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Forbes Expands Into Creator-Led Storytelling With Launch Of New Creator Network
NEW YORK (June 22, 2026) – Forbes today announced the launch of Forbes Creator, a new social-first network designed to deliver trusted, premium content and in-depth storytelling across Forbes' owned digital platforms. Built around creators…
Software engineers are facing an 'identity crisis bordering on depression,' Menlo Ventures partner says
Software engineers may be paying the price for Silicon Valley's tokenmaxxing frenzy. As companies push developers to use AI coding tools in the hopes of driving productivity up, a growing divide is emerging inside some engineering teams, says Deedy…
Why More Women Are Choosing Business Ownership Over Employment
Why More Women Are Choosing Business Ownership Over Employment For years, the conversation focused on women breaking through corporate barriers. Today, many women are choosing a different path altogether: business ownership. According to Wells…
This upstart launched 35 ETFs in a day - and doesn't plan to slow down
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, June 22 (Reuters) - It took more than a decade for BlackRock, the world's largest issuer of exchange-traded funds, to launch its first 300 products. Corgi Investments, the venture-capital-based asset manager, plans to…
Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures back trading app Fomo at $550 million valuation
Two established investors are feeling crypto FOMO. Index and Union Square Ventures have backed the crypto startup Fomo, named after the acronym for “fear of missing out,” the company announced on Monday. Index Ventures led the $75…
Sector Snapshot: Robotics Startups On Fire As Venture Funding Surges To Record Numbers In 2026
Robotics startup funding hit a record high in 2025, per Crunchbase data. And that trend is continuing in 2026 so far, with funding to the sector already eclipsing 2025's totals. Globally, robotics startups have so far raised $18.8 billion in 2026…
This London Fund Returned 1000x From Its Revolut Bet. Now It's Backing Europe's Next Startups.
Midas List investor Reshma Sohoni's Seedcamp has backed some of Europe's best startups. Now, it's back with a new fund to back a new tranche of AI, robotics, and deeptech founders. When Reshma Sohoni cofounded London-based seed fund Seedcamp back…
Anduril in talks with Israeli officials to establish local defense-tech hub
Innovative US military technology company Anduril Industries, which raised money recently at a $61 billion valuation, is currently meeting with a number of senior officials in Israel to establish a local operation that will deal with sales to the…
AI is driving an already expensive housing market nuts in San Francisco
Is AI a boom that's just getting started or a bubble about to burst? Whichever you think, in San Francisco, once again the epicenter of a tech revolution, one thing is certain: AI is driving an already expensive housing market completely nuts. In…
Saas Isn't Coming Back. Something Much Bigger Is Replacing It
It used to be that if you invested in SaaS, you slept well at night. Returns were predictable because the business model was subscription-based and incredibly scalable: build a horizontal cloud-based platform to target as wide a market as possible…
Uber-Backed Lime Seeks $180.9 Million in IPO - TT
A cyclist rides a Lime electric bike in London. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg) Lime filed for a U.S. IPO seeking to raise up to $180.9 million by offering 6.7 million shares priced at $24 to $26. The micromobility firm could reach a $1.7 billion…
The AI Agents That Actually Work Don't Post On Social Media
The Moltbook homepage, which billed itself as a social network for AI agents. A Wiz investigation later found about 17,000 humans behind its 'autonomous' accounts, while the agents doing real work stayed off the feed. (Photo illustration by Cheng…
Exclusive: The AI company powering public safety operations for the 2026 World Cup just raised $250 million
Nick Noone has fallen on his face in front of thousands of people countless times. The son of a mechanic who moonlighted as a mural painter and a Montessori school teacher was a member of Stanford University's men's gymnastics team where he met his…
Ondas exec Meir Kliner: Defense sector must connect all solutions
'Military superiority will be with whoever knows how to connect several autonomous systems under one roof. There is no longer room for an individual solution - just a radar or just a robot or just a drone. There is a need to create one central…
Bernie Sanders Wants A U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund For AI
Populist AI policy is forging a right-left consensus around the issue of government equity stakes. Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) revealed the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, a sweeping proposal that would give the public a…
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