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Startups & Business

a16z Tech Week Hits Boston—What It Means for East Coast VC
a16z Tech Week Hits Boston—What It Means for East Coast VC

What Is Tech Week — and Why Boston? Andreessen Horowitz — the California-based venture capital firm managing tens…

Jun 21, 2026  ·  7 min read

Startups & Business

Startup Battlefield 200 Closes Tonight: Apply Before 11:59 PM PT
Startup Battlefield 200 Closes Tonight: Apply Before 11:59 PM PT

The clock is real: What ‘closing today’ actually means The deadline is 11:59 p.m. PT tonight. Not end-of-business.…

Jun 20, 2026  ·  9 min read

Consumer Tech

Can Government Funding Fix Canada’s Global Tech Gap?
Can Government Funding Fix Canada’s Global Tech Gap?

The pressure to go global is no longer optional for Canadian startups At MaRS, Toronto’s flagship innovation hub,…

Jun 15, 2026  ·  8 min read

Cybersecurity

Why reformed hackers are winning cybersecurity funding
Why reformed hackers are winning cybersecurity funding

The origin story that money follows: why ‘reformed hacker’ founders are having a moment Shay Shwartz made money…

Jun 14, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Huxe’s Collapse Exposes the AI Audio Startup Trap
Huxe’s Collapse Exposes the AI Audio Startup Trap

What Huxe Was — and Why It Had Credibility Huxe was not a weekend project or a speculative…

Jun 13, 2026  ·  8 min read

Consumer Tech

Who Controls the $2B Quantum Bet: Congress or the White House?
Who Controls the $2B Quantum Bet: Congress or the White House?

The Deal: What the Government Actually Announced The US government announced $2 billion in quantum computing investments, distributing…

May 28, 2026  ·  9 min read

Startups & Business

How VCs Enable AI Startups to Fake ARR Metrics
How VCs Enable AI Startups to Fake ARR Metrics

The accusation that cracked the silence Scott Stevenson, co-founder and CEO of the legal AI startup Spellbook, posted…

May 25, 2026  ·  9 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Huxe’s Collapse Exposes AI Audio’s Distribution Problem
Huxe’s Collapse Exposes AI Audio’s Distribution Problem

What Huxe Was — and Why Its Pedigree Made the Shutdown Surprising Huxe was not a generic AI…

May 24, 2026  ·  9 min read

Startups & Business

Climate Tech’s Bet on Critical Minerals Is Pure Survival
Climate Tech’s Bet on Critical Minerals Is Pure Survival

The New Political Reality: Decarbonization Is a Dirty Word More than a year into the second Trump administration,…

May 23, 2026  ·  8 min read

Startups & Business

Boston Metal Drops Green Steel for Critical Minerals
Boston Metal Drops Green Steel for Critical Minerals

The Headline Move: $75M and a New Direction Boston Metal has raised $75 million in new funding, and…

May 22, 2026  ·  8 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Bitwise’s Crypto Pitch to Laid-Off Tech Workers: Who Wins?
Bitwise’s Crypto Pitch to Laid-Off Tech Workers: Who Wins?

The Pitch: Crypto as the ‘Pre-Mainstream OpenAI Moment’ Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley is targeting a specific audience: tech…

May 17, 2026  ·  7 min read

AI & Machine Learning

Anthropic’s Founder Playbook Is a Sales Tool, Not Advice
Anthropic’s Founder Playbook Is a Sales Tool, Not Advice

The Timing Is Not a Coincidence: A Playbook Dropped on Top of a Product Launch Anthropic published The…

May 17, 2026  ·  7 min read