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OpenAI has launched a new enterprise platform called OpenAI Frontier, which provides tools for building, deploying, and governing sophisticated AI…

Pacific Fusion has developed an experimental breakthrough using magnetic field "leakage" to preheat fusion fuel, eliminating the need for costly…

The world's oceans remain poorly understood due to a critical data gap in the deep subsurface, which impacts industries from…

Snap's revenue grew 10% to $1.7 billion, driven by a surge in paid subscriptions, even as its daily active user…

Apeiron Labs is developing low-cost, compact autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to address the significant data gap in the subsurface ocean,…

Stationary home battery systems are attracting massive investment as a critical solution for grid stability, with startup Lunar Energy securing…

Heightened immigration enforcement in Minneapolis has created a climate of fear, disrupting the tech community's focus on business and forcing…

A novel method of extracting hydrogen directly from iron-rich rock formations offers a potential clean, low-cost energy source for industries…

Gradient's new Nexus system uses window-mounted heat pumps to provide heating and cooling for older urban buildings, intelligently connecting all…

Henry Soong founded Watch Club to create higher-quality short-form video dramas with better storytelling and community engagement, moving beyond the…

Lotus Health AI is a licensed, AI-driven virtual medical practice that provides free, 24/7 primary care consultations in 50 languages,…

Fitbit founders have launched Luffu, an AI platform designed to help families proactively manage their collective health and address the…

AI-powered physical notetakers are portable hardware devices that record audio and use AI to generate transcripts, summaries, and task lists,…

The article identifies the rise of the "personal conglomerate," exemplified by Elon Musk, where a single individual's vision and capital…

UpScrolled has rapidly grown to over 2.5 million users, a surge its founder attributes to shifts in the social media…

Carbon Robotics has developed a Large Plant Model (LPM), an AI trained on over 150 million images that can instantly…

Selina Tobaccowala founded HomeBoost after her consumer research revealed homeowners felt stuck despite receiving high energy bill alerts, leveraging her…

Anthropic has expanded its Cowork platform with agentic plugins, transforming Claude's AI assistant into a versatile productivity engine for automating…

SpaceX is reportedly preparing for a potential 2026 IPO, which could revitalize the stagnant market for new stock listings. A…

OpenAI's Sora video-generation app is experiencing a significant slowdown, with sharp declines in user downloads and in-app spending following its…