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The Army is borrowing from venture capital's playbook to field promising tech faster
Guest: Dr. Matt Willis Title: Director of Army FUZE Summary: Not every technology succeeds, and the Army can't afford to pursue every promising idea indefinitely. Army FUZE is built around making difficult decisions about scaling winners and…
Could AI and robotics help fill Cambridge's empty offices?
Add Boston.com on Google (opens in a new tab) Add Boston.com as your preferred source on Google to see more of our stories. Cambridge gained occupied office space this summer, while Boston lost ground, according to a new report. And as a Newmark…
Expert speakers to fly in for entrepreneur funding event
Speaker: Dame Anne Glover, chief executive and cofounder of Amadeus Capital Partners, a British venture capital firm A venture capital pioneer, the mayor of a US city and international investors will be among the international speakers at a summit…
Elizabeth Holmes Exposé Book 'Bad Blood' Returns to Bestseller Lists Following Nathan Fielder Doc
Eight years after its publication, John Carreyrou's “Bad Blood” is getting another moment in the spotlight — this time courtesy of Nathan Fielder. The Wall Street Journal reporter's bestselling exposé of Elizabeth Holmes…
The biggest gaming deals of 2026 are really AI deals
I don't necessarily consider myself a gamer, but I have sunk hundreds of hours of my life into Skyrim. So, it follows perhaps that I keep an eye on the state of the gaming industry—a famously tough business, driven by hits and weighed down…
Ugandan social enterprises urged to scale up for greater impact
Ugandan social entrepreneurs have been urged to build financially sustainable businesses that can reach more people, access reliable markets and expand their social impact. Speaking at the sixth Annual Social Entrepreneurship Symposium, Dr Joyce…
Vitalik Buterin Backs Ethereum's Hash-Based Quantum Security Plan
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin has weighed in on a growing debate over post-quantum cryptography, supporting Ethereum's hash-based approach while leaving the door open for lattice-based solutions in the future. The discussion on X brought…
AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation four months after launch
Town, a two-year-old, San Francisco-based startup developing AI assistants, nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B funding round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures. The company launched publicly just…
Entertainment 360, Griffin Gaming Launch HITpoint to Bring Characters, Stories to Film, TV
Game on! Talent management and production company Entertainment 360 (Game of Thrones, Ripley, Stick), based in Century City, and Santa Monica-based gaming-centric venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners have teamed up to launch HITpoint…
Europe's Credibility Gap
The second Trump administration's National Security Strategy declared that “the days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over.” That sentiment has animated much of the administration's foreign policy…
LatAm Startup Funding Jumps 26% In Q3 As VCs Begin 'Rediscovering' The Region
A continued boom in late-stage and growth funding combined with a surge in seed-stage funding helped buoy venture investment in Latin America for the third quarter of 2026, Crunchbase data shows. All told, startups in Latin America raised a…
Will Reflect Orbital Light Up Your Life?
If you haven't been following along with the so-called “climate crisis,” let me bring you up to date. The planet is warming because energy from the Sun is trapped in the atmosphere due to an increase in greenhouse gases. Plans are…
Higher taxes will 'kick UK fintech when it is down', Healey warned
Venture capital investors have warned that higher taxes on financial services would have trickle-down effects and “clip the wings” of Britain's already capital-starved fintech sector. Start-up investors that fund the UK's financial…
Sacramento Tech Week 2026: AI Summit and Pitch Contest
Sacramento's inaugural Tech Week began Monday with a regionwide calendar of more than 30 events, spanning founder pitches and public-facing technology programming, according to KCRA. Entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, creatives and community…
Giancarlo and Draper Dragon Back Spout's Bid to Make Borrowing Against Stocks Interest-Free
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo and venture firm Draper Dragon have publicly thrown their weight behind Spout, a Solana-based protocol that lets holders of tokenized US stocks borrow stablecoins without paying…
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