Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups
Paradigm, the VC firm founded in 2018 to back crypto startups, raised a $1.2 billion Fund III.
The Download: a “God-driven” cryptocurrency and a solar engineering roadmap
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything. When Eli Regalado first heard God speak to him, he wondered whether he was hallucinating. According to Eli and his wife,…
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Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents
The round, led by Radical Ventures, values the two-year old startup at $1 billion.
Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers
The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver’s license numbers so far in 2026.
Is Your ‘Eco-friendly’ Paper Bag Actually Sustainable? No — and Here’s the Math to Prove It.
Is paper sustainable? A deep dive into lifecycle data reveals paper bags may be worse for the climate than plastic.
You Can’t Scale a People-Based Business by Burning Through People. Here’s a Better Strategy
As market pressures drive companies to achieve growth at all costs, frontline teams are feeling the consequences. Here’s how leaders can scale without compromising their workforce.
What I Learned About SEO After Watching 100’s of Companies Get It Wrong
After auditing hundreds of property management companies, I’ve found the biggest SEO mistake isn’t too little content — it’s building on a weak foundation.
These AI startups are growing revenue at faster and faster rates
There are a lot of fast-growing AI startups, but some are growing even faster, they say.
He Left TGI Fridays to Run a Small Breakfast Franchise. Now It’s the Biggest in the Country.
Under CEO Ricky Richardson, Eggs Up Grill has quadrupled in size — and become the largest actively franchising breakfast brand in U.S.
Toyota Is Spending $3.6 Billion to Move Tacoma Truck Production From Mexico to Texas
The world’s largest automaker is building a second assembly line at its San Antonio plant, creating more than 2,000 jobs.
Mark Zuckerberg Took a Work Call on a Jet Ski — Here’s Why No One Noticed
Zuckerberg credits an $800 product with changing the game for him on work calls.