Monthly Archives: July 2025

Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto

Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a … Continue reading

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Frontier is helping Arbor build a “vegetarian rocket engine” to power data centers

Arbor Energy’s carbon-removing power plant is inspired by SpaceX’s rocket engines.

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Microsoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’

The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country, according to leaked details.

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Southeast Asia needn’t take sides in US-China tech rivalry. It can learn from both, experts say

As China and the U.S. compete in artificial intelligence, Southeast Asia should draw from the best of both, panelists said at CNBC’s East Tech West conference.

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UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe

If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start … Continue reading

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OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly … Continue reading

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Tech founders call on Sequoia Capital to denounce VC Shaun Maguire’s Mamdani comments

Shaun Maguire, an outspoken Trump supporter, is getting publicly criticized for recent posts about New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

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Samsung expects second-quarter profits to more than halve as it struggles to capture AI demand

According to the smart estimates, Samsung was expected to post an operating profit of 6.26 trillion won ($4.57 billion) for the quarter.

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Meta reportedly recruits Apple’s head of AI models

Ruoming Pang previously ran Apple’s in-house team that trained the AI foundation models that underpin Apple Intelligence and other on-device AI features.

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Tulum Energy rediscovered a forgotten hydrogen tech and used it to raise $27M

Results of a 20-year-old curiosity now form the basis of Tulum, a startup that has attracted significant investor attention.

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