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Y Combinator‑backed AI startup is under fire after its founder offered instant interviews to partygoers who got company tattoos, then apologized

Y Combinator‑backed AI startup is under fire after its founder offered instant interviews to partygoers who got company tattoos, then apologized

LemonLime’s cofounder apologized following a flurry of online backlash and offered to cover removal costs for the tattoos

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

The power couple of AI is getting married in Carmel, days after groom Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund nearly blew up

By Eva RoytburgJuly 31, 2026

European nations have won more than half of all World Cups. Now they’re threatening to boycott the next one

European nations have won more than half of all World Cups. Now they’re threatening to boycott the next one

By Catherina GioinoJuly 31, 2026

Jensen Huang speaks into a microphone

Jensen Huang says this is the greatest time in history to start a business—and his advice is to stop overthinking it: ‘How hard can it be?’

By Preston ForeJuly 31, 2026

Tim Cook’s last quarter as Apple CEO: record iPhone sales, stock still falls

Tim Cook’s last quarter as Apple CEO: record iPhone sales, stock still falls

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026

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The competition passed on a flying toy. We built it into $100 million dollar business

By Ronnen HararyJuly 31, 2026

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Trump orders Iran attack as soon as this weekend, WSJ says

Trump orders Iran attack as soon as this weekend, WSJ says

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and BloombergJuly 31, 2026

LinkedIn adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button after blocking billions of automated comment attempts in the last few months

LinkedIn adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button after blocking billions of automated comment attempts in the last few months

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 31, 2026

Warsh considering reducing number of Fed meetings, NYT reports

Warsh considering reducing number of Fed meetings, NYT reports

By Enda Curran and BloombergJuly 31, 2026

Asia’s aging population doesn’t have to be a fiscal burden. With smart planning, it can be a growth opportunity

Asia’s aging population doesn’t have to be a fiscal burden. With smart planning, it can be a growth opportunity

By Runchana Pongsaparn and Koon Hui TeeJuly 31, 2026

Polar Monkeys Cold Plunge Review (2026): What Our Testing Team Thought

Polar Monkeys Cold Plunge Review (2026): What Our Testing Team Thought

By Christina SnyderJuly 31, 2026

Mike Wirth, chief executive officer of Chevron.

Chevron posts largest quarterly profit ever, and Exxon income surges as Iran war squeezes oil supply

By Jordan BlumJuly 31, 2026

Amazon may owe you money: It just got $600 million in tariff refunds after a lawsuit accused it of favoring Trump

Amazon may owe you money: It just got $600 million in tariff refunds after a lawsuit accused it of favoring Trump

By Catherina GioinoJuly 31, 2026

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New York sues to shut down Kalshi, seeks $100,000 for each unauthorized bet

By Camila Grigera NaónJuly 31, 2026

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Exclusive: A former Apple engineer thinks AI infrastructure is built for the wrong future. Investors just gave him $80 million to fix it

By Lily Mae LazarusJune 25, 2026

Lux Capital cofounder Josh Wolfe’s limited-odds, high-stakes 2027 predictions

Lux Capital cofounder Josh Wolfe’s limited-odds, high-stakes 2027 predictions

By Allie GarfinkleJune 25, 2026

‘Godmother of AI’ and tech entrepreneurs draw investors by pivoting from chatbots to ‘world models’ saying AI has to read the room, not just books

‘Godmother of AI’ and tech entrepreneurs draw investors by pivoting from chatbots to ‘world models’ saying AI has to read the room, not just books

By The Associated PressJune 24, 2026

Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

Elon Musk was the world’s first trillionaire for 12 days

By Eva RoytburgJune 24, 2026

Taktile cofounders Maik Taro Wehmeyer (left) and Maximilian Eber (right) stand side by side, smiling at the camera.

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Exclusive: Taktile raises $110 million from Goldman Sachs, Tiger Global to automate high-stakes financial decisions

By Camila Grigera NaónJune 24, 2026

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Steve Case: America was built by entrepreneurs. Here’s how we keep that edge for the next 250 years

By Steve CaseJune 24, 2026

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Exclusive: Vinod Khosla wanted ‘every available dollar’ of Runlayer’s funding round. It just raised $30 million to govern the agent workforce

By Lily Mae LazarusJune 24, 2026

The founding team at Seltz, a startup trying to reinvent web search for AI agents, pose for a group photo with San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

Startups & Venture

Exclusive: Seltz, a startup rebuilding web search for AI agents, raises $12.5 million in seed funding

By Jeremy KahnJune 24, 2026

As mega-funds grab 72% of all capital raised, the gap between VC’s haves and have-nots keeps widening

As mega-funds grab 72% of all capital raised, the gap between VC’s haves and have-nots keeps widening

By Allie GarfinkleJune 24, 2026

Reid Hoffman says SpaceX ‘isn’t an AI company,’ xAI is ‘a complete train wreck’—and there’s room for both OpenAI and Anthropic

By Nick LichtenbergJune 24, 2026

Tesla cofounder JB Straubel’s first pitch to Elon Musk failed. Then he turned his ‘hobby’ into a $1.3 trillion success

Tesla cofounder JB Straubel’s first pitch to Elon Musk failed. Then he turned his ‘hobby’ into a $1.3 trillion success

By Rachel VentrescaJune 24, 2026

Anthropic launches Claude Tag, a tool that works like a virtual employee within Slack

By Beatrice NolanJune 23, 2026

Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO turned a Discord server into a talent pipeline to build his $60 billion SpaceX-backed AI company

Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO turned a Discord server into a talent pipeline to build his $60 billion SpaceX-backed AI company

By Sydney LakeJune 23, 2026

Exclusive: Crypto analytics startup Allium raises $40 million to tame blockchain data for Wall Street

Exclusive: Crypto analytics startup Allium raises $40 million to tame blockchain data for Wall Street

By Ben WeissJune 23, 2026

Probook founders (from left to right) Ben Cervantez, George Eliadis and Lewis Zhang

Startups & Venture

Exclusive: A founder who went from pressure washing to Wharton just raised $40 million to put AI to work for plumbers, electricians, and HVAC crews

By Lily Mae LazarusJune 23, 2026

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Elon Musk’s trillion dollars aren’t real — and that’s the point

By Douglas P. McCormickJune 23, 2026

Insilico Medicine, SK Biopharmaceuticals strike $2.5B AI drug discovery deal targeting neuroimmune therapies

Insilico Medicine, SK Biopharmaceuticals strike $2.5B AI drug discovery deal targeting neuroimmune therapies

By Nicholas GordonJune 22, 2026

Elon Musk will get a billion shares of SpaceX if he can settle a million humans on Mars

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Elon Musk will get a billion shares of SpaceX if he can settle a million humans on Mars

By Catherina GioinoJune 22, 2026

Thibault Sottiaux, Head of Core Product and Platform OpenAI, speaking.

OpenAI’s new ‘super app’ boss hopes to persuade users and potential IPO investors that the company is about way more than just chat

By Beatrice NolanJune 22, 2026

Americans are fleeing the U.S. at record rates—an ex-Google engineer who left India to build a $7.2 billion AI firm says they’re making a huge mistake

Americans are fleeing the U.S. at record rates—an ex-Google engineer who left India to build a $7.2 billion AI firm says they’re making a huge mistake

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 22, 2026

Europe must take opportunity to ‘dream bigger’ if it’s to seize its innovation moment

Europe must take opportunity to ‘dream bigger’ if it’s to seize its innovation moment

By Francesca CassidyJune 22, 2026

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Startups & Venture

Exclusive: The AI company powering public safety operations for the 2026 World Cup just raised $250 million

By Lily Mae LazarusJune 22, 2026

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Exclusive: Upscale AI wants to be the next Cisco—and it just raised another $190 million

By Lily Mae LazarusJune 22, 2026

Exclusive: Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures back trading app Fomo at $550 million valuation

Exclusive: Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures back trading app Fomo at $550 million valuation

By Ben WeissJune 22, 2026

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The U.K. just banned social media for kids under 16. The founder of ‘safe TikTok’ says the U.S. is next

By Nick LichtenbergJune 21, 2026

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 11: Marques Colston #12 of the New Orleans Saints stands on the field before a football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 11, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A Saints legend is selling fans a piece of professional sports for $500

By Eva RoytburgJune 20, 2026

Both U.S. and Chinese AI firms are setting up shop in Singapore. Can the country become Asia’s neutral AI hub?

Both U.S. and Chinese AI firms are setting up shop in Singapore. Can the country become Asia’s neutral AI hub?

By Angelica AngJune 19, 2026

Exclusive: Azzi Fudd joins Project B, the international league chasing a billion-dollar opportunity in global basketball

Exclusive: Azzi Fudd joins Project B, the international league chasing a billion-dollar opportunity in global basketball

By Emma HinchliffeJune 19, 2026

I watched enterprises buy AI that solved the wrong problem. So I left Dell and built a startup to fix it

By Ganesh PadmanabhanJune 19, 2026

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Four AI giants just raised $188 billion. Here’s how to survive the Big AI-pocalypse

By Carl Fritjofsson and Cameron SellersJune 19, 2026

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