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The Arsenal and the Statehouse: New Defense Firms, Venture Capital and State Industrial Policy
When Anduril announced a $910 million drone production facility in Ohio, it was not politics as usual. The main message came from Ohio's governor, Mike DeWine, while Representative Mike Carey's press release thanked the governor. Members of…
Backed by DeepSeek, Unitree seeks US$9b valuation in landmark robotics IPO
The long-awaited initial public offering of Unitree Robotics, which values the Hangzhou-based firm at 60.99 billion yuan (US$9 billion), is set to serve as a valuation benchmark for China's booming embodied-AI sector, buoyed by retail investor…
UK IPO Slump Hurting Private Equity and Venture, PitchBook Says
The UK's sluggish market for initial public offering is leaving private equity and venture capital firms with fewer exit routes, increasing their reliance on sales to other buyout shops or large corporates for returns, PitchBook data show. An IPO…
Andreessen Horowitz Partner Boasts That the Company's New Tech Can Fabricate Fake History Like in '1984'
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Text-to-video AI generating tools have come a long way. Just three years ago, we were all unsettled by grisly clips of actor Will Smith's face morphing while “eating” a…
I'm a VC who'd rather spend $120 on AI subscriptions than hire an intern. This is my tech stack.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marc Palet, 26, a Singapore-based venture capitalist at OMVC. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I was first exposed to venture capital while running an e-commerce fashion…
OurCrowd earns $200m from BioCatch exit
US credit card giant Visa began development activity in Israel this week, after buying Israeli startup BioCatch, its second-ever acquisition in Israel. The veteran cybersecurity company founded in 2011 is seen as one of the most important security…
Facing AI 'Apocalypse,' Once-Hot Software Companies Race to Reinvent Themselves
Sahil Aggarwal's timing appeared to be perfect for launching his software company in 2021. He raised nearly $30 million from investors, and by the following year, his startup, Rattle, was valued at more than $100 million. Then along came generative…
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Let's cut to the chase: Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off of our current $300 discount for your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing. This…
China is dominating the EV market. Now it wants to do the same with robots
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. On the fifth floor of an office building in the outer suburbs of Shenzhen, a high-tech megacity on China's southern coast, humanoid robots are being…
California tech company sees Manitoba as strategic gateway to dairy market
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Silicon Valley's latest meme obsession: A years-old picture of Chamath Palihapitiya in a turtleneck
Silicon Valley has found its joke of the summer and, like the enormous white sweater at the center of it, it just keeps growing. An image of Chamath Palihapitiya, the founder of venture fund Social Capital, wearing a chunky white turtleneck, has…
How Beijing innovates: Lessons from China's market-state hybrid model
If the conventional wisdom about innovation is that it is best left to individuals and private enterprise — and the best thing a government can do is get out of the way — that is certainly not the thinking in Beijing. How innovation…
ARPA-H is investing in tech to give clinicians a clearer picture in fetal monitoring
Guest: Dr. Kate Arnold Title: Program Manager, Scalable Solutions at ARPA-H Summary: For generations, doctors have had to make some of childbirth's most important decisions with incomplete information about how a baby is responding to labor. ARPA-H…
BBC hires 26-year-old entrepreneur to help reach younger audiences
A 26-year-old business prodigy and self-styled gen Z whisperer has been drafted in by the BBC as it battles to reach young audiences increasingly choosing content creators on YouTube and TikTok over traditional broadcasters. Brandon Relph, who…
Zimbabwe Dollar Bourse Plans Venture Board, Eyes $5 Billion Market Value
Zimbabwe's dollar-denominated stock exchange plans to increase its market value by 25% over the next year as it rolls out new products, including a venture board to help junior mining and exploration companies raise capital. “We are…
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