The 10 top government, legal startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield
Here is the full list of the government and legal Startup Battlefield 200 selectees, along with a note on what made us select them for the competition.
Three things in AI to watch, according to a Nobel-winning economist
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. A few months before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2024, Daron Acemoglu published a paper that earned him few fans in Silicon Valley. Contrary to what Big Tech…
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The dumbest things that happened in tech this year
From Sam Altman’s olive oil “scandal” to Soham Parekh’s viral moment, a lot of silly stuff has gone down in tech this year.
Why inventing new emotions feels so good
Have you ever felt “velvetmist”? It’s a “complex and subtle emotion that elicits feelings of comfort, serenity, and a gentle sense of floating.” It’s peaceful, but more ephemeral and intangible than contentment. It might be evoked by the sight of a sunset or a moody, low-key album. If you haven’t ever felt this sensation—or…
The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
“We’re not going to be using iPhones in 10 years,” Callaghan says flatly. “I kind of don’t think we’ll be using them in five years.”
Jamie Dimon Does This in Meetings. I Didn’t — Until I Realized It Was Costing Me Big
In a world where constant connectivity is celebrated as a skill, the most successful leaders are doing the opposite.
What Latina Founders Know About Building Influence That Silicon Valley Doesn’t
Latina entrepreneurs are bridging cultures and scaling creator-led platforms using AI, intuition and community, and they’re reshaping influence in the process.
Why 2026 Is When AI, Payments and Blockchains Finally Operate as One
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.
Your Business Strategy Suddenly Stopped Working. Here’s How to Pivot Without Panicking.
What do you do when something that’s always worked stops working?
Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025
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.