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Charles Schwab Just Backed Qapita — A Singapore Startup Helping Founders Ditch Excel for Cap Table Management

Charles Schwab Just Backed Qapita — A Singapore Startup Helping Founders Ditch Excel for Cap Table Management

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash If you’ve ever seen a startup try to manage its equity with spreadsheets, you know exactly the kind of chaos that can unfold. If not, just imagine dozens of investors, employee shares, vesting schedules, and valuation changes… all tracked in a single, color-coded Google Sheet. That’s the headache Qapita […]

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AI Deepfakes of the Dead Are Going Viral — But Robin Williams’ Daughter Wants You to Stop

AI Deepfakes of the Dead Are Going Viral — But Robin Williams’ Daughter Wants You to Stop

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash What happens when we can bring the dead back to life with AI? For Zelda Williams, daughter of the late Robin Williams, the answer isn’t awe or inspiration. It’s grief, frustration, and a heartfelt plea: stop. In a direct and emotional Instagram story, Zelda didn’t mince words. “Please, just

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Lucid Motors Sets New Delivery Record as EV Tax Credit Ends and Gravity SUV Takes Off

Lucid Motors Sets New Delivery Record as EV Tax Credit Ends and Gravity SUV Takes Off

The luxury EV startup is seeing serious traction with its Gravity SUV and a timely sales bump, but it’s still an uphill drive to meet old promises. Photo by Andy Sartori on Unsplash Lucid Motors just hit a milestone: 4,078 vehicles delivered in the latest quarter. That’s the most they’ve ever done in a single

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Deloitte Bets Big on AI with Anthropic Deal—Right After Refunding a Flawed AI-Generated Report

Deloitte Bets Big on AI with Anthropic Deal—Right After Refunding a Flawed AI-Generated Report

Image by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash Turns out, doubling down on AI doesn’t mean you won’t trip over it. On the same day Deloitte proudly announced a major enterprise deal with AI startup Anthropic, it had to issue a refund for a government-commissioned report loaded with AI-generated errors. Yep—AI giveth, and AI taketh away. Let’s break

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Firefly Just Bought a 5M Defense Firm to Chase Bigger Military Contracts — Here’s What That Really Means

Firefly Just Bought a $855M Defense Firm to Chase Bigger Military Contracts — Here’s What That Really Means

Photo by Sergey Koznov on Unsplash Firefly Aerospace has officially moved beyond space launches and into battlefields—well, sort of. On Sunday, the company announced it’s buying SciTec, a defense analytics firm based in Princeton, for about $855 million. That’s a mix of $300 million in cash and $555 million in Firefly stock. The deal is

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Heidi Health Just Raised M to Help Doctors Stop Drowning in Admin Work, One AI Call and Chart at a Time

Heidi Health Just Raised $65M to Help Doctors Stop Drowning in Admin Work, One AI Call and Chart at a Time

Led by Point72, the new funding boosts Heidi’s mission to double global healthcare capacity by putting AI in doctors’ hands—starting with taking their notes Image by Alex Knight on Unsplash A few years ago, Dr. Tom Kelly, a trauma surgeon, noticed something painfully ordinary everywhere he looked: doctors buried under piles of admin work. Paperwork,

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Venture Capital is All-In on AI in 2025 — Leaving Most Startups Behind

Venture Capital is All-In on AI in 2025 — Leaving Most Startups Behind

Photo by Logan Voss on Unsplash If you’re trying to raise money for your startup this year and you’re not in AI, you might want to sit down. According to new data from PitchBook, artificial intelligence isn’t just hot — it’s eating the entire venture capital world. Here’s the short version: in 2025, AI is

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California Just Gave Uber and Lyft Drivers the Right to Unionize — Here’s Why That Matters

California Just Gave Uber and Lyft Drivers the Right to Unionize — Here’s Why That Matters

Photo by Emmanuel Olguín on Unsplash For years, ride-hailing drivers in California have juggled the flexibility of gig work with the uncertainty of being independent contractors. No benefits. No job security. And certainly no union representation. That’s about to change in a big way. On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill giving Uber

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South Korea’s Cybersecurity Crisis: Monthly Hacks, AI Deepfakes, and Growing Public Alarm

South Korea’s Cybersecurity Crisis: Monthly Hacks, AI Deepfakes, and Growing Public Alarm

Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash When your country is home to tech giants like Samsung, LG, and Hyundai, and your internet is among the fastest on the planet, you’d expect digital defenses to be rock solid. Turns out, not quite. In South Korea, the tech success story has taken a sharp twist this year.

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Elon Musk’s  Trillion Tesla Pay Package Isn’t Just About the Money — It’s About Control, Says Board Chair

Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package Isn’t Just About the Money — It’s About Control, Says Board Chair

Photo by Tesla Fans Schweiz on Unsplash When you hear a number like $1 trillion, it’s hard not to react. That’s the jaw-dropping figure tied to Elon Musk’s proposed Tesla compensation package, up for a shareholder vote this November. But according to Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm, it’s not really about the cash. It’s about

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