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TDK Ventures, Accel set to back India’s EtherealX in reusable launch vehicle push: sources (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-18 | by Jagmeet Singh | get EtherealX → | tags: early, etherealx, launch

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AI surpasses 2024 Bitcoin mining in energy usage, uses more H20 than the bottles of water people drink globally, study claims — says AI demand could hit 23GW and up to 764 billion liters of water in 2025 (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-18 | by Jowi Morales | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: million tons, numbers, tons

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This Former NASA Engineer Grew His Startup to $100M Revenue in Less Than 4 Years: 'Lightning in a Bottle' (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-18 | get Cloud Computing → | tags: compliance, drata, million

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Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-18 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get Vibrophone → | tags: billion, built, lovable

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Radiant Nuclear raises $300M for its semi-sized 1 MW reactor (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-17 | by Tim De Chant | get Nuclear Reactor → | tags: million, nuclear, nuclear startups

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Video game console spending hit a two-decade low in November, dropping 27% (techspot.com)

2025-12-17 | get PlayStation → | tags: circana, hardware, lowest

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Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025 (engadget.com)

2025-12-17 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: administration, advertisement, apple

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Weeks after raising $100M, investors pump another $180M into hot Indian startup MoEngage (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-17 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Mobile Engage → | tags: capital, customer, million

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Virology’s most wanted: the influenza virus (feeds.nature.com)

2025-12-17 | by Nogrady | get Influenza virus → | tags: host, influenza, million

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Vibe coding startup Lovable's latest funding round values it at $6.6 billion, sources say (cnbc.com)

2025-12-16 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get Smartwatch → | tags: accel, billion, lovable

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India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defense tech (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-16 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Space-Based Missile Defense → | tags: defense, digantara, million

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India’s Digantara raises $50M for space-based missile defence tech (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-16 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Space-Based Missile Defense → | tags: defence, digantara, million

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Nuclear startup Last Energy raises $100M for its steel-encased micro reactor (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-16 | by Tim De Chant | get Microreactor → | tags: energy, kugelmass, million

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European authorities dismantle call center fraud ring in Ukraine (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-16 | get Call center fraud ring → | tags: bank, centers, fraud

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How my institution strengthened research despite chronic underfunding (feeds.nature.com)

2025-12-16 | by Shanker | get Research Platform → | tags: health, meharry, million

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OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-15 | by Lucas Ropek | get Neural network → | tags: chai, design, discovery

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JPMorgan Steps Further Into Crypto With Tokenized Money Fund (slashdot.org)

2025-12-15 | get Tokenized Money Fund → | tags: blockchain, fund, jpmorgan

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Merriam-Webster declares 'slop' its word of the year in nod to growth of AI (cnbc.com)

2025-12-15 | by Lora Kolodny | get Language → | tags: ai generated, apps, generated

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Former iRobot CEO calls Roomba maker's bankruptcy 'a tragedy for consumers' (cnbc.com)

2025-12-15 | by Annie Palmer | get Roomba → | tags: angle, bankruptcy, irobot

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Lidar-maker Luminar files for bankruptcy (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-15 | by Sean O'Kane | get Lidar-maker → | tags: bankruptcy, disrupt, lidar

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How the Biggest Monopoly in AI Is Keeping Its Throne in 2026 and Beyond (gizmodo.com)

2025-12-15 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: dependent, dependent million, economy

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Who is Picea Robotics, Roomba’s new owner? (theverge.com)

2025-12-15 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Roomba → | tags: irobot, million, picea

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How iRobot lost its way home (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-15 | by Connie Loizos | get Roomba → | tags: amazon, disrupt, disrupt waitlist

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India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-14 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Auto parts → | tags: gomechanic, million, round

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Germany Covers Nearly 56 Percent of 2025 Electricity Use With Renewables (slashdot.org)

2025-12-13 | get Wind turbines → | tags: awesome, awesome sight, buried

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Chinese Whistleblower Living In US Is Being Hunted By Beijing With US Tech (slashdot.org)

2025-12-13 | get Smartphone → | tags: awesome, awesome sight, buried

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Bill Gates' Daughter Secures $30 Million For AI App Built In Stanford Dorm (slashdot.org)

2025-12-12 | get AI App → | tags: degree, gates, kianni

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Apple buys two new Cupertino buildings, pushing recent local real estate spend past $1B (9to5mac.com)

2025-12-12 | by Marcus Mendes | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, buildings, estate

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Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip (techspot.com)

2025-12-12 | get Autopilot → | tags: america, america times, available second

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Costco Sales Are Surging with Help from This One Holiday Staple (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-12 | get Smartphone → | tags: beat, costco, food