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The Weight of the Brake Pedal: How Anjuna Security Survived the Growth Trap
Startups 11 Apr 2026

The Weight of the Brake Pedal: How Anjuna Security Survived the Growth Trap

When the venture capital engine stalled in 2022, Anjuna Security had to choose between ghosting its mission or cutting deep to survive.

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Star Power on Earth: Why Investors Are Betting Billions on Fusion Startups
Startups 11 Apr 2026

Star Power on Earth: Why Investors Are Betting Billions on Fusion Startups

Nuclear fusion is no longer a distant dream of physics. Discover how $7.1 billion in private capital is moving the sun's energy source into the commercial market.

4 min
Tokyo's Industrial Renaissance: Why SusHi Tech Matters More than Silicon Valley's Echo Chamber
Startups 11 Apr 2026

Tokyo's Industrial Renaissance: Why SusHi Tech Matters More than Silicon Valley's Echo Chamber

While the West obsesses over chatbots, Tokyo is quietly merging AI with the physical world through robotics and resilience. Here is why you should pay attention.

3 min
Hermeus Secures $350M to Move Hypersonic Aviation From Theory to Production
Startups 09 Apr 2026

Hermeus Secures $350M to Move Hypersonic Aviation From Theory to Production

Hermeus is scaling its autonomous hypersonic aircraft. This $350M Series C proves the market for Mach 5+ hardware is finally shifting from R&D to deployment.

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The Quiet Hum of the Invisible Machine
Startups 09 Apr 2026

The Quiet Hum of the Invisible Machine

A former Apple engineer trades the sleek intimacy of earbuds for the industrial grit of climate tech, reimagining the humble heat pump.

4 min
Firmus Valuation Hits $5.5 Billion Following $1.35 Billion Funding Surge
Startups 09 Apr 2026

Firmus Valuation Hits $5.5 Billion Following $1.35 Billion Funding Surge

Nvidia-backed Firmus secures $1.35 billion in six months to scale AI data center infrastructure across Asia.

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The Hardware Renaissance: Why Billion-Dollar Bets are Shifting to Physical AI
Startups 09 Apr 2026

The Hardware Renaissance: Why Billion-Dollar Bets are Shifting to Physical AI

Eclipse's new $1.3B fund signals a move away from screen-based software toward companies that solve problems in the material world through integrated AI.

4 min
The Arcee Effect: Why the Future of Intelligence belongs to the Small and the Open
Startups 09 Apr 2026

The Arcee Effect: Why the Future of Intelligence belongs to the Small and the Open

A 26-person team is proving that massive computing power matters less than architectural surgical precision in the race for AI dominance.

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The Last Great Gathering: Why We Still Meet in the Flesh
Startups 09 Apr 2026

The Last Great Gathering: Why We Still Meet in the Flesh

As the curtain begins to close on early registration for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we examine why startup founders still crave the physical room.

4 min
Databricks CTO Matei Zaharia Wins ACM Prize as He Redefines the AGI Success Metric
Startups 09 Apr 2026

Databricks CTO Matei Zaharia Wins ACM Prize as He Redefines the AGI Success Metric

Matei Zaharia receives the ACM Prize in Computing, arguing that Artificial General Intelligence is a matter of definition rather than a future milestone.

3 min
The Ghost in the Messages: Why Poke Wants Your SMS to Do Your Chores
Startups 09 Apr 2026

The Ghost in the Messages: Why Poke Wants Your SMS to Do Your Chores

Poke is stripping the complexity away from AI agents by putting them where we spend most of our time: the messy, blue-and-green bubble world of text messaging.

4 min
The Ethical Cost of Information Markets: Polymarket and the National Security Friction
Startups 07 Apr 2026

The Ethical Cost of Information Markets: Polymarket and the National Security Friction

Prediction markets face a regulatory and ethical reckoning after allowing users to wager on the rescue status of a downed U.S. Air Force officer.

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