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AI Startup's Bizarre Plan to Launch a Hundred 24/7 Cafes Disintegrates as Reality Sets In
When you're building out an experimental AI-powered insurance company, it's probably best to stick with the business fundamentals — and leave the fancy espresso to the baristas. That's the lesson being learned by the brain trust at Corgi…
Inside Ukraine's secretive tech world building the future of war
Serhii Kupriienko sits in an unadorned room in an unadorned house on a quiet residential street in Kyiv, sketching out for me what the future of war looks like. “I'm not very good at drawing,” he says, dragging a blue marker across…
Should Your AI Business Raise VC? For Most Founders, the Honest Answer Is No. Here's Why.
If your AI agent performs a simple, easily replicated task — especially at a low price — customers can churn quickly when larger platforms offer the same capability for free. AI products that are built around a specific…
AJ Scaramucci's Solari Capital emerges from stealth with $350 million deployed and a case that companies stay private too long
Hi, it's Amanda Gerut, filling in for Allie. AJ Scaramucci's collectibles company paid $2 million for a first-appearance Iron Man comic. It also bought a record-setting Pokémon card. Ask him about them, and the conversation circles back to a…
Tech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire-in the Philippines
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In a move that upended the international conversation about AI, earlier this month, a researcher at the AI company Anthropic named…
New York sues Polymarket over allegations of illegal gambling operations
New York State has filed a lawsuit against prediction market company Polymarket amid allegations that it violated state laws against illegal gambling. The suit, filed on Thursday by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, comes two months…
Ro Khanna's Economic Plan Just Got a Brutal Reality Check on CNBC
Democrats are losing the plot, and you know it is especially bad when other Democrats are calling them out. California Rep. Ro Khanna proudly calls his economic agenda a “ Next, New Deal, ” a name that ought to set off alarm bells on…
Unusual careers the Royal Family have had you wouldn't expect
Some royals have had jobs outside of the Royal Family. Despite their roles as part of The Firm, there are a number of royals who have held down a job in the real world. From Princess Catherine to Princess Beatrice, some members of the Royal Family…
Private Markets Boost TDF Returns CFA Institute Finds
If DC plans make small allocations to private markets in their target-date funds, they are likely to see improved net risk-adjusted returns, according to new research by the CFA Institute's Research & Policy Center. In a September report titled…
Germany's startup boom: What is working and what is holding them back
This article was authored by Jens Teutrine, DACH representative (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) at the Consumer Choice Center, and a former Member of Germany's Federal Parliament. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and…
Animoca's Evan Auyang worked in finance and public transit before crypto-Why he thinks the blockchain should be more like a bus
Evan Auyang would like to talk about buses. The president of Animoca Brands has an odd resume for someone leading one of Hong Kong's most prominent Web 3.0 startups: Finance, consulting and, importantly, a stint as the deputy managing director of…
Space Economy Investment Hits Record $23B As SpaceX (SPCX), Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) And AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Attract Institutional Capital
Global venture capital investment in the space technology sector reached an all-time high of $23 billion in the 12 months through June 2026, nearly 140% above the $9.7 billion recorded in Q2 2025. The surge was driven by late-stage growth capital…
PopUp Bagels Opens First Bergen County Shop in Tenafly
PopUp Bagels is bringing its viral grab-and-go concept to Bergen County for the first time, with plans to open a shop at 6-8 Washington Street in Tenafly this fall. The company has listed October 2 as the opening date on its website, though a…
Four eras of San Francisco tech culture
The other day I went on the Monitoring the Situation livestream, and we talked about the history of San Francisco tech culture: I've never actually worked in the tech industry, but I've lived on and off in the Bay Area for a quarter of a century…
The Deals: GRAI Acquires Social Music Platform Hangout; DICE Owner Fever Raises $250M
Live entertainment tech company Fever, the owner of U.K. ticketing platform DICE, announced a $250 million primary equity financing round led by EQT, with Point72 Private Investments and Baillie Gifford also participating. Co-founded by Francisco…
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