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gamesindustry.biz - Lewis Packwood - Develop:Brighton showed the UK games industry is done with hand-wringing and is determined to save itself | Opinion
Develop:Brighton showed the UK games industry is done with hand-wringing and is determined to save itself | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz

I got a feeling of déjà vu at Develop:Brighton this year, where once again it was meltingly hot, and once again the conference was coming hard on the heels of sweeping cuts at Microsoft. Although this time around the weather was even…

thehill.com - Julia Shapero - Anthropic CEO gave $1M to AI safety super PAC
Anthropic CEO gave $1M to AI safety super PAC
The Hill

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gave $1 million to Public First, a super PAC backing candidates who support stronger guardrails on AI, according to a campaign finance filing Wednesday. He was joined by several other Anthropic employees, who gave a…

thehill.com - Miranda Nazzaro - OpenAI employees pour nearly $250K into AI safety PAC, pushing back on firm's president
OpenAI employees pour nearly $250K into AI safety PAC, pushing back on firm's president
The Hill

A group of current and former OpenAI employees poured more than $245,000 into a super PAC focused on countering Leading the Future (LTF), a committee funded in part by the AI firm's co-founder and President Greg Brockman. The AI safety super PAC…

forbes.com - Kerry A. Dolan - World Of Forbes: From Latin America's Biggest YouTuber To A Bitcoin Effort In South Africa
World Of Forbes: From Latin America's Biggest YouTuber To A Bitcoin Effort In South Africa
Forbes

Across the planet, Forbes' 47 licensed editions span six continents, 80 countries and 30 languages. They all share the same mission: celebrating entrepreneurial capitalism in all its forms. Alejandro Baccarat for Forbes Argentina Latin America's…

independent.co.uk - Ariana Baio - Trump asks contractors to 'do magnets' after his son invested in rare earth company
Trump asks contractors to 'do magnets' after his son invested in rare earth company
The Independent

President Donald Trump called on more defense contractors to partner with the U.S. and “do magnets ” – a request that comes after a venture capital firm linked to his son, Donald Trump Jr., took a stake in a rare-earth magnet…

straitstimes.com - Sue-Ann Tan - Singapore nurtures global business champions
Singapore nurtures global business champions
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE – Looking beyond its longstanding strategy of attracting multinational corporations, Singapore is ramping up efforts to nurture more companies into global industry leaders. Speaking at a business conference organised by NUS…

axios.com - Chelsea Naso - Wonder's $650m raise, Crypto.com's $20b valuation, Angelini Pharma seals rare disease buy
Wonder's $650m raise, Crypto.com's $20b valuation, Angelini Pharma seals rare disease buy
Axios

• Wonder, an NYC-based cloud kitchen company, raised $650m in Series D funding at a $9b valuation. Investors include Accel, GV, New Enterprise Associates, AllianceBernstein, ARK Invest and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management. Go…

coinpedia.org - Shubham Vishwakarma - Arbitrum Price Nears Breakout After $1.37M Whale Accumulation
Arbitrum Price Nears Breakout After $1.37M Whale Accumulation
Coinpedia Fintech News

Arbitrum (ARB) could be entering a decisive phase after fresh whale accumulation coincided with its breakout setup. On-chain data revealed that a whale withdrew 15.56 million ARB, worth nearly $1.37 million, from Coinbase, adding to growing…

techcrunch.com - TechCrunch Events - No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling
No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling
TechCrunch

It's not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the process making things harder for anyone looking for funding even at a pre-seed stage. We've covered the trend in detail, and at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt…

forbes.com - John Koetsier - The 4 Layers Of Brain Behind One Of Europe's Leading Humanoid Robots
The 4 Layers Of Brain Behind One Of Europe's Leading Humanoid Robots
Forbes

HMND comes in wheeled and bipedal forms, but the wheeled humanoid robot is the preferred model for now. HMND 01's four-layer brain starts at layer zero, just like European elevators. That's oddly fitting, given that its maker, Humanoid AI, is based…

coinpedia.org - Debashree Patra - MegaETH Shuts Down Mega Mafia Accelerator After Two Years
MegaETH Shuts Down Mega Mafia Accelerator After Two Years
Coinpedia Fintech News

MegaETH is shutting down its flagship Mega Mafia startup accelerator after two years and two successful cohorts. Co-founder Shuyao Kong confirmed there will be no Mega Mafia 3.0. However, the network will continue supporting projects that already…

cnbc.com - Anniek Bao - One of China's top investors says finance, not AI, is the country's biggest bottleneck
One of China's top investors says finance, not AI, is the country's biggest bottleneck
CNBC

'Blackstone can do without China,' but China's private equity funds still rely deeply on the U.S. capital pool, said Fred Hu, founder and chairman of Primavera Capital. Finance would be China's weak plank, if the two superpowers engage in a deeper…

dnaindia.com - Pramode Mallik - Can India finally get its own Elon Musk, SpaceX? Skyroot's Vikram-1 launch could change space ecosystem
Can India finally get its own Elon Musk, SpaceX? Skyroot's Vikram-1 launch could change space ecosystem
DNA India

Is India getting ready for its own SpaceX or Elon Musk? The question may appear to be preposterous, but the recent development has paved the path for daring private sector entrepreneurship in the space sector. After the Union government launched…

aljazeera.com - How three Ivorian firms are competing with global brands
How three Ivorian firms are competing with global brands
Al Jazeera

Abidjan, Ivory Coast – For decades, many of Ivory Coast's biggest consumer markets were built around international companies with established brands, global supply chains and deep financial resources. But a number of Ivorian businesses are…

coingape.com - Varinder Singh - Hyperliquid Tumbles 12% as a16z-Linked Wallet Dumps $28M HYPE Tokens
Hyperliquid Tumbles 12% as a16z-Linked Wallet Dumps $28M HYPE Tokens
CoinGape

/ Crypto News / Hyperliquid Tumbles 12% as a16z-Linked Wallet Dumps $28M HYPE Tokens Expertise: Bitcoin, Crypto, Global Macro, DeFi, Blockchain, Web3, US Stocks, AI, Regulations and Lawsuits, & More CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry…

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