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Minnesota prohibits prediction markets, promptly gets sued by Trump admin
The Trump administration yesterday sued Minnesota in an attempt to block the first state law that prohibits prediction markets. While other states imposed restrictions on prediction markets, Minnesota banned them outright in a law signed by Gov.
How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War
Bluesky When Smedley Butler said, “War is a racket,” he couldn't have imagined that a sitting US president would time announcements about major military operations in order to manipulate the stock market. But as the US economy has…
Lawmakers scrutinize prediction market oversight
Key takeaway: Lawmakers questioned whether prediction markets should be regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or whether oversight should fall to state regulators. Expert quote: 'The CFTC has literally no experience in regulating…
Mach Industries just spent $50M to solve a major defense tech problem
Three-year-old Mach Industries has acquired solid rocket motor startup Exquadrum in a $50 million cash-and-equity deal, the Huntington Beach-based defense startup tells TechCrunch. Exquadrum — now rebranded as Mach Energetics — has…
Variational raises $50 million Series A to bring liquidity from traditional markets to blockchain rails
The crypto industry has long defined itself in opposition to traditional finance but, in recent years, the two worlds are on a path to convergence. The latest example is Variational, a startup that has built a protocol for decentralized derivatives…
How Metropolis built a $5 billion AI infrastructure company out of America's parking problem
Alex Israel knows where autonomous vehicles go to sleep at night. Israel is the CEO of Metropolis, an AI computer vision infrastructure company that processes $5 billion in annual payments volume, controls more than 4,200 locations across the…
Forward launches Predict to verify network changes before they reach production
Network verification company Forward Inc. today launched Forward Predict, a new capability that lets network teams test proposed changes against a digital twin of their production network before deploying them. The company says Predict runs every…
Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds
Venture investment in China's robotics sector has hit an all-time high this year, Crunchbase data shows, as several well-funded startups in the space make IPO debuts. Just through mid-May, China-based robotics companies this year have raised $5.6…
Mercury Raises $200M in Series D Funding Valuing at $5.2B Valuation
Fintech banking startup Mercury raised $200 million in a Series D funding round that values the company at $5.2 billion. The capital raised was led by TCV and included existing investors, such as Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, CRV, Sapphire Ventures…
AI search startups are blowing up
Yesterday's big news was Google's plan to blow up its traditional Search in favor of an AI-powered experience — but Google isn't the only company planning for the next generation of discoverability. This morning, Bloomberg has news of the…
Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation as fintech firm banks on AI startups
May 20 (Reuters) - Mercury said on Wednesday it had raised $200 million at a $5.2 billion valuation in its latest funding round, led by investment firm TCV, as it seeks to attract AI-native founders and businesses as banking…
Zeta's OpenAI Partnership A Gamechanger (NYSE:ZETA)
Zeta Global expands its partnership with OpenAI to manage the latter's advertising operations, unlocking a potentially high-volume revenue stream and validating 2026–2028 revenue targets. The exclusive OpenAI deal positions ZETA to capture…
We asked top startup investors how they use AI. Here's what they said.
Venture capitalists have spent the last few years hunting for the next great AI startup. Increasingly, they're also using AI to scout for the next OpenAI or Anthropic. Early-stage investors are weaving chatbots and agents into nearly every part of…
Meet the brothers who turned a homegrown AI agent into a $12 million bet on the future of work - in six weeks
Lazer Cohen, 41, had spent 15 years building other people's companies. His younger brother Gavriel, 36, had spent a decade writing code. Together, they'd quietly bet on each other — their parents included, having invested in the brothers'…
2Gether-International Named to Forbes Accessibility List for the Second Consecutive Year
Alongside 2GI on the list are fellow top global impact-makers in accessibility-related fields. These fields include communication, mobility, education, software, consumer products, robotics, sports and recreation, travel, the workplace…
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