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wsj.com - Mauro Orru - Nvidia-Backed Startup Nscale Raises Funds At $14.6 Billion Valuation
Nvidia-Backed Startup Nscale Raises Funds At $14.6 Billion Valuation
Wall Street Journal

Nscale Global Holdings said it raised $2 billion at a $14.6 billion valuation, a sign that investors continue to see promise in the artificial-intelligence infrastructure startup as it seeks to roll out data centers. The U.K.-based company said…

vox.com - Kenny Torrella - Bugs were supposed to be the future of food. Now, the insect farming industry is collapsing.
Bugs were supposed to be the future of food. Now, the insect farming industry is collapsing.
Vox

“We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of all people, an insect researcher. Dutch entomologist Marcel Dicke pitched eating bugs in his 2010 TED talk as critical to sustainably feeding a…

scmp.com - SCMP Editorial - Editorial | Medical school's biotech focus will boost Hong Kong's innovation push
Editorial | Medical school's biotech focus will boost Hong Kong's innovation push
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong is well served by its two traditional medical schools. A third school taking shape at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will add an innovative dimension to healthcare as well as a welcome boost to the supply of doctors.

newswire.ca - Rubamin and Distil announce exclusive strategic partnership to scale high-performance Zinc derivatives for North American personal care markets
Rubamin and Distil announce exclusive strategic partnership to scale high-performance Zinc derivatives for North American personal care markets
CNW

MUMBAI, India and VADODARA, India, March 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- Distil, an R&D-led specialty chemicals platform and Rubamin Private Limited, a versatile producer of Zinc compounds globally with manufacturing legacy of almost four decades and over 50,000…

futurism.com - Victor Tangermann - The CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi Are Locked in a Bitter Feud
The CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi Are Locked in a Bitter Feud
Futurism

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Polymarket and Kalshi have emerged as the biggest players in the burgeoning prediction markets industry. The platforms have popularized betting on the outcomes of future events, from…

newsweek.com - Eileen Falkenberg-Hull - Bezos-backed Slate Auto hires new, ex-Amazon CEO
Bezos-backed Slate Auto hires new, ex-Amazon CEO
Newsweek

Peter Faricy today assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Slate Auto, an American electric vehicle startup. Faricy takes over the job from Chris Barman, who will continue work at the company as its President of Vehicles. Slate is expanding…

newyorker.com - John Cassidy - How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump's Wars
How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump's Wars
The New Yorker

On the afternoon of Friday, February 27th, as Donald Trump was flying to Corpus Christi, Texas, to deliver a speech on energy, he signed an order authorizing Operation Epic Fury, the military assault on Iran that is now in its second week. At 2:30…

royalgazette.com - Jonathan Kent - Government set to build AI pension calculation chatbot
Government set to build AI pension calculation chatbot
The Royal Gazette

ac67139c-0d2d-4b73-81dd-271d1285d9bf Created: Mar 09, 2026 07:58 AM (Updated: Mar 09, 2026 07:59 AM) Innovation talk: Premier David Burt, left, talks about digital assets, AI and regulation at the NearCon global technology conference in San…

afr.com - Vijay Cugati - Australia's private capital moment
Australia's private capital moment
Australian Financial Review

This Industry Insight is produced in commercial partnership with Allens. Global pension funds, private equity firms and sovereign investors are becoming more selective about where they deploy capital. Heightened geopolitical tension, policy…

businessinsider.com - Sydney Bradley - 17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
Business Insider

Recommended by: Fawzi Itani, Forerunner; Bryan Rosenblatt, Craft Ventures Relationship: Forerunner and Craft Ventures are both investors in Agentio. Total funding: $56 million, according to the company. What it does: Agentio is an advertising…

mymotherlode.com - AP News - Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters
Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters
myMotherLode.com

The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support female small-business owners impacted by disasters, a nationwide expansion of her philanthropic support for women entrepreneurs after the 2025 Los…

cointelegraph.com - Brayden Lindrea - Crypto Funding Up 50% in 12 Months Despite Fewer Deals
Crypto Funding Up 50% in 12 Months Despite Fewer Deals
Cointelegraph

Crypto fundraising increased by almost 50% year-on-year between March 2025 and March 2026, despite the number of deals dropping 46% as VCs concentrated bets on late-stage and strategic mega-rounds. Messari's crypto fundraising overview shared by…

yahoo.com - Syeda Seirut Javed - Jim Cramer on Hercules Capital: 'I Want You to Stay Away From These'
Jim Cramer on Hercules Capital: 'I Want You to Stay Away From These'
Yahoo!

Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer talked about. Answering a caller's query regarding the stock, Cramer stated: No, this is a business development company. We've disliked these for 21 years now… There was one…

siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley - OneTrust expands platform with real-time AI governance and agent oversight capabilities
OneTrust expands platform with real-time AI governance and agent oversight capabilities
SiliconANGLE

Governance platform provider OneTrust LLC today announced new capabilities that expand its platform to support real-time artificial intelligence governance that moves beyond traditional compliance checks to continuous monitoring and enforcement of…

marketbeat.com - Real Estate Stocks To Watch Today - March 8th
Real Estate Stocks To Watch Today - March 8th
MarketBeat

This ETF Caught a Major Tailwind After the Fed's Rate Cut Blackstone, Prologis, and Apollo Global Management are the three Real Estate stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Real estate stocks are shares of publicly…

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