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SoundCloud Brings Decentralized Music Discovery Back From the Dead

The streaming platform has acquired Nina Protocol's assets and community after the blockchain-based startup shut down earlier this year, signaling a renewed interest in alternative distribution models.

By Marcus Halloran·Jul 23, 2026·4 min read
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Tesla Pushes Volume Production of Cybercab, Semi and Megapack Past 2026

Spending triples as the automaker burns cash to pivot from electric vehicles into AI and robotics, while net income slides and free cash flo

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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IBM's Mainframe Revenue Plunges 42% as AI Spending Forces Hard Budget Choices

The computing giant's worst single-day stock drop ever reveals how data center cost inflation is reshaping enterprise infrastructure priorit

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Travis Kalanick Returns With $1.7 Billion to Automate the Physical World

The Uber founder's robotics holding company Atoms lands a16z-led round and backing from his former company, nine years after his ouster.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Workplace Software Firm Cuts Fifth of Workforce as AI Pivot Deepens

Monday.com's 630-employee reduction reflects a broader pattern among tech firms redirecting capital toward generative AI infrastructure whil

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Synthesia Adds Live AI Coaching to Prove Training Actually Works

The London startup is betting enterprises will pay more for measuring behavior change than for generating sleek training videos.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Berlin Startup Passionfroot Secures $15M to Bring B2B Creator Platform to US Market

As AI commoditizes software, brands turn to specialized creators for differentiation - and Passionfroot wants to be the matchmaker.

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Shanghai Robotics Firm AgiBot Taps Three Banks for Hong Kong Listing

The fast-growing humanoid and industrial robot developer has assembled a heavyweight sponsor lineup as it restructures for a public debut

Wei Zhang ·   · 4m
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A Unicorn Built on AI Agents and Endpoint Paranoia

Glow's $180 million Series A and $1.2 billion valuation place a big bet that generative AI has fundamentally changed the attack surface at t

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Moonshot AI Pulls IPO Timeline Forward as Kimi K3 Model Reshapes Fundraising Appetite

The Beijing unicorn behind last week's Kimi K3 launch is now targeting an August funding close at $30 billion, accelerating both capital and

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
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Einride Buys Charging Software Startup to Tighten Grip on Electric Freight

The Swedish trucking operator's $38 million Flipturn acquisition signals a shift from vehicles alone to the full energy stack needed for com

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Sila Secures $300 Million to Scale Silicon Anode Production in Washington

The battery materials company is betting on alternatives to Chinese graphite as global EV sales climb, despite headwinds in the U.S. market

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Block Launches Buzz to Merge Team Chat and AI Agents in One Workspace

Jack Dorsey's payments company is betting that the future of collaboration requires humans and autonomous software working side-by-side, not

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Tesla Expands Florida Robotaxi Footprint Despite Stalled Scale-Up

The EV maker has quietly launched unsupervised Model Y pilots in Orlando and Tampa, adding pressure ahead of its Q2 earnings as earlier Texa

Marcus Halloran ·   · 5m
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New York's Dimension Capital Closes $800 Million Fund as Bio-Compute Convergence Accelerates

Zavian Dar, Adam Goulburn, and Nan Li's three-year-old firm has watched its seed bets reach multi-billion-dollar valuations inside eighteen

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Shenzhen's eVTOL Secures Cross-Border Insurance, Opening Hong Kong Airspace

A dual-jurisdiction liability policy breaks regulatory ground for electric air mobility between mainland China and the SAR

Wei Zhang ·   · 6m
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A Former Uber Freight Executive Wants to Dock Nuclear Reactors at Your Local Port

Bluecore Energy secures $10 million to build floating small modular reactors that can power coastal communities and data centers without tap

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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Ant International Secures $1.2 Billion as Cross-Border Fintech Bets Intensify

The Singapore-based arm of Ant Group is doubling down on merchant services and digital wallets across emerging markets, signaling a pivot fr

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 7m
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Ant International Closes $1.2 Billion Series A as Alibaba Backs Payments Push

The Ant Group spin-off has secured backing from its parent, Alibaba, and global investors to expand its cross-border payments and fintech in

Wei Zhang ·   · 5m
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Solar Installation Robots Are Betting On AI to Fix Construction's Labor Problem

Gritt raises $32 million to deploy adaptive robotics on job sites, starting with panels that human crews struggle to keep pace with

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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OnePlus Retreats From US and Europe as Memory Shortage Hammers Android Market

The Shenzhen-based phone maker is pulling new products from Western markets and refocusing on China, as parent Oppo navigates what analysts

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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Inside the Factory Dragging Aircraft Wiring Into the 21st Century

A former SpaceX engineer just closed $65 million to fix the manual, error-prone process that still connects every rocket, jet, and submarine

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 6m
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OnePlus Retreats From Western Markets as Component Shortage Reshapes Android Landscape

The Shenzhen-based phone maker is closing US and European operations this week, part of a broader strategic pullback by parent company Oppo

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m
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An OpenAI Alum Eyes Drug Repurposing as Next AI-Bio Frontier

Miles Wang's stealth venture is reportedly pursuing $200 million to apply foundation models to existing pharmaceuticals, a faster path to ma

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 5m
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Lucid Motors Faces Market Panic Over Bankruptcy Speculation

The EV maker's stock plunged more than 50% before recovering, as management rejects reports of Chapter 11 planning and defends its liquidity

Arjun S. Mehta ·   · 4m