Tag: startups
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Research on Black Women Entrepreneurs, Climate 'Genius Grant' Winner
The Cornell Chronicle reports structural inequities hinder Black women food entrepreneurs, a Cornell alumna wins a MacArthur Fellowship, and Paul Graham is set to speak on startups.
BusinessScience & TechnologyHealthPolitics and GovernmentEducationEconomyEnvironmentClimate ChangeMedical ScienceSocial IssuesDemocratic Party Cornell ChronicleBlack women entrepreneursfood industryMacArthur FellowshipHolly Jean BuckPaul GrahamY Combinatorstartups
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Rice Launches One Giant Leap Ventures to Back Promising Startups Across University Ecosystem
Rice University launches One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I, an early-stage institutional venture fund for spinouts and alumni startups, holding its first close in August and investing first in Motif Neurotech.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEducationSportEconomyArtificial IntelligenceEnvironmentAstronomy and SpaceMedical ScienceSocial Issues Rice UniversityOne Giant Leap VenturesMotif Neurotechventure capitalstartupsFirst Community Credit Unionhigher education
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California Secures $366 Billion in Venture Capital, Outpacing All Other States
California attracted $366 billion in venture capital funding in 2026, exceeding all other 49 states combined. Governor Newsom highlighted the state's economic dominance, driven by technology and innovation, creating new businesses and jobs.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyState GovernmentsEconomyEmployment and LaborArtificial IntelligenceAgriculture CaliforniaVenture CapitalGavin NewsomStartupsTechnologyInnovationCalifornia Governors Office
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AI Advances Lead Replika Founder Eugenia Kuyda to Halt Junior Engineer Hiring
Replika and Wabi founder Eugenia Kuyda states that AI advancements have made hiring junior engineers "unsustainable" for startups, predicting significant job losses and a shift towards smaller, high-performing teams across the economy.
Science & TechnologyBusinessMediaArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetEmployment and LaborEconomyDigital and Print Publishing Eugenia KuydaReplikaWabiEmploymentSoftware EngineeringStartupsThe Platformer
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Media Monitor: China tightens grip on AI firms amid US competition
The Washington Post reports China is strengthening its control over AI companies, aiming to prevent them from moving to the West due to rising competition with the U.S. A probe into Manus AI signals a new policy.
Science & TechnologyBusinessWorld ChinaArtificial IntelligenceStartupsTechnology CompetitionGovernment ProbeManus AIThe Washington Post