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While Musk's Neuralink drills into skulls, China's BrainCo bets the future of brain tech is wearable
Companies around the world, especially in the U.S. and China, are racing to build brain-computer interfaces – some through invasive implants, others by skipping surgery altogether. Investors and industry players say the market for…
When Uncle Sam turns venture capitalist, what could go wrong? * WorldNetDaily * by James Varney. Real Clear Wire
The battery recycler Ascend Elements was riding high in 2023, flush with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. The seed money provided to the Massachusetts company, which launched in 2017, was one of several large bets the Biden…
5 Deeply Discounted CEFs Paying Up To 10.2%
The Taiwan Fund (TWN) is a perfect example of how CEFs let us buy even white-hot assets for less than they're worth. Nomura Asset Management's Sky Chen is tasked with building a portfolio of stocks listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange that represent…
Kurdistan looks to follow Israel's lead and become the next Start-Up Nation
The Kurdistan Region is trying to change its image in the world. For decades, outsiders have focused on Saddam Hussein, genocide, ISIS, oil, and security. All of this is significant to Kurdistan's past and present. But if a place is known mostly…
Energy and climate deals of the week
• Quaise Energy, a developer of geothermal energy drilling tech, raised $144m in Series B funding led by Prelude Ventures. Go deeper • Oxylabs, a Lithuanian data infrastructure platform, raised $130m from Warburg Pincus at a $3.6b…
The Hidden Truth Behind Your Supplements
The supplement industry's shift toward venture capital and private equity ownership has been linked to quality changes, as companies face pressure to increase profit margins while scaling production Many supplement companies are now using contract…
Seattle Seahawks Sold to Vinod Khosla for $9.6 Billion
On Saturday, the Seattle Seahawks completed their ownership sale sweepstakes by selling the franchise to Vinod Khosla's group for $9.6 billion. Khosla formally had a minority stake in the San Francisco 49ers. Its exists as one of the biggest sales…
What smart people are saying about Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
The AI talent war may now be worthy of a Hollywood adaptation. In a new lawsuit that reads like a corporate crime thriller, Apple accused OpenAI of poaching former Apple employees, conducting 'show and tell' interviews, and accessing confidential…
Harvard University hosts the world's largest conference dedicated to longevity biotechnology
The 13 Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) Meeting, the world's largest conference dedicated to longevity biotechnology, will take place from October 1-3, 2026, at the David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University. Marking the high-profile…
XRP News: Garlinghouse Breaks Silence on Ripple's Near Shutdown During SEC War
Ripple almost closed its doors after the SEC sued the company in 2020. CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the government has “infinite power and resources,” and that fact alone made the decision to fight back a hard one. Garlinghouse shared…
SOUNDSCAPE: JAY-Z AND HIS DOUBTS
Reasonable Doubt was not the first rap album I ever owned. But Jay-Z's debut was the first hip-hop album I bought with my own money. More importantly, it was the first one I studied as a young writer who aspired to become a rapper, a dream that…
PA poised to adopt $50.8B budget
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing a $50.8 billion budget that will send more money to the state's poorest schools but fail to address skill games regulation or other pressing policy questions. The deal was cut behind closed…
Inside Ukraine's game-changing drone industry
By Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Viktor Koziuk, and Ilona Sologoub If necessity is the mother of innovation, Ukraine's military technology industry, particularly drone production, is Exhibit A. When Russia first attacked Ukraine in 2014, drones were used…
SF's anti-AI protesters just marched past three tech giants
Outside OpenAI's Mission Bay headquarters, a group of more than 100 people gathered on Saturday around noon with homemade signs and practiced rallying cries in front of large banners that read “QuitGPT” and “Stop The AI…
AI Startup Revenue Growth Hits Record Pace in 2026 - Memeburn
Mercor just announced it crossed $2 billion in gross annualized revenue — four months after hitting $1 billion. That's the kind of growth curve that doesn't happen in normal markets, and it's not happening in isolation. Here's what's behind…
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