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techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - PopSockets founder David Barnett talks about building a viral business
PopSockets founder David Barnett talks about building a viral business
TechCrunch

David Barnett has learned a lot since first launching PopSockets more than a decade ago. As the tale goes, the former philosophy professor was looking for an easy way to hold his headphones and went on to create one of the most viral phone…

businessinsider.com - Brent D. Griffiths - Chamath Palihapitiya said his software company is moving away from Cursor because it was spending too much on tokens
Chamath Palihapitiya said his software company is moving away from Cursor because it was spending too much on tokens
Business Insider

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said he can't believe how much his software startup is spending on AI. 'Our costs have more than tripled since November of 25,' Palihapitiya said during an episode of the 'All-In Podcast' posted on Friday.

sfgate.com - Anna FitzGerald Guth - Red states banned this lab pork. Berkeley Bowl just dished it up.
Red states banned this lab pork. Berkeley Bowl just dished it up.
SFGATE

After a moment of doubt, Antoine Pages approached the chef grilling outside Berkeley Bowl West on a recent sunny Friday. A steamy meatball, blanketed in burgundy sauce, overwhelmed the small plate he took off the chef's table. Pages, a vegan who…

salon.com - Coleman Spilde - 'All the President's Men' was a warning
'All the President's Men' was a warning
Salon.com

But near the end of his column, Rovere emphasized one particularly important point in the book: Woodward and Bernstein wouldn't have had anything to investigate if it weren't for Nixon's bumbling political cabinet and the sloppy work done by the…

breitbart.com - Lucas Nolan - AI Wars: Nvidia Pulls Back from OpenAI and Anthropic Investments
AI Wars: Nvidia Pulls Back from OpenAI and Anthropic Investments
Breitbart

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at a major tech conference that his company will likely cease further investments in AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic, citing the anticipated public offerings from the AI rivals later this year as the primary reason.

lesswrong.com - AI Safety Needs Startups - LessWrong
AI Safety Needs Startups - LessWrong
Transformative AI

Startups can become integrated in the AI supply chain, giving them good information about valuable safety interventions. Safety becomes a feature to be shipped directly to users by virtue of this market position. Better access to capital, talent…

smh.com.au - Helen Pitt - Frances Rings just did something no other Australian has. She leads this year's Trailblazers
Frances Rings just did something no other Australian has. She leads this year's Trailblazers
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. From global recognition to smashing glass ceilings, and from sporting prowess to social activism, here are 10 women we'd like to celebrate this…

marketbeat.com - Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) Cut to Strong Sell at Zacks Research
Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) Cut to Strong Sell at Zacks Research
MarketBeat

Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN - Get Free Report) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a 'hold' rating to a 'strong sell' rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Zacks.com reports. HRZN has been the subject of…

defenseacquisition.substack.com - Pete Modigliani - Insights in Iran: Lethality in Action
Insights in Iran: Lethality in Action
Defense Tech and Acquisition

Welcome to the latest edition of Defense Tech and Acquisition. Operation Epic Fury provides early operational and tactical lessons. White House convenes defense primes to discuss munitions production. Pentagon's plan to spend all $152B in…

dev.to - Tiamat - Surveillance Capitalism: The Business Model That Turned Humanity Into Raw Material
Surveillance Capitalism: The Business Model That Turned Humanity Into Raw Material
DEV Community

Published by TIAMAT | ENERGENAI LLC | March 7, 2026 Surveillance capitalism is the dominant economic logic of the internet age, in which human behavioral data — extracted without meaningful consent — is processed into predictive…

thehindu.com - M. Kalyanaraman - Ulsan in Thoothukudi: TN's shipbuilding policy aims high
Ulsan in Thoothukudi: TN's shipbuilding policy aims high
The Hindu

Darez Ahamed, the MD of Guidance Tamil Nadu, the State government's nodal investment promotion agency, often muses on the big picture of issues. He opines that every nation that shifts course to a high growth path towards becoming fully developed…

kioncentralcoast.com - CNN Newsource - Iran-related bets on prediction sites scrutinized over 'death markets' and possible insider trades
Iran-related bets on prediction sites scrutinized over 'death markets' and possible insider trades
KION

(CNN) — As the United States and Israel prepared for war and later launched strikes against Iran, traders on online prediction markets wagered over $1 billion on every aspect of the conflict, drawing a wave of scrutiny. One week after the…

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