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    How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures

    2026/08/14 | 7 mins.
    Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center of multiple legal cases.
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    Reservoir raises $8M to make water heaters that people and the grid will actually want; plus, AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x

    2026/08/13 | 9 mins.
    Reservoir has built an ultra-efficient water heater that can predict hot water demand, store energy, and detect plumbing leaks throughout a home.

    Also, Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.
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    Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym; plus, Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device

    2026/08/12 | 9 mins.
    An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class's waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.

    Also, fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants. The Japan-based startup just received a grant to build a part of the fuel system.
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    Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips

    2026/08/11 | 6 mins.
    Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.

    Plus, embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry.

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    This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs

    2026/08/10 | 8 mins.
    More than 20 years ago, King's Cross was one of the seediest area's in London. Now it's sprouting something new.
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