China Launches Its 'Token Economy' Push as AI Startups Ride a $300B VC Wave
China is pushing a national token economy strategy backed by open-source AI models, even as U.S. export controls bite — and global VC sets a new Q1 record of $300B.
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Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Eyes End-of-2026 Production as EV Reservations Hit 150K
Bezos-backed Slate Auto surpassed 150,000 reservations for its modular, sub-$25K electric pickup and is targeting commercial production at a Warsaw, Indiana plant by end of 2026.
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SiFive Hits $3.65B Valuation After NVIDIA Backs Its $400M RISC-V AI Chip Push
SiFive raised a $400M oversubscribed round backed by NVIDIA, valuing the open-chip startup at $3.65B as it targets CPU silicon for AI data centers.
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VC Funding Smashes All Records: $297 Billion Poured Into Startups in Q1 2026
Global startup investment hit $297 billion across ~6,000 companies in Q1 2026 — a 2.5x jump over Q4 and more than 70% of all VC deployed in full-year 2025, per Crunchbase.
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Hypersonic Unicorns, Physical-AI Billions & Space Servicing: The Biggest Startup Deals of April 7–9, 2026
The biggest startup funding rounds of April 7–9, 2026: Hermeus raises $350M to become a hypersonic unicorn, Eclipse Ventures closes a $1.3B physical-AI fund, and Starfish Space secures $110M to service the orbital economy.
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ACP Holdings' $200M Nasdaq IPO Signals the Return of AI-Focused Acquisition Vehicles
ACP Holdings priced a $200M IPO on Nasdaq (AACP) — an AI-focused acquisition vehicle. SPAC 2.0 is here.
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Cash App's "Pay Later" Is Block's Most Ambitious Credit Move Yet
Block launched Cash App Pay Later — P2P deferred payment up to 30 days. It's Block's biggest credit move.
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Xoople Raised $130M to Turn Satellite Data Into AI Gold — And Europe Should Take Notice
Spanish startup Xoople raised $130M Series B for AI-powered satellite data. Nazca Capital led.
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OpenAI's $30 Billion Revenue Run Rate Makes the IPO Thesis Undeniable
OpenAI crossed $30B annualised revenue — 8x growth in 24 months. The IPO thesis is now arithmetic.
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OpenAI Just Bought a Podcast Network — And It's Not About Content
OpenAI acquired TBPN podcast network for "low hundreds of millions." It's a bet on AI content distribution.
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