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Exclusive | How early bet on photonics gave this Chinese venture capital firm an AI windfall
As artificial intelligence strains the physical limits of existing data centres, scientists and investors are turning to the ultimate speed limit of the universe for the next computing frontier: light. For Mi Lei, founder of CAS Star, a venture…
The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
This week at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in Athens — part of the Panathenea festival taking place in the city — I sat down with Niko Bonatsos of Verdict Capital, Andreas Stavropoulos of Threshold Ventures, and Ben Blume of Atomico…
Americans echo Pope Leo's concerns about AI: 'It threatens workers, privacy and human life'
In his first major papal text since assuming leadership of the Catholic church last year, Pope Leo issued a stark warning about the rise of artificial intelligence this week, denouncing the “culture of power” driving the AI age.
'Arms race': why investors can't let go of robotic hand developers in China
Venture capitalists and industrial giants in China are aggressively backing developers of dexterous robotic hands – the toughest bottleneck in the global humanoid hardware arms race – in a funding blitz that is rapidly driving up…
Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN): One of the Top Lab-Grown Meat Stocks to Invest In
We just covered the 7 Best Lab-Grown Meat Stocks to Invest In and Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) ranks 6th on this list. Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) is one of the world's largest traditional meat processors and has integrated cultured meat and…
Is The Pentagon For Sale To Private Equity?
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Ro Khanna are asking important questions about private equity investments in the defense sector. As three national legislators demand accountability for a $200 billion private equity invasion of…
GameStop (NYSE: GME) And eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Takeover Bid Takes Center Stage At Princeton Corporate Governance Forum
CorpGov hosted the second Princeton CorpGov Forum on May 21, 2026, at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey, drawing industry leaders and alumni spanning five decades. Topics covered at the forum included university endowments, shareholder…
The Feeling of Control Slipping Away
Back in the web-traffic-obsessed days of 2018, at a time of dawning awareness of how easily audiences online could be manipulated and spoofed by bots, the writer Max Read argued that the internet had crossed a threshold known as “the…
Rejected 4 times in H-1B lottery, Google employee quit job and built startup
Rejected four times in the H-1B visa lottery, a Google employee feared he would have to leave the United States and move back to Nepal. Instead, he quit his high-paying job, launched an AI startup and eventually secured a green card. Karki recently…
Rejected 4 times in H-1B lottery, Nepal techie quit Google's Rs 2.8-crore job and built startup
Walking away from a Rs 2.8-crore job at Google to start his own company and eventually secure a US green card, Nepal-born techie Pratik Karki has a story that reads like a dream. Just a few years ago, he feared he might be forced to leave behind…
AT&T, T-Mobile, And Verizon Joint Venture Opens New Doors For AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Stock
A major telecom industry initiative involving three of America's largest wireless carriers could significantly benefit AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), according to analyst commentary. Roth Capital stated on May 14 that a joint venture between…
From junior staffer to lobbying firm president, Phillip J. Wallace works his way up in D.C..
After back-to-back stints as class president during his junior and senior years at Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, Phillip J. Wallace foresaw a future in law or government. He pursued the latter. Twenty years later, he has established his own…
Model Identifies the Exact Threshold for Optimal Ambition
Summary: A collaborative mathematical study reconciled conflicting pieces of cultural advice by mapping the exact parameters of human ambition. The research utilizes sequential search modeling to prove that optimal success occurs when individuals…
'There is no way to stop this': 'Biotech Barbie' Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies
On a Friday evening in late April, Cathy Tie, the Canadian serial entrepreneur and self-styled “Biotech Barbie”, is centre stage at New York City's famous Carnegie Hall, performing Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No 2 on a gleaming…
Oxford firm secures millions to develop tidal power technology
Oxford-based Caudal Energy has raised £4.3 million to support full-scale testing and development of its fin-based tidal power system, with plans to deploy its technology commercially by 2028. The funding round was led by Oxford Science…
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