Business
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US Fintech Sector Sees Surge in Funding with Major Investments in 2025
The US fintech landscape has witnessed a remarkable surge in funding during the early months of 2025, signaling strong investor confidence in the sector’s growth potential. Notable startups have collectively raised significant capital, further solidifying…
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Theseus Secures $4.3 Million and Y Combinator Backing for Drone Navigation Technology
Defense technology startup Theseus has made recent headlines by raising $4.3 million in seed funding. Incredibly, they have been accepted into Y Combinator’s Spring 2024 cohort. Company founders Ian Laffey, Sacha Lévy, and Carl Schoeller…
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OpenAI Eyes Anysphere as Potential Acquisition Amid Rapid Growth of Cursor
Anysphere, based in Bayview-Hunters Point, is quickly gaining traction in the tech world. This private company is best-known in tech circles for its innovative coding assistant, Cursor. OpenAI first expressed interest in acquiring Anysphere in…
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Climate Startup Faces EPA Scrutiny Over Geoengineering Practices
Whether you like the idea or not, Make Sunsets, a Silicon Valley pow-wow startup, is turning heads at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Their radical geoengineering projects would permanently lower the temperature of our planet.…
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Startups Weekly: A Flurry of Funding and Setbacks in the Tech Landscape
This week, the startup ecosystem was a feel-good mixed with a little reality. It forged the public’s imagination both the promise and peril of innovation. The AI-powered reading curation app Smashing has ceased operations. Its…
