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CaaStle founder Christine Hunsicker charged with $300M fraud
A prominent entrepreneur who founded the now-bankrupt clothing technology startup CaaStle was criminally charged on Friday with defrauding investors out…
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Astronomer firm raised $100M before CEO Andy Byron’s Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ scandal
New York-based software firm Astronomer raised nearly $100 million from major investors in May – just a few months before…
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Elon Musk to hold Tesla investor vote on xAI investment, rules out merger
Elon Musk ruled out a merger between Tesla and xAI but said he plans to hold a shareholder vote on…
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AI device startup that sued OpenAI is now suing its own ex-employee
A secretive competition to pioneer a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing…
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Why America must stop backing China-linked mining firms
The Trump administration, to its credit, is prioritizing the development of mining and critical minerals to protect U.S. economic and…
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Anduril’s Palmer Luckey plots ‘Erebor’ digital bank startup: sources
Palmer Luckey — whose fast-growing defense firm Anduril is set on revolutionizing modern warfare – is now backing an ambitious,…
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink now valued at $9B after raising fresh cash: report
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink raised $600 million in a deal that values the company at $9 billion before the new…
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Microplastics are everywhere — new device pulls them from laundry
Not to be knit-picky, but laundry is a major contributor to microplastic pollution. Synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon shed…
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New home test can detect cancer — thanks to puppies who sniff it out
Howl-elujah! You’ve probably heard that dogs can be trained to sniff out cancer. Now, Israeli startup SpotItEarly is harnessing that…
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink could fetch $8.5B valuation: report
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink is planning to raise about $500 million at a pre-money valuation of $8.5 billion, Bloomberg…
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