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Most scientific inventions don’t leave the lab. This VC firm is changing that
While working as an engineer at Tesla, Niccolo Cymbalist never planned to start a business. But he’d been considering an idea for new technology—an autonomous, wind-powered cargo ship. Then,...
What are tokenized securities? Risks and what to know as stock exchange NYSE embraces the blockchain
The blockchain is coming to Wall Street. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said on Monday that it was developing a platform to trade tokenized securities, digital representations of...
Big Tech stocks fall as Trump’s Greenland ambitions rise: Is a ‘Sell America’ trade to blame?
Tuesday is the first trading day on U.S. stock markets since President Donald Trump escalated his threats over Greenland this weekend. The president threatened additional tariffs on allied countries...
7 ways AI could change architecture in 2026
Like many industries, architecture has jumped on the artificial intelligence bandwagon. AI tools are becoming everyday parts of the practice of architecture, from iterating design concepts to optimizing floor...
Odoo tops €7 billion valuation as General Atlantic increases stake
Belgian business software company Odoo, also a unicorn, has reached a fresh milestone. Growth investor General Atlantic has increased its stake in the firm, buying additional shares from regional backer...
Intel admits consumers don’t care about ’AI PCs’—yet
Remember a couple of years ago when Intel declared that the “age of the AI PC” had arrived? Back at CES 2024, the chip giant was saying that its...
Where tech leaders now choose to meet
For a long time, tech events were built around scale. The bigger the crowd, the stronger the perception of success. Attendance numbers became a proxy for impact, and festivals...
4 strategies for when you’re going to lose your job but you don’t know when
Most of us know that job loss is emotionally difficult, but what’s less talked about is the experience of knowing you will be terminated without knowing when. This process...
Las Vegas’s Sphere may be getting a sibling in an unexpected location
Is the future of concert venues more spheres? It seems so. Following on the success of Sphere in Las Vegas, plans are underway to bring a smaller-scale version to...
Trump reveals link between Nobel Prize snub and his stance on Greenland
U.S. Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer...
