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How Smartschool tackles AI exam prep, where chatbots fail

Smartschool was founded by three Polish entrepreneurs to create a trustworthy AI tutor for high-stakes exams like the SAT and…

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Palmer Luckey’s Erebor bank targets $8bn valuation

Erebor, a bank founded by Palmer Luckey and backed by Peter Thiel, is seeking an $8 billion valuation in early-stage…

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IQM becomes Europe’s first public quantum firm on Nasdaq

IQM, a Finnish quantum computing company, began trading on Nasdaq on July 2 under the ticker "IQMX" via a merger…

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Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX hits millenary milestone

Delays remain a constant in the space industry, as only one of 20 highlighted 2026 events,NASA’s Artemis II mission,has been…

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IQM, Europe’s first quantum firm, says tech’s future unclear

IQM, Europe's first full-stack quantum computing company, debuted on Nasdaq via a $1.9 billion SPAC merger, but shares traded mostly…

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ElevenLabs in talks for $22bn valuation, doubling February price

ElevenLabs is in early talks for an employee share sale that could value the company at $22 billion, nearly double…

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Crusoe in talks to raise $3B, valuation triples

Crusoe is in talks to raise about $3 billion in a new funding round, which would roughly triple its valuation…

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Defence firm Anduril says rocket motor explosion at test site routine

Anduril, known for its agile software approach to defense contracting, experienced a solid rocket motor explosion during a routine test…

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Dutch military invests millions in Intelic’s drone software

The Dutch Ministry of Defence is investing tens of millions of euros in startup Intelic for a three-year agreement. Intelic's…

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China Approves Unitree’s Shanghai IPO, Valuing It at $619M

China's securities regulator approved Unitree Robotics' IPO on the STAR Market, removing the final regulatory barrier for the humanoid robot…

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Quantum Systems secures $1.2B at $8B valuation

Quantum Systems, a German autonomous drone manufacturer, raised $1.2 billion in Series D funding, tripling its valuation to $8 billion…

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Dawnguard Launches Platform to Automate Secure Cloud Architecture

Dawnguard launched its security architecture automation platform, enabling organizations to design, build, and operate secure cloud-native systems from day zero…

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Coinspaid Dev Launches as Dedicated Blockchain Infrastructure Brand

Coinspaid Dev, an engineering unit with over 120 engineers and 11 years of experience, has officially launched as an independent…

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Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby uses Arizona ties to invest in hot startups

Etched, a $5 billion startup, had its first chip manufactured by TSMC this year and plans to ship systems powered…

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Nika: Open-Source Tool for Code Analysis

Nika is an open-source tool from PhonePe that performs cross-file taint analysis for Java microservices, tracing attacker-controlled input from its…

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How AI avatars learn to see and listen for smarter video

The new frontier in AI-generated video is interactivity rather than resolution, with models evolving from static outputs to dynamic, real-time…

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Melinda Gates’ firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M second fund

Magnify Ventures has closed its second fund at $46.6 million, with backing from Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, focusing on…

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The Rise and Fall of BitTorrent’s Controversial Legacy

Bram Cohen launched BitTorrent 25 years ago, a peer-to-peer file-sharing platform that broke files into pieces for simultaneous downloading, making…

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Alva Industries raises €16M to scale ultra-compact electric motors

Alva Industries has secured €16 million in new funding led by Nysnø Climate Investments, Sandwater, and Emerald Technology Ventures to…

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Bending Spoons Defies SaaS Slump, Soars 40% on Market Debut

Bending Spoons, a company that acquires and revitalizes struggling tech brands, saw its shares surge 40% above its IPO price…

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