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Open Source AI Agent Maker Nous Research Targets Business Users
Nous Research raised $90M to turn its open source AI agent into a business product. Here is how founders should pilot it.
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AI Penetration Testing Gets Backing as Hadrian Raises Funds
Hadrian raised $40M for AI penetration testing. Here is a plain-English framework founders can use to find and fix security gaps on any…
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Teen Entrepreneur Zain Javaid Raises $11M for Ghost
A teen entrepreneur just raised $11M led by a16z for Ghost's $3,499 local AI computer. Here is what young founders can learn from it.
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Clix’s rise: From a Connecticut Kid to an eSports Superstar to Full Box Inc.
Clix just launched Full Box Inc., a holding company to manage and oversee his nine emerging businesses and his impact-focused efforts.
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Is Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust’s manager-internalisation deal the key to reviving S-Reits?
Some view manager-internalisation as a ‘nuclear option’, but Sert is demonstrating that it is also a constructive growth-oriented strategy…
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Oil settles lower after Europe agrees to tap diesel reserves
European countries will release 50 million barrels of diesel, say sources Read more at The Business Times.
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AI Agent Safety Gets an Open Platform From Nvidia
AI agent safety is getting open tools as Nvidia launches OpenShell and Sentry. Here is the simple version founders can apply to their own…
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The $3 Trillion Problem Hiding in Corporate Contracts, and the AI Built to Find It
Terzo says Fortune 500 companies have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars that leaked out of deals they had already won, pointing to…
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Vibe Coding Hits a $600M Milestone With Lovable
Lovable's vibe coding platform crossed $600M in annual revenue. Here's what the milestone means for founders building AI-native products.
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Ecommerce Benchmarking Expands as EMARKETER Acquires RetailX
Ecommerce benchmarking just got bigger. EMARKETER acquired RetailX's research arm, expanding retail rankings founders can use to gauge…
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AI Agents for Business Just Got a $77M Vote of Confidence
AI agents for business get a fresh vote of confidence as Ema raises $77 million, signaling where enterprise automation budgets are headed.
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Cash Flow Management Tightens as Buyers Push Back
A survey of 1,500 founders found 90% saw customer behavior shift this year. What it means for cash flow management heading into Q4.
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Teofimo Lopez’s Rise: From A Brooklyn Kid to a Florida-Based Amateur Boxer to World Titles and Takeover Promotions
Teofimo Lopez opens up on his path to multiple world titles, building Takeover Promotions, and the adversity that shaped his boxing career.
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Stocks to watch: Suntec Reit, Boustead Singapore
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Sep 21): Read more at The…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s ‘0% chance’ that world will end in 2030
He reiterates his stance that AI can be safely managed as calls for more guardrails mount Read more at The Business Times.
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SBA Size Standards Overhaul Closes for Comment Sept 21
The SBA size standards overhaul would cut 995 thresholds to 338 and raise many sharply. Comments close September 21. Here is the founder…
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Why the global oil market hinges on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline
GLOBAL oil supply has been squeezed for months as the impasse over reopening the Strait of Hormuz continues. Now, the market is grappling…
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Singapore shares edge lower as DFI Retail slides; STI down 0.08%
Hongkong Land leads the gainers on the blue-chip index Read more at The Business Times.
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20 Companies and Over 1 Billion Dollars Later
Brent Freeman closed a $10 million deal at 23 and woke up feeling empty. He spent two decades studying the neuroscience of burnout to…
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Big questions remain if the Fed’s rate increase is a one-off or the start of a longer hiking cycle
Chair Kevin Warsh hints that he will support further rate hikes until they become restrictive Read more at The Business Times.
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Pricing Strategy Gets Harder as Input Costs Climb
Pricing strategy is the hardest call founders face this fall. Energy, freight and raw material costs are rising faster than customers will…
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AI Agents for Business Keep Stalling at Your Books
AI agents for business stall the moment they touch your books. Chift raised 10.5 million euros to build the financial plumbing underneath…
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UltraGreen.ai says it remains focused on maintaining market share in the US amid stiff competition
Firm is ‘actively engaging’ with distribution partners there as part of its broader growth strategy, it notes Read more at The Business…
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Singapore shares fall as local banks end mixed; STI down 0.1%
Hongkong Land leads gainers on the blue-chip index Read more at The Business Times.