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Guardrails Alliance hits Husted over ties to Marc Andreessen in new ad
Super PAC Guardrails Alliance will launch a digital ad campaign Wednesday seeking to tie Ohio Sen. Jon Husted (R)'s past support for data centers to campaign donations he received from tech executives like venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. The…
The ultra-wealthy crypto executives who are spending big on the midterms
A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56 million during the current election cycle so far, according to a…
Intel CEO leads a $30 million bet on a startup aiming to unite hundreds of neoclouds. Read its pitch deck.
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is backing an infrastructure startup that has raised $30 million to help companies rent compute across hundreds of different AI cloud providers. Hyperbolic, an AI chip marketplace and software startup, has raised $50 million to…
India's Private Equity Shifts to Selective, Active Ownership for Higher Returns
India's private equity industry is undergoing a significant transformation, moving towards a more selective and actively managed investment model focused on established businesses and operational excellence to generate superior returns, as…
Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity
The Securities and Exchange Commission‘s publication on Monday of Anthropic's S-1 form —ahead of a heavily anticipated initial public offering—has led to plenty of discussion of whether the company's quickly ballooning revenues…
Infisical's $40M raise, Intel buys Classiq, RadNet's radiology tie-up
• Infisical, an SF-based cybersecurity startup, raised $40m in Series B funding at a $600m valuation. Elad Gil led, joined by Gradient and YC. Go deeper 🚑 Vera Health, an SF-based clinical AI search engine, raised $28.5m in Series A…
Crypto VC Firm Dragonfly Promotes Rob Hadick and Tom Schmidt to Managing Partners
In a major update, Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly has promoted Rob Hadick and Tom Schmidt to managing partners, expanding its leadership team to four now. Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, announced the promotions in a post on X…
OCIF INVESTS IN MINDFUEL TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT CALGARY'S FUTURE FOUNDERS AND INNOVATORS
CALGARY, AB, Oct. 27, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF) will provide up to $1.5 million to The MindFuel Foundation over three years to strengthen Calgary's pipeline of future founders, innovation talent and startups. OCIF…
This Economist Sees 'No Signs of AI Payoff' Beyond the Major Tech Firms
As Anthropic moves to go public and Microsoft floats voluntary exit offers to tens of thousands of employees to help it pay for compute costs, you might be wondering what the AI endgame is. One economist doesn't see much benefit yet beyond the…
Anthropic's IPO filing reveals where OpenAI could have the upper hand
Now that Anthropic's S-1 is public, it provides a natural comparison point to its rival OpenAI, if and when the latter eventually files its IPO prospectus (likely sometime in 2027). Analysts have been poring over Anthropic's filing this week, and…
Tech bros already control us, now they want to control our wars
The Sultans of Silicon Valley exercise massive influence over how we work, what we see and hear, what we buy, and whom we vote for. If the recent debacle over restrictions on Starlink and Starshield services in Ukraine is any indication, soon Big…
Nvidia backs Indian startup helping companies run AI models with fewer GPUs
As the AI boom strains computing capacity, Nvidia has backed Indian startup Simplismart in a $14 million funding round, betting on software that helps companies run AI models more efficiently and, in some cases, with fewer GPUs. Nvidia participated…
Zcash Co-Founder Proposes Ending ZCG's Funding Stream
Latest News PublishedOct 27, 2026 Sean Bowe says ZCG has enough money to keep funding projects and wants its share of new ZEC redirected to a reserve for the network. Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposed ending the automatic funding stream to Zcash…
Factbox-The ultra-wealthy crypto executives who are spending big on the midterms
Oct 27 (Reuters) – A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56 million during the current election cycle…
Freezing my eggs showed me just how anti-feminist the fertility industry can be
In August, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's egg-freezing journey incited a national debate about fertility and reproductive rights, with women on both sides of the aisle hailing her decision as a feminist one (amid, of course, the…
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