The AI industry is in the midst of a data center arms race. Giants believe that controlling the most computing power will determine the winner in future AI products. Amazon is leading the charge, projecting $200 billion in capital expenditures for 2026; Google follows closely ($175-185 billion); Meta, Microsoft, and others are also making massive […]
In the world of innovative products, where performance satisfies precision, couple of substances have recorded the creative imagination of designers and innovators fairly like HBN Boron Nitride Ceramics. Often overshadowed by more acquainted ceramics like silicon carbide or alumina, this impressive product integrates the best of both globes– the architectural integrity of porcelains and the […]
People with no coding background can now quickly build app prototypes using “vibe coding” platforms that turn natural language into code, but connecting to external services like SMS and payments remains a major hurdle for scaling. Ilan Zerbib, former Director of Engineering for Payments at Shopify, founded Sapiom to address this by building a financial […]
Many early-stage European climate tech startups fail to secure Series B funding due to a lack of growth capital. Spain’s **Mundi Ventures** is addressing this gap with its new **Kembara Fund**, which has reached a €750 million first close and targets a final size of €1.25 billion. The fund focuses on Series B and C […]
The company town of Starbase in Texas, home to SpaceX’s operations, is moving forward with establishing its own municipal police department, with plans to hire eight officers. City Administrator Kent Myers stated this initiative is crucial for protecting SpaceX’s significant local assets and operations. This isolated town of just a few hundred residents, primarily employees, […]
During the Super Bowl, Anthropic released a satirical ad: a user asks a chatbot mimicking ChatGPT for advice on talking to his mother, but the bot abruptly recommends a fictional dating website. Another ad shows a user seeking fitness advice being served an ad for height-boosting insoles. These commercials take aim at its rival OpenAI, […]
Indian climate tech company Varaha has completed the first tranche of its $20 million Series B funding round, led by WestBridge Capital. The company focuses on carbon removal projects in Asia and Africa, including regenerative agriculture and biochar initiatives, having already removed over 2 million tons of carbon dioxide and issued approximately 150,000 internationally certified […]
All startups admitted to Y Combinator (YC) will soon have the option to receive their seed funding via stablecoins, according to Nemil Dalal, a crypto-focused partner at YC, in an interview with The Block. (shrinking yc) YC’s signature “standard deal”—investing $500,000 in exchange for 7% equity in selected startups—will now be executed on blockchain networks, […]
At the Cisco AI Summit, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced that the company will enter the graphics processing unit (GPU) market, a sector currently dominated by NVIDIA. Unlike traditional CPUs, GPUs are specialized for tasks such as game rendering and artificial intelligence model training. (Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan) The project will be overseen by Kevork […]
Two Stanford students, Roman Scott and Itbaan Nafi, have raised $2 million for their accelerator program “Breakthrough Ventures,” which funds startups founded by U.S. college students and recent graduates. The program offers selected ventures up to $10,000 in grants, computing credits, legal support, and mentorship, with an opportunity for a $50,000 follow-on investment. (Roman Scott […]