Monthly Archives: August 2024

How Trump was ‘orange-pilled’ by three bitcoiners in Puerto Rico and the promise of $100 million

Getting Donald Trump to keynote the year’s biggest bitcoin conference took the work of

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Discover Mindfulness, Leadership, and Professional Skills to Enhance your Career

This bundle offers courses on personal and professional development to help you grow as an individual and leader and a course on building a freelance business.

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Telegram says arrested CEO Durov has ‘nothing to hide’

Telegram says it is “absurd” to claim a platform or its owner is responsible for abuse of that platform.

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Loft Orbital forms joint venture with UAE-based firm to scale satellite production in the Middle East

A holding company affiliated with an Emirati royal family is injecting a new joint venture between Abu Dhabi-based Marlan Space and startup Loft Orbital with over $100 million to grow the region’s domestic satellite manufacturing capabilities.  The joint venture, called … Continue reading

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Australians get ‘right to disconnect’ after hours

A new law has come into effect that allows employees to ignore communications from employers after hours.

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In 2024, it really is better to run a startup in San Francisco, according to data and founders who’ve relocated

San Francisco’s AI startup boom is so big, even international founders who don’t run AI startups are relocating there to help their companies grow, according to several founders who recently moved.  This is largely because the tech talent and investor … Continue reading

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Tesla’s Optimus faces stiff humanoid competition at Beijing robot conference

While Chinese companies last week showed off human-like robots playing the zither or grabbing sodas, Tesla displayed its Optimus humanoid inside a clear box.

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Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance

Durov has reportedly been detained in France over Telegram’s alleged failure to adequately moderate illegal content on the messaging app. His arrest sparked backlash and left some associates asking, what now?

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Y Combinator backs its first defense startup, Ares Industries

Y Combinator’s first defense startup, Ares Industries, launched earlier this week. In a post on the YC website, the startup outlined a vision to build low-cost cruise missiles that will be compatible with existing launch platforms, saying it will “deliver … Continue reading

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening while leaving his private jet at France’s Le Bourget airport, as initially reported by French television network TF1. Durov’s arrest sparked widespread discussion and speculation on … Continue reading

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