Business
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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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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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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…
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Latin American Startups Shine at TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
Incredible things are already happening with Latin American startups at the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. In doing so, they are highlighting bold new solutions to address pressing challenges the region faces. This competition provides these emerging…
