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Sequoia leads $1 billion round for Valar Atomics as the nuclear startup triples its valuation to $6 billion

2 sources · 2 articles · 7h ago

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India proposes extending tax breaks for contract manufacturing in a boost for Apple

2 sources covering the event · 2 articles in the active window

2 sources · 2 articles · 14h ago

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Alibaba's new Qwen model is also taking your job, but this time it's great

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 6h ago

Trump-backed American Bitcoin posts $57m loss but grows its BTC treasury

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 8h ago

TNWThe Next Web

The best startup ideas may be hiding in sales rejection data

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 10h ago

TNWThe Next Web

A 25-year-old just tripled his London chip startup to $3.3bn, betting against Nvidia and the shortage.

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 11h ago

TNWThe Next Web

Blaze.tech raises $8.5M for health care AI app builder

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 2h ago

If You Can’t Beat A.I., Outdress It, Tech Firms and Their Swag Say

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 14h ago

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James Dacombe, 25, triples AI chip start-up’s valuation to $3.3bn

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 19h ago

FTFinancial Times

Amazon completes $50B investment in OpenAI

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1 source · 1 article · 21h ago

‘Crush this lady’: how eBay harassment campaign led to $56mn payout

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 1d ago

FTFinancial Times

Chinese VC firms rush to raise funds after 3-year drought

1 source covering the event · 1 article in the active window

1 source · 1 article · 2d ago

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