeb Evans, CEO of the collaboration software…

digg.com - Nathan is in.. Rhode Island?? 🔎 - Forecaster Nathan Young warns that market concentration could lead to a single AI system, increasing existential risk · Digg
Forecaster Nathan Young warns that market concentration could lead to a single AI system, increasing existential risk · Digg
Basic Intelligence

— Tenobrus argues startups must build directly within this system. Original post @tszzl Isn't this basically the ‘doomer' case? If one AI company, why not one AI? If one AI, why care about humans? What separates this from thinking…

digg.com - Chris Painter - METR President Chris Painter argues AI policy must match real market power, while David Manheim advocates for flexible frameworks · Digg
METR President Chris Painter argues AI policy must match real market power, while David Manheim advocates for flexible frameworks · Digg
Basic Intelligence

— Painter says market concentration occurred independent of regulatory influences. Original post Also: Policy needs to respond to what the actual distribution of power is among AI companies, not what people wish it was. Since the time…

koreatimes.co.kr - Anna J. Park - [INTERVIEW] Thailand seeks deeper partnership with Korea through investment, innovation
[INTERVIEW] Thailand seeks deeper partnership with Korea through investment, innovation
The Korea Times

Thailand and Korea are seeking to redefine bilateral relations long associated with tourism, food and cultural exchanges by building a deeper partnership centered on investment, industrial cooperation and innovation, Thailand's ambassador to Korea…

wsj.com - Mauro Orru - Mistral AI Takes Aim at Legal Sector Through Expanded Harvey AI Partnership
Mistral AI Takes Aim at Legal Sector Through Expanded Harvey AI Partnership
Wall Street Journal

Mistral AI is bringing its models to the legal sector under a partnership with the startup Harvey AI, taking aim at a lucrative industry where rivals like Anthropic are expanding aggressively. The French artificial-intelligence company will feature…

koreatimes.co.kr - Hong Dae-soon - Unicorns are not built by individuals - they are engineered by nations
Unicorns are not built by individuals - they are engineered by nations
The Korea Times

The first successful ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary took place in 1953. During the decade that followed, only around 150 people managed to reach the summit. Today, however, Everest is climbed by hundreds every year. Did human capability…

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