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. Welcome to the dark side of crypto’s permissionless dream Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen, an Australian man in his mid-30s, with a rural Catholic upbringing, is a founder of THORChain, a blockchain through which users can…
Latina entrepreneurs are bridging cultures and scaling creator-led platforms using AI, intuition and community, and they’re reshaping influence in the process.
By 2026, AI, blockchains and payments will converge into a single, self-coordinating internet where decisions are made by AI, verified on-chain and settled instantly with money.
According to Dealroom’s European Spinout Report 2025, 76 European deep tech and life sciences spinouts have either reached $1 billion valuations, $100 million in revenue, or both.
After a tumultuous year, venture investors are still optimistic about climate tech’s long term prospects, especially as data centers continue to drive demand for electricity, manufacturing, and materials.