A VC’s Blueprint for Funding Your Climate Tech Startup
Securing funding for a climate tech startup is a unique challenge. According to a VC with deep experience, founders need a specific playbook that goes beyond a great idea.
Month: January 2026
DOE Drops $800 Million to Kickstart Small Nuclear Reactor Builds
The U.S. government is putting serious money behind small modular nuclear reactors. Two $400 million grants aim to get new reactor projects moving, with a focus on proven “Gen III+” light-water designs to meet surging power demand from AI and manufacturing.
Perplexity’s $750M Microsoft Deal Is a Cloud Power Play
AI search startup Perplexity has signed a major three-year agreement with Microsoft worth $750 million to use its Azure cloud services. The deal gives Perplexity access to frontier AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Elon Musk’s xAI through Microsoft’s Foundry program.
Intel’s Foundry Could Land Apple, Nvidia by 2028
Intel’s foundry ambitions might get a massive boost from two of the world’s biggest chip buyers. According to a new report, both Apple and Nvidia are considering outsourcing some production to Intel starting around 2028. This could signal a major shift in the semiconductor landscape.
Can Applied Materials Really Be The Next ASML?
Applied Materials’ stock has nearly tripled in six months, trading at a forward P/E of 34x. But Forbes argues it lacks the true monopoly power that justifies ASML’s sky-high valuation. Here’s why.
HashiCorp Founder’s “Sweep the Floor” Advice Sparks Debate
HashiCorp co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto sparked a major debate on X by advising workers to stay off their phones and find menial tasks like sweeping floors. His comments, drawing from his seven years in retail, were met with pushback about pay, culture, and slack capacity. The conversation highlight
National Grid’s New Digital Twin Aims to Slash Grid Planning Time
The UK’s National Grid is teaming up with tech firm Atos to build a digital twin of the electricity network. The platform, called Triton, is claimed to reduce the time needed to analyze grid reinforcements by up to 70 percent. It’s a major move to prepare for rising demand and decarbonization.
OpenAI’s AI Agents Now Check URLs Before They Click
OpenAI has detailed a new security layer for its AI agents that browse the web. Instead of using a curated blocklist, agents check URLs against an independent index of publicly visible addresses. This aims to prevent agents from falling for phishing or data theft attempts.
AI Isn’t a Tool, It’s a New “Human OS”
According to Fast Company, the real challenge with AI isn’t the technology itself, but redesigning our human systems to work with it. The piece argues we need to build a new “Human OS,” learning from past revolutions like banking and grocery stores, while avoiding the dehumanizing mistakes of the In
The FCC Wants You to Snitch on Verizon After That Outage
Regulators are officially probing the massive Verizon network failure that left millions without service. They’re asking the public for specific accounts of how the outage impacted them, especially regarding emergency calls.