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arinsider.co - AR Insider Guest - When is Venture Capital the Wrong Path for Deep-Tech Startups? - AR Insider
When is Venture Capital the Wrong Path for Deep-Tech Startups? - AR Insider
Augmented Reality News & Knowledge - AR Insider

In XR and the broader deep technology landscape — which spans AI, robotics, quantum computing, biotech, and advanced materials — traditional funding narratives often elevate venture capital as the default path to scale. While venture…

forbes.com - Phil De Luna - The Carbon Removal Market Was Built On One Customer. Now What?
The Carbon Removal Market Was Built On One Customer. Now What?
Forbes

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 24: People walk past the front entrance to a Microsoft office building on 8th Avenue on June 24, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) There's a particular kind of panic that runs through a nascent…

townhall.com - Matt Vespa - Remember Ilhan Omar's Winery? Something Very Peculiar Just Happened to It
Remember Ilhan Omar's Winery? Something Very Peculiar Just Happened to It
Townhall

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is attributing her alleged inflated net worth to an accounting mistake. Earlier this year, reports showed that Ms. Omar had accumulated significant wealth, with a net worth in the millions, which raised questions about…

fastcompany.com - Patrick Sisson - This autonomous welding robot may be the future of advanced manufacturing
This autonomous welding robot may be the future of advanced manufacturing
Fast Company

The United States' advanced manufacturing future may have an unexpected limiting factor: a dire shortage of welders. While venture capital has placed big bets on a cutting-edge future of data centers, defense tech, and robotics, actually making the…

mymotherlode.com - AP News - Trump threats against Iran are a boon for prediction markets, including some backed by his son
Trump threats against Iran are a boon for prediction markets, including some backed by his son
myMotherLode.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Will President Donald Trump send troops into Iran? Will he rename the Strait of Hormuz after himself? Will he post again praising Allah? No one knows the answers, but online betting companies that allow people to wager on…

winnipegfreepress.com - Bernard Condon, The Associated Press - Trump threats against Iran are a boon for prediction markets, including some backed by his son
Trump threats against Iran are a boon for prediction markets, including some backed by his son
Winnipeg Free Press

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fortune.com - Bernard Condon - 413 million bets with over $100 million at stake: the latest Polymarket insider trading Trump controversy
413 million bets with over $100 million at stake: the latest Polymarket insider trading Trump controversy
Fortune

Will President Donald Trump send troops into Iran? Will he rename the Strait of Hormuz after himself? Will he post again praising Allah? No one knows the answers, but online betting companies that allow people to wager on Trump policies and…

forbes.com - Josipa Majic Predin - AI Makes Labor Cheap And Human Touch More Valuable
AI Makes Labor Cheap And Human Touch More Valuable
Forbes

TOPSHOT - CORRECTION / A man works on the electronics of Jules, a humanoid robot from Hanson Robotics that uses artificial intelligence, at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on July…

decrypt.co - Decrypt Agent - Blockchain Capital Seeks $700M for Two New Crypto Funds
Blockchain Capital Seeks $700M for Two New Crypto Funds
Decrypt

Blockchain Capital is raising $700 million across two new funds, according to Bloomberg. Citing a source familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that the venture capital firm is simultaneously pursuing its seventh early-stage fund and its…

techcrunch.com - TechCrunch Events - The first StrictlyVC of 2026 kicks off in a week in San Francisco
The first StrictlyVC of 2026 kicks off in a week in San Francisco
TechCrunch

StrictlyVC's first San Francisco event of the year is nearly here, and with just a week to go, now's the time to grab yourself a ticket. The venture and founder communities will be gathering at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center on April 30 for an…

newsweek.com - Hugh Cameron - Ilhan Omar's husband's winery terminated after financial records requested
Ilhan Omar's husband's winery terminated after financial records requested
Newsweek

Business filings show that a California winery co-owned by Ilhan Omar's husband was shut down earlier this month amid growing scrutiny from Republican lawmakers over the Democrat's finances. The Santa Rosa-based winery, eStCru LLC, was under the…

theguardian.com - Aisha Down - 'Hairdryer or lighter?': French police look at claim of sensor tampering to win weather bets
'Hairdryer or lighter?': French police look at claim of sensor tampering to win weather bets
The Guardian

French police are investigating alleged tampering with national weather forecasting service equipment after a series of unusual temperature readings coincided with suspicious winning bets made on Polymarket. Data from a Météo-France…

bbc.co.uk - John Campbell - NI economy: Belfast company Cloudsmith receives £50m investment
NI economy: Belfast company Cloudsmith receives £50m investment
BBC

Economics and business editor, BBC News NI Cloudsmith, a Belfast software company, has received a £50m investment led by two US venture capital firms. It is the largest deal of this kind ever done by a Northern Ireland-based technology…

variety.com - Todd Spangler - Bob Iger, After Stepping Down as Disney CEO, Tapped as Adviser to Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital (Report)
Bob Iger, After Stepping Down as Disney CEO, Tapped as Adviser to Josh Kushner's Thrive Capital (Report)
Variety

Bob Iger, who stepped down as Disney's chief executive last month, has taken a role as an adviser to venture-capital firm Thrive Capital, according to a Wall Street Journal report. New York-based Thrive Capital was founded in 2009 by Josh Kushner…

coindesk.com - Ian Allison - OpenAI appears to be poaching Coinbase's marketing team
OpenAI appears to be poaching Coinbase's marketing team
CoinDesk

It's no surprise that there's a general pivot from blockchain to artificial intelligence right now. Every week brings another report of a company or person either leaving the cryptocurrency industry entirely or adding artificial intelligence to…

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