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Uzbekistan: The unlikely home of a billion-dollar tech revolution | Opinion
A few years ago, the idea of a billion-dollar Uzbek tech company would have sounded far-fetched. Today, investors are searching for the next Uzum, Uzbekistan 's largest digital ecosystem. It is attracting increasing attention, with hundreds of…
Panicking Tech Execs Try to Pivot Message on AI Data Centers
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Data centers are wildly unpopular amongst the US population — so much so that grassroots opposition threatened some $130 billion in developments over the first three months of…
Polkastarter (POLS) Price Prediction: 2024, 2025, 2026 - 2030
The live price of the Polkastarter token is $0.06259573 The POLS price might hit a maximum of $0.1692 in 2026. Polkastarter token, with a potential surge, could hit $1.759 by 2030. Polkastarter (POLS) is a decentralized launchpad that helps…
Hotels Face Soaring Climate Costs, Investors Chase Fixes
Security guards man the main entrance of the five-star Warwick Fiji resort on the Coral Coast, about 70 kilometers west of capital city Suva, on December 16, 2024. Fiji doctors have decided to discharge five of the seven patients — including…
CIA-Linked Investor Helped Quantum Systems Expand in US
German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems gained an early foothold in the U.S. defence market with support from In-Q-Tel (IQT), the CIA-linked venture capital firm, highlighting the continued influence of American investment on Europe's growing…
Hanwha Finance to hold AI, finance talent conference in New York
Hanwha Group's financial affiliates will hold a global finance conference in New York in November, bringing together financial industry leaders and aspiring professionals to discuss how artificial intelligence and technological change are reshaping…
CIA-backed investor helped top German drones firm break into US
German drone maker Quantum Systems gained an early foothold in the United States with help from CIA-linked investor In-Q-Tel (IQT), its co-CEO said, highlighting how US capital and networks continue to shape Europe's emerging defense companies.
Airwallex president Lucy Liu on the company's plans to be 'IPO-ready'
Nicholas Gordon here. When is Airwallex, the Australian-born payments company, planning to go public? The company, which serves over 675,000 businesses and claims to have over $1 billion in annualized run rate revenue, once talked about having a…
The curious case of Sam Bankman-Fried's friends' Anthropic shares
A little over a year ago, the federal government acquired a stake in Anthropic without paying a penny. The shares were seized from associates of the crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried. From there, they disappeared into a legal black hole. As…
AI is having a 'bonkers,' complicated impact on SF, city experts say
By Jillian D'Onfro Business Reporter With its dystopian billboards, branded coffee shops, and slop-tastic small business signs, AI's everyday impact on San Francisco can feel very in-your-face. What's less obvious, however, is how the industry is…
Staff exodus poses challenge for Trump | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
President Donald Trump is entering a critical stretch of his second term with a slew of resignations among his senior staff, forcing him to rely on an even smaller circle of aides. Over the last month, Trump lost his chief spokesperson, his top…
TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! Proponents of…
Home-grown hardware resilience
Early-stage venture capital firm BYT Capital, which began operations in November 2025, is betting on hardware-led deep-tech companies as India looks to build domestic capabilities across sectors such as space, semiconductors, defence and advanced…
New $300m grant to fund nascent technologies in Singapore under RIE2030
SINGAPORE – A new $300 million grant in Singapore has been established to help turn promising research into technologies that businesses can invest in. The grant will support these technologies until they are commercialised via spin-off…
Vets for AI
This is a collaboration with The Lever, a reader-supported investigative news outlet that holds accountable the people and corporations manipulating the levers of power. Max Rose, the pugnacious former Democratic congressman from Staten Island, has…
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