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Future imperfect: Five predictions for the next decade | Opinion
A lot of minds around the industry currently seem focused on one thing: the future. Whether it was Amir Satvat's Gamescom Dev keynote, or the plethora of industry luminaries who lined up to discuss ongoing and impending turmoil for Edge magazine's…
Supreme Court urged to let states regulate sports bets on prediction markets
New Jersey yesterday asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether states can regulate sports betting on prediction markets such as Kalshi. “Companies like Kalshi claim to offer legal sports betting in all 50 states, but they refuse to follow…
John Ternus takes the helm at Apple, as AI pressure hits
At Apple this week, it was the end of an era. After 15 years as CEO, Tim Cook stepped aside, replaced by longtime executive John Ternus. As my colleague Sebastian Herrera wrote in a just-published profile of Ternus, he steps up at a tense moment…
Yes, We're Entering the Era of Artificial General Intelligence
Good morning. OpenAI proclaimed yesterday that the release of its GPT-6 Astra model may be regarded in the near future as the beginning of artificial general intelligence. The company is almost certainly correct in one sense. We're bound to look…
A Startup General Counsel Knew What Corporate Lawyers Needed From AI. So She Built It.
When an executive at Replit suggested that Cecilia Ziniti seemed distracted by artificial intelligence, she was not an engineer working on the coding startup's AI products. She was its general counsel. The executive told her ‘You're a great…
A 'shakeout' in early-stage AI may be coming as VC money gets pickier on valuations
Investors become much more demanding about where the technology creates genuine value and where it is simply a feature dressed up as a business, according to Purple Ventures. The next question is whether applications and end users generate enough…
Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows
AI has ushered in a lot of never-happened-before moments, but one of the most transformative is its impact on enterprise IT. Companies that have historically been cautious and committed long-term to what they buy are on pace to spend $4.25 trillion…
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The New Luxury Flex? Your Vagina
In April, billionaire longevity obsessive Bryan Johnson posted the results of his girlfriend Kate Tolo's vaginal microbiome test on X, declaring that she ranked in the “top 1% of all vaginas” with a score of 100 out of 100. Beneath…
Rare Stock Picks In August 2026 - From 21 Discerning Analysts
Following the strong rebound in the S&P from the beginning of the month, are there any compelling investment ideas out there that may have flown under your radar? Below is a list of August Buy recommendations made by analysts who had no other…
Former Google China Chief Kai-Fu Lee: China Will Win the AI Race for Reach
3 What Lee refers to as “open source” is described by most analysts as “ open weight,” meaning that the AI model can be downloaded and potentially modified or redistributed ; unlike in open-source software, the code used…
I'm a VC with 5 kids. I encourage them to use AI and not to pick the safest career.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lori Cashman, managing partner at Visible Ventures. It has been edited for length and clarity. When people hear I had five kids within three years, they assume the baby years must have been the…
Ashley Hinson fought to save private equity's favorite loophole
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On her campaign website, Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee in Iowa's toss-up US Senate race, says she's “laser…
33East backs Cyprus-founded Piney as startup expands to US market
Cyprus-based venture capital firm 33East has invested in Piney, a Cyprus-founded property operations startup that has raised €1.6 million as it expands from Europe into the United States. 33East said Piney's progress demonstrated what could…
Plug and Play Cyprus to host first innovation expo in Limassol
Plug and Play Cyprus will host its first-ever innovation expo in Limassol on November 11, 2026, bringing together startups, investors and industry leaders as the accelerator prepares to conclude its first cohort on the island. The event will take…
Chinese tech firms deepen ties in Saudi Arabia
Fielding a question from Chinese state media on Sunday, a senior government official from Saudi Arabia touted a “great wave” of scientific innovation emerging from China, and pledged the two countries would further deepen their ties…
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