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AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take. |
A biotech startup called Vivodyne says the AI drug-discovery industry has a data problem, and that it has built a machine to fix it. HIVE,…
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7:02 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 Want to know what separates the founders and operators who build industry-defining companies from everyone else? They understand…
Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month |
Etched on Tuesday announced that it has raised another $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street after the famed quant fund…
Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York |
In Brief Posted: 6:00 AM PDT · August 18, 2026 Neko Health’s promised U.S. expansion arrives on September 24, when the health-scanning startup opens its…
Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries |
Anthro Energy broke ground on Tuesday on a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, that can make enough battery materials for more than 300,000 electric vehicles. But…
Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India |
Perplexity spent the past year running one of the biggest AI growth experiments, giving its premium service away to customers of Indian telecom giant Airtel.…
Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans |
Detroit-based Grounded has had to be flexible since it was founded in 2022. The startup was initially built around the idea of customizing electric vans…
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