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The high-risk, high-reward model of backing immigrant founders
Loading the player… Immigrant founders have built some of the world’s most valuable companies, but many still face barriers that make it harder to get a startup off the ground. Visa restrictions, limited access to friends-and-family capital, shallow networks, and a venture industry built around pattern matching can keep promising founders from getting funded before […]
Aug 23, 2026
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 5 with a smarter Gemini and advanced health monitoring
At its Made by Google event on Wednesday, Google unveiled the Pixel Watch 5 with a smarter Gemini experience, as well as advanced fitness and health monitoring. The new smartwatch, which starts at $399, can track blood pressure patterns and insulin resistance, as well as deliver personalized help and better sleep tracking. Google says it […]
Aug 23, 2026
Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips
Chips running AI workloads are too hot: That’s one reason why data centers consume so much electricity and require cooling systems. And, inevitably, entrepreneurs are turning to AI to solve the problem it created. Discovered Materials is the latest, with plans to use swarms of AI agents to find new materials that can be used […]
Aug 23, 2026
Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct
After years of snapping up wind and solar developments, hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are betting that natural gas will power the data centers behind their lofty AI ambitions. But a new research report suggests they may regret their newfound affinity for the fossil fuel. Natural gas prices could triple in some parts […]
Aug 23, 2026
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
Google announced on Friday that it will now allow users to remove a visible watermark from its AI generations, including images, videos, and songs. The company specified that this won’t affect the invisible SynthID watermark and C2PA standard-related metadata. Josh Woodward, the company’s VP for Gemini, said in a post on X that this toggle […]
Aug 23, 2026
If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously
Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occasion to alert its customers that their iPhones, iPads, or Macs might have been compromised with spyware typically used by governments. Apple […]
Aug 23, 2026
The VC backing the American dream
Immigrant founders have built some of the world’s most valuable companies, but many still face barriers that make it harder to get a startup off the ground. Visa restrictions, limited access to friends-and-family capital, shallow networks, and a venture industry built around pattern matching can keep promising founders from getting funded before they have a […]
Aug 23, 2026
Google’s Quick Share adds a tap-to-share mode
Alongside its Pixel 11 product launches on Wednesday, Google announced it is making fast sharing between its devices easier, with an improved version of Google’s Quick Share feature (similar to Apple’s AirDrop), rolling out now. The feature will now allow Android users to send their contact information, photos, videos, and more with a tap. To […]
Aug 23, 2026
OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
OpenAI has bought back $7 billion worth of shares from employees at the privately held frontier AI lab as part of an effort to provide liquidity to its workforce. The deal, reported by Bloomberg, valued OpenAI at $852 billion, the same as its most recent fundraising round in March, which added $122 billion to the […]
Aug 23, 2026
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
The race for faster AI inference is on, and markets gave Cerebras and its purpose-built chips a warm welcome in its IPO debut in May. But French startup Kog is betting that there’s a lot more power to be squeezed out of conventional GPUs. The startup hit the front page of Hacker News in May […]
Aug 23, 2026