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The Glass Perimeter: Silicon Valley Meets the Military Industrial Complex
Startups 05 Jun 2026

The Glass Perimeter: Silicon Valley Meets the Military Industrial Complex

Investors and founders are gathering at The Aerospace Corporation to bridge the gap between software and hardware as defense tech enters a new era.

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How Unastella is Building a Private Space Industry from South Korea
Startups 03 Jun 2026

How Unastella is Building a Private Space Industry from South Korea

A Seoul-based startup just secured $24 million to develop its own rockets, signaling a shift in how smaller nations approach the global space race.

4 min
The Hydrogen War Strategy and the $1.8 Billion Valuation of Mach Industries
Startups 03 Jun 2026

The Hydrogen War Strategy and the $1.8 Billion Valuation of Mach Industries

Mach Industries just hit a $1.8 billion valuation. While the tech world chases chatbots, Ethan Thornton is building a hardware moat that actually matters.

4 min
The Infinite Editor: Inside the $10 Million Quest to Keep AI Honest
Startups 03 Jun 2026

The Infinite Editor: Inside the $10 Million Quest to Keep AI Honest

ZeroDrift just raised $10M to build a middleman for LLMs that stops safety failures before they reach the user.

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The $20 Million Bet on Proximity: Brynn Putnam’s Board and the Hardware Paradox
Startups 03 Jun 2026

The $20 Million Bet on Proximity: Brynn Putnam’s Board and the Hardware Paradox

Mirror founder Brynn Putnam is back with Board, a $20M startup aiming to solve digital isolation with physical hardware. Can 'together tech' succeed where smart screens failed?

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The Star-Fire Economy: Why Laser Fusion is the New Containerization
Startups 03 Jun 2026

The Star-Fire Economy: Why Laser Fusion is the New Containerization

Focused Energy's $240M Series A signals a shift from atmospheric physics to industrial engineering, moving fusion from the lab to the logistic stack.

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The Industrial Bottleneck: How Layup Parts Aims to Standardize Carbon Fiber Manufacturing
Startups 03 Jun 2026

The Industrial Bottleneck: How Layup Parts Aims to Standardize Carbon Fiber Manufacturing

Former SpaceX and Anduril engineer Zack Eakin raised $42 million to fix the slow, manual world of composite manufacturing.

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The $12 Billion Math Problem: Why Cyera Needs an 80x Multiple to Make Sense
Startups 03 Jun 2026

The $12 Billion Math Problem: Why Cyera Needs an 80x Multiple to Make Sense

Cyera is reportedly seeking a $12 billion valuation on roughly $150 million in ARR. We look at the gap between data security hype and bottom-line reality.

4 min
The Great Unbundling of the URL Bar
Startups 01 Jun 2026

The Great Unbundling of the URL Bar

A new generation of browsers is stripping away the bloat of the legacy web to make the internet feel fast again.

4 min
The Persistence of the Checkbox: Why the Recent Spike in Funding for Black Founders is a Mirage
Startups 01 Jun 2026

The Persistence of the Checkbox: Why the Recent Spike in Funding for Black Founders is a Mirage

Quarterly funding for Black founders just hit a two-year high, but the underlying mechanics of Silicon Valley's social graph remain as rigid and exclusionary as ever.

4 min
Unpacking AI Psychosis: Why Tech Leaders Are Losing Their Grip on Reality
Startups 01 Jun 2026

Unpacking AI Psychosis: Why Tech Leaders Are Losing Their Grip on Reality

Is the hype cycle causing a mental break in the C-suite? We look at why founders are making irrational bets on AI.

3 min
Meme Creator KC Green Secures Settlement with AI Startup Artisan
Startups 01 Jun 2026

Meme Creator KC Green Secures Settlement with AI Startup Artisan

Artist KC Green reaches an agreement with AI firm Artisan over the unauthorized use of his 'This is Fine' comic in advertising.

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