VCs Are So Obsessed With This AI Assistant That Its Valuation Jumped Fivefold In Weeks

A hot new AI agent called Instinct was valued at $500 million earlier in August, sources say. Now it’s raising a new round at a $2.5 billion valuation from Benchmark and Index.

Sound Therapy And Vibrational Healing Are Going Mainstream. Here’s Why

Can sound therapy improve stress, sleep, pain, or recovery? Research explores the health effects of singing bowls, tuning forks, vibration, and acoustic therapies.

A Silicon Valley Startup Aims To Fill A Battery Supply Chain Gap

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how DOGE broke America’s weather machine and using AI to create new materials for green hydrogen and batteries

Electric Copters Will Fly Out Of Downtown L.A. Ahead Of 2028 Olympics

Archer Aviation, which will test its eVTOLs over Los Angeles this year, plans a “vertiport” at AEG’s L.A. Live, next to the Lakers’ arena and city convention center.

European tech weekly recap: More than 45 tech funding deals worth over €684M
European tech weekly recap: More than 45 tech funding deals worth over €684M

Last week, we tracked more than 45 tech funding deals worth over €684 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.📊 The top three industries that ra…

Josh Kushner’s Fortune Tripled This Year Thanks To Stakes In OpenAI, SpaceX And More

The Kushner scion’s VC firm Thrive Capital nearly tripled its assets thanks to smart bets on OpenAI and SpaceX. Now he’s looking to spend some cash on the NBA’s Lakers.

This Billionaire Is Using AI To Forecast Evolutionary Change

AI’s big debt load. Moving backward on defense tech. Why we need to talk about CPUs. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

TikTok Profits Off Drug Dealer Ads For Cocaine, Opioids And Xanax

The Chinese-owned social network has been flooded with advertisements pushing street drugs and prescription pills like codeine, benzos and Adderall.

The ‘GTA VI’ Leak Controversy, Explained

Footage from Rockstar’s ‘GTA VI’ is being leaked by a hacker known as “CyberLeek,” sparking controversy and discourse—here’s what to know about the leaks.

TikTok’s International Revenues Boom To $9.1 Billion Despite Looming Europe Fines

TikTok made $9.1 billion and its first profit in Europe and Latin America but faces a wave of lawsuits and investigations from European regulators.