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Silicon Valley Start-Ups Face a Future Without Jensen Huang's Money
For years, Jensen Huang was a frequent presence at Silicon Valley start-up events, networking with founders, judging pitch competitions and showing up at “demo” days. The Nvidia chief executive became a godlike figure in the start-up…
Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted 'optics' weren't good
Donald Trump Jr. agreed to end his advisory role with the prediction market Kalshi shortly after Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm made a large investment in its competitor, Polymarket. “We have mutually agreed to end Don's advisory role…
Gate CEO Says Founders Can Use AI Before Building Larger Teams
Gate CEO Dr. Han urged entrepreneurs to start on their own and use artificial intelligence to expand their capacity, then assemble a team as their businesses grow. At the Oxford Union on Thursday, Nov. 12, Han called the approach “Boss +…
Ukraine's naval drones made their name attacking Russian warships. Now they're taking the fight onto land.
Ukrainian naval drones that have hammered Russia's navy are now coming for Russian targets on land. Magura drones made by Ukrainian-founded defense company UFORCE played an important role in Ukraine becoming a formidable force at sea even without a…
Exclusive: This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean's heat, and investors are already on board
Anyone who has weathered a hurricane can tell you that the oceans — which fuel the storms — contain a tremendous amount of energy. Thanks to global warming, they're holding more than ever. A new startup wants to harness that energy to…
Donald Trump Jr. Dumped by Kalshi After the Prez's Son's Investment Firm Backs Rival Polymarket in Major Conflict of Interest
Donald Trump Jr. is no longer a paid adviser to prediction market platform Kalshi after his venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, increased its investment in rival Polymarket. Kalshi confirmed the decision on November 12, describing the departure as…
Ethics Watchdog Urges Investigation Into Top Health Official, Alleging Conflict of Interest Over Hormone Therapy Policy
A nonpartisan ethics watchdog group has asked for an investigation into whether a top Department of Health and Human Services official violated ethics laws after a recent ProPublica investigation revealed actions experts called…
U.S. Buyers Took 39% of First Exits in Selected UK Startup Sample
A Common Wealth study found U.S. corporate buyers accounted for 39% of first exit deals among a selected group of UK venture-backed technology firms, raising questions about domestic tech capacity. The study did not examine every British startup…
Why Anthropic's Dario Amodei Has Angered OpenAI and Other A.I. Peers
Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella had a problem. Anthropic and OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence companies, were lobbying the White House to prevent some A.I. models from being developed and widely shared because, they argued, they were too…
A No-Spin, No-Snark Take On Nebius
Nebius Group is a challenging stock due to pending clarity on receivables, partnership revenue, build-out funding, and Nvidia's support. NBIS guides to about $27 billion of 2026 capex against $3.0 billion to $3.2 billion of revenue; customer…
VulcanForms announces $500M financing agreement
VulcanForms plans to build three factories by the end of 2027 including one in Massachusetts, fueled by a $500 million financing deal the company announced Thursday. “Factory No. 4” is planned for Massachusetts, according to…
Andreessen Horowitz sees AI widening opportunities for game makers
Artificial intelligence could help game developers attempt more ambitious projects by filling gaps in their skills and shortening the path to working prototypes, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz said. In “Gaming's Next Origin…
Andreessen Horowitz proposes AI cyber defense for critical US operators
The greatest nationwide cyber risk centers on a few hundred US infrastructure operators and shared vendors whose failures could spread across the country, Andreessen Horowitz said in a Nov. 12 publication. The venture capital firm proposed putting…
Jensen Huang was reckless with the environment, too
Nvidia's environmental footprint extends way beyond its own offices. Nvidia's environmental footprint extends way beyond its own offices. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned. What happens next? Justine Calma is a senior science reporter covering…
What Australia Can Learn from Israel and Singapore
Australia is among the world's most fortunate nations. We possess vast natural resources, agricultural land, respected universities, skilled workers and stable institutions. Yet our productivity growth has been sluggish, as the country catches…
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