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Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B 'headline' valuation
Aaru, a startup that provides near-instant customer research by using AI to simulate user behavior, has raised a Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, according to three people familiar with the deal. The funding round included different valuation…
US defense giants are fighting to write drone warfare's future. Billions of dollars are at stake.
Silicon Valley disruptors and defense industry heavyweights are locked in a fight to shape the future of drone warfare. The competition pits agile startups like Performance Drone Works and Anduril against the big primes — large, traditional…
Opinion | A New Capital-Formation Agenda for America
Chairman Paul Atkins writes that “ The SEC Is Reviving Capital Markets ” (op-ed, Dec. 3), and the House Financial Services Committee rejoices. On the eve of our nation's 250th birthday, it's critical we recommit to the free-market…
Forbes Daily: Bill Gates Says USAID Cuts Were A 'Gigantic Mistake'
The second-largest city in the U.S. just took a major step toward 100% carbon-free power. Los Angeles officially stopped using coal-generated electricity, and beginning next month, will instead use power that is generated from turbines with a blend…
Former ballerina beats Taylor Swift to become youngest female self-made billionaire
The 29-year-old founder of an online betting platform that correctly predicted Donald Trump's election victory last year is now the world's youngest-ever self-made female billionaire. Luana Lopes Lara, a former ballerina and hedge fund intern from…
Versace Announces Dario Vitale's Shocking Departure
That's all he got? Eight months? On Thursday, Prada Group announced that Dario Vitale, the previously unknown designer who had dared to take the reins of Versace after Donatella, was leaving the fashion house after a single collection. The news…
Here's What Happened After The 'Owning Manhattan' Season 2 Cliffhanger
Somehow, Ryan Serhant can turn boring business deals into a thrilling cliffhanger. Owning Manhattan Season 2, which premiered on Netflix on Dec. 5, ends with a question left unanswered, as the real estate broker received an offer that could change…
Where YouTube's Brit Crew are now - baby love, divorce and Strictly fame
YouTube has come a long way from where it was when it first began back in 2005. Gone are the days of randomly posting anything to the platform; instead, it can be – and often is – a business and a livelihood that many can sustain…
When the AI bubble bursts, who'll be left standing?
As Sir Isaac Newton discovered, the core scientific law of gravity is that what goes up must come down. The principle applies in many areas, which is why markets are jittery about the near-unchecked, three-year growth of stock prices fueled by the…
I built a recruiting platform for AI jobs. Here's the challenging reality of the AI talent wars.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alfredo Mercedes, the 27-year-old founder of VU Talent Partners based in Medellín, Colombia. It has been edited for length and clarity. I'm the founder of VU Talent Partners, and I…
Four key questions about OpenAI vs Google-the high-stakes tech matchup of 2026
Hello, tech editor Alexei Oreskovic, pitching in for Allie. We've been enjoying some crisp blue-sky days here in San Francisco in true December fashion. For the folks at OpenAI however, the days have been red — Code Red. In case you haven't…
Bitcoin treads water at $90K as whales eat the Ethereum dip: Finance Redefined
Cryptocurrency markets saw another week of consolidation following last week's long-awaited market recovery. While Bitcoin (BTC) remained above the key $90,000 psychological level, investor sentiment continued to be dominated by…
Proof from the fields as Solasta Bio marks patent success
Solasta, a spin-out from the University of Glasgow, uses small peptides – the short strings of amino acids which are the 'building blocks' of proteins – to create insecticides that target specific crop-destroying pests while leaving…
A $70 million mirage: Lessons from Australia's biggest start-up blowup
The founders had known each other most of their lives. Mito and Durre were childhood friends who'd spent Christmases together, gone to university together, and there met Start. It was the kind of origin story investors love. Peter Bruce-Clark, a…
Crypto Biz: Mining weakness tests Bitcoin's market cycle
Bitcoin (BTC) miners are learning the hard way that “number go up” doesn't always trickle down. Even with Bitcoin prices still elevated by historical standards, mining margins have been sharply squeezed, with some industry analysts…
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