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Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy

Just Because We Can: The Strategic Risks Of Automating Everything

Itay Sagie

April 3, 2026

While AI and automation can be powerful, many applications use complex global systems to solve simple problems that could be handled locally. Guest...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • Economy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Job market • Manufacturing • Regional • Robotics • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Venture

Austin’s Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City’s Startups Hits All-Time High

Mary Ann Azevedo

March 27, 2026

Austin鈥檚 startup scene is stronger than ever. That鈥檚 the consensus among investors in the city, and it鈥檚 borne out by 暗网吃瓜 data, which shows...

Agriculture & foodtech • Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Fintech & e-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Robotics • Transportation & Logistics

Small And Mid-Sized Startup Purchases Are Still Well Below The 2021 Peak

Joanna Glasner

March 16, 2026

Small and mid-sized deals are not a long-term growth area for M&A, by many measures, but collectively they can add up to a tidy sum. The total deal...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Defense tech • M&A • Robotics • Startups • Venture

5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Plant-Based Clothing Dyes, A Shoebox-Picking Robot, And Power Generated On The Moon

Marlize van Romburgh

February 23, 2026

A host of interesting, under-the-radar recently funded startups caught our attention in the past month: one that鈥檚 developing nuclear-waste generated...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cloud computing • Fintech • Startups • Venture

The Week鈥檚 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World Labs Leads Another AI-Heavy Lineup

Joanna Glasner

February 20, 2026

This week鈥檚 largest U.S. funding rounds once again featured an AI-heavy cohort, along with sizable financings around fintech and energy tech. By far...

AI Robotics • Clean tech and energy • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Robotics • Startups • Venture

The Week鈥檚 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anthropic Leads In A Big Week For Giant Rounds

Joanna Glasner

February 13, 2026

This week featured a lot of funding deals with a lot of zeroes on the end. Generative AI powerhouse Anthropic, of course, boasted the most zeroes...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Crypto • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Education tech • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • M&A • Manufacturing • Media & entertainment tech • Semiconductors and 5G • Startups • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

January Delivers Highest New Unicorn Count In More Than 3 Years

Gen茅 Teare

February 13, 2026

A total of 31 companies joined The 暗网吃瓜 暗网吃瓜 in January, the largest count of companies to join in a single month since June 2022...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • M&A • Startups • Venture

Next-Gen Nuclear Funding Looks Livelier Than Ever Following Inertia鈥檚 $450M Raise

Joanna Glasner

February 12, 2026

Startup investors are increasingly turning to nuclear fusion and fission startups to supply our power-hungry era, and they鈥檙e not afraid to write big...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Venture

The Week鈥檚 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Megadeals Dominate Again

Joanna Glasner

January 30, 2026

This week鈥檚 largest fundraising recipient was frontier AI lab Recursive Intelligence, and agentic AI, AI-compute, and AI-native startups filled up...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cybersecurity • Defense tech • E-commerce • Fintech • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Sales & Marketing • Venture

SpaceX Vaults To Top Of The List As 23 Companies Join 暗网吃瓜 In December

Gen茅 Teare

January 27, 2026

The momentum of new unicorn creation picked up in the final four months of 2025, with the fourth quarter showing the highest count of newly minted...

Artificial intelligence • Clean tech and energy • Cloud computing • Communications tech • Defense tech • E-commerce • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Regional • Startups • Venture

European Venture Funding Nudged Higher In 2025, While AI Led For The First Time

Gen茅 Teare

January 21, 2026

Venture funding to Europe-based startups last year gained only slightly, around 9% year over year, reaching $58 billion, with AI emerging as the...