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After Trump’s World Liberty raised $550 million from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions of dollars were sold privately in “white glove” transactions (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Missed User Growth, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban The Big Technology Podcast takes…

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Coatue formed Next Frontier in 2025 to purchase land for data centers; Next Frontier has a JV with Neocloud Fluidstack that raised $5.7 billion via junk bonds (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 1, 2026

Featured Podcasts The Upstart Podcast: Runway’s Cris Valenzuela: Creating Hollywood-Friendly Video AI That OpenAI Couldn’t Veteran technology journalist Alex Konrad…

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Massachusetts-based brain implant company Axoft raised a $55 million Series A round and says it tested its device on a patient in Shanghai, with plans for more trials in China (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 30, 2026

Bloomberg: Massachusetts-based brain implant company Axoft has raised a $55 million Series A round and says it has tested its…

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New York-based Actively, which offers AI sales agents for account management, raised a $45 million Series B co-led by TCV and First Harmonic at a valuation of $250 million (Sofia Chierchio/Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 29, 2026

Sofia Chierchio / Forbes: New York-based Actively, which offers AI sales agents for account management, raised a $45 million Series…

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Kashable, which allows businesses to offer "socially responsible" credit and financial wellness programs for employees as a voluntary benefit, raised $60 million Series C (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 27, 2026

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Kashable, which allows companies to offer “socially responsible” credit and financial wellness programs to…

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Sources: Genki Robotics, a Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a valuation of approximately $1 billion; it raised around $50 million in 2025 (Lucinda Shen/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 26, 2026

Lucinda Shen / Axios: Sources: Genki Robotics, a Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A…

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The series, founded by two Yale seniors to build an AI-powered social network on iMessage, has raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round from Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and others (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 24, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: The Legacy of Tim Cook + The Future of UBI with Andrew Yang + HatGPT The…

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Manila-based Salmon, a consumer credit app targeting underbanked Filipinos, raised $60 million in equity and $40 million in debt; it has raised $310 million to date, including $160 million in equity (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 23, 2026

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Manila-based Salmon, a consumer credit app targeting underbanked Filipinos, raised $60 million in equity and $40…

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Reliable Robotics, which develops autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160 million led by Nimble Partners, bringing its valuation to ~$1 billion (Cailley LaPara/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 21, 2026

Cailley LaPara / Bloomberg: Reliable Robotics, which develops autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160 million led by Nimble…

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Expo, which develops a self-titled React Native framework and provides cloud services for building cross-platform applications, raised a $45 million Series B led by Georgian (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 19, 2026

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Expo, which develops a self-titled React Native framework and provides cloud services for building cross-platform applications,…

China’s maritime outposts could distract Taiwan’s allies in the event of an invasion from Beijing – Radio Free Asia

The Dalai Lama undergoes left knee surgery in New Delhi – Radio Free Asia

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

GM eyes new type of battery to expand data center and energy storage business

LIV Golf CEO says to take PIF ‘at its word’ as funding cliff approaches

Rivian is betting that R2 EV can make it a household name like Tesla

The bank will deploy more powerful agents this year

SpaceX Employees Create Low-Cost Choreo Wealth Management Plan for Post-IPO

Republicans go off the rails and say they don’t need proof to say the election is rigged

Top House Democrat demands answers about Trump’s health after he falls asleep during NBA Finals

BBC Scares Trump of His Own Defamation Lawsuit

Mike Johnson ceded his power as Speaker of the House to Trump

Hakeem Jeffries goes on Fox News and calls them out for ignoring GOP bigots

AI will increase productivity in the short term, but only two expect job creation (Wall Street Journal)

Trump administration officials have asked CAISI to stop publishing its assessment models pending implementation of an EO signed by President Trump last week (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

Seattle City Council votes 9-0 to enact a one-year moratorium on new large data centers and study their impact; Mayor Katie Wilson is expected to sign the bill (Greg Kim/The Seattle Times)

Super Micro Computer aims to raise $7 billion through equity and equity-linked financing transactions to fund the purchase of components needed to fulfill AI server orders (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters)

Apple says 79% of all iPhones and 86% of iPhones released in the last four years used iOS 26 as of June 7, compared to 82% and 88% for iOS 18 before WWDC 2025 (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)

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After Trump’s World Liberty raised $550 million from investors, tokens worth hundreds of millions of dollars were sold privately in “white glove” transactions (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Coatue formed Next Frontier in 2025 to purchase land for data centers; Next Frontier has a JV with Neocloud Fluidstack that raised $5.7 billion via junk bonds (Wall Street Journal)

Massachusetts-based brain implant company Axoft raised a $55 million Series A round and says it tested its device on a patient in Shanghai, with plans for more trials in China (Bloomberg)

New York-based Actively, which offers AI sales agents for account management, raised a $45 million Series B co-led by TCV and First Harmonic at a valuation of $250 million (Sofia Chierchio/Forbes)

Kashable, which allows businesses to offer "socially responsible" credit and financial wellness programs for employees as a voluntary benefit, raised $60 million Series C (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Sources: Genki Robotics, a Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a valuation of approximately $1 billion; it raised around $50 million in 2025 (Lucinda Shen/Axios)

The series, founded by two Yale seniors to build an AI-powered social network on iMessage, has raised a $5.1 million pre-seed round from Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and others (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

Manila-based Salmon, a consumer credit app targeting underbanked Filipinos, raised $60 million in equity and $40 million in debt; it has raised $310 million to date, including $160 million in equity (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

Reliable Robotics, which develops autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160 million led by Nimble Partners, bringing its valuation to ~$1 billion (Cailley LaPara/Bloomberg)

Expo, which develops a self-titled React Native framework and provides cloud services for building cross-platform applications, raised a $45 million Series B led by Georgian (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE)