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MicroStrategy’s stock surges on $4.6 billion bitcoin buy
MicroStrategy shares are surging on the software company and cryptocurrency play’s $4.6 billion bitcoin buy.Business - MarketWatch - November 18 -
MicroStrategy’s $30 billion Bitcoin Bet Is Paying Off
The stock is up 460 percent this year thanks to the crypto—more than double Nvidia’s returns.Business - Inc. - November 19 -
A look at the $3 billion classroom safety industry
With school shootings continuing throughout the U.S., classroom safety has become big business. Mark Strassmann takes a look at how some companies are trying to keep students safe.Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
7-Eleven, the Slurpee and a $47 Billion Takeover Battle
The convenience chain is at the center of a bidding war between would-be buyers on two continents. Here’s why they’re hungry for it.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago -
Rivian to Get $6 Billion Federal Loan for EV Factory
The financing for a factory in Georgia is part of a last-minute effort to establish climate policies before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Biden to Leave Trump With Billions for Ukraine Weapons
American officials are acknowledging that the U.S. won’t be able to spend all of the money authorized to transfer arms to Kyiv by Jan. 20.World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago -
EA CEO Andrew Wilson in running to be Disney CEO succeeding Bob Iger | WSJ
Disney is reportedly considering Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson as a successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger, the Wall Street Journal said.Tech - VentureBeat - November 13 -
Kohl's CEO Tom Kingsbury to step down in January, to be replaced by Michaels CEO Ashley Buchanan
Kohl's CEO Tom Kingsbury is stepping down on Jan. 15, to be replaced by current Michaels CEO Ashley Buchanan.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
Kohl's CEO Tom Kingsbury to step down in January, to be replaced by Michaels CEO Ashley Buchanan
Kohl’s is getting a new CEO, its third since 2018.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Elon Musk’s xAI startup said to eye funding round, valuing the company at this much
xAI is in talks with investors for a funding round, the Wall Street Journal reported.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Here’s Why Jack Dorsey Hopes a Return to Startup Mode Can Turn Tidal
The former Twitter boss and Square founder cuts music streaming platform Tidal’s staff, seeking to restore the leaner, hungrier form of its early days.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
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This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others
Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots.Business - Inc. - November 4 -
Chinese driver-assist startup announces $100 million in funding, touts 'deep cooperation' with Nvidia
Deeproute said it is part of the first batch of companies in China to obtain Nvidia's newer Thor chip for cars and will release a new system using it next yearBusiness - CNBC - November 5 -
Guac-Tech? Why This Food Delivery Startup Is Set to Acquire the Company Behind Chipotle’s Avocado Robots
Exclusive: Serve Robotics will purchase Vebu, which makes the Autocado machine, in an all-stock deal.Business - Inc. - November 7 -
From coffee beans to milk, this Singapore-based startup uses AI to determine ingredient quality
ProfilePrint's AI platform could have implications for improving food security.Business - CNBC - November 7 -
AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here's who got the most money
L.A.-area startups received $1.8 billion in the third quarter, the highest quarterly amount for the region, according to CB Insights. Most of it went to a single company.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 8 -
Microsoft-backed startup debuts task optimized enterprise AI models that run on CPUs
Fastino emerges from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding to advance task optimized enterprise AI models that don’t require a GPU to run.Tech - VentureBeat - November 12 -
'Many dark times': How this startup founder overcame self-doubt and started a $100-million-a-year business
Jeffrey Tiong, the founder and CEO of Patsnap, a IP and R&D intelligence startup, says an investor once told him he was "not fit to be CEO."Business - CNBC - November 13 -
AI startup CoreWeave closes $650 million secondary share sale, with Cisco joining as investor
Cisco and Pure Storage have backed CoreWeave, which is taking on Amazon in supplying cloud-based Nvidia graphics cards to companies for artificial intelligence.Business - CNBC - November 13 -
Chinese AI startup takes aim at OpenAI's Sora with image-to-video tool launch
Beijing-based Shengshu Technology updated its artificial intelligence-powered text-to-video tool Vidu for generating videos based on separate images.Business - CNBC - November 14 -
This startup’s AI platform could replace 90% of your accounting tasks—here’s how
Puzzle, a fintech startup, launches an AI-powered accounting platform that automates 90% of routine tasks, aiming to support accountants and streamline business finances.Tech - VentureBeat - November 14 -
Post-Election, Emergency Contraception Sales Are Surging. Women-Led Startups Are Meeting the Demand
Customers are stocking up on the morning-after pill—which remains legal in all 50 states—in advance of the next Trump presidency.Business - Inc. - November 14 -
Chegg, Once a Hot Education Tech Startup, Now Battles AI Chatbots to Survive
The AI revolution already claimed hundreds of jobs at the online tutoring company. Now it could save its business.Business - Inc. - November 14 -
A Singaporean AI startup is trying to disrupt the 100-year-old market research industry
Singapore startup Ai Palette is upending the 100-year-old market research industry using its powerful technologyBusiness - CNBC - November 13 -
This startup brings in $162 million a year helping people find food at huge discounts: It's 'the most genius app'
Copenhagen-based Too Good To Go wants to help reduce global food waste, an estimated $1 trillion problem. Here's the food tech startup's strategy.Business - CNBC - November 16 -
The 1 Skill Bonobos’ Co-Founder Has Embraced in his Latest Startup for Success
Andy Dunn talks about embracing radical candor with his employees.Business - Inc. - November 20 -
How Moonlighting as a Mechanic Helped This Female Founder Scale Her Pet Food Startup
Maev founder and CEO Katie Spies hones her problem-solving skills when she’s rebuilding transmissions.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
This Gen-Z-Led Startup Just Raised $2.6 Million to Diagnose Parkinson’s Using AI
Dannce.ai emerged from stealth with a platform that aims to use artificial intelligence to help diagnose and monitor movement disorders. Here’s how it works.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
Nuclear Startup Kairos Just Won Approval to Build Two Innovative New Modular Reactors
Companies like Google are thirsty for the clean energy that nuclear power produces. These two new ones will be built in Tennessee.Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
20-year-olds borrowed $9,000 from their parents for a college startup—then launched a new business with sales of $1 million a month
Winston Alfieri and Troy Bonde were just 20 and 21 when they came up with the idea for Sauz, which is now available at retailers around the country.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago
