Elon Musk’s xAI Could Become The Fourth Hectocorn, As It Seeks $113 Billion Valuation
[Investing]
2025/06/06 11:04
There are over 1,200 unicorns in the world. Musk’s xAI is targeting a much more exclusive club.When venture capitalist Aileen Lee coined the term “unicorn” in 2013 to refer to those rare, near-mythical startups worth more than $1 billion, she probably didn’t foresee a future where more than a thousand of them stalked the land.In 12 short years, however, that’s exactly what’s happened: dat...
After MKBHD Collab, Here’s JerryRigEverything Dream Phone Designed For Nothing
[Design]
2025/06/06 11:03
Nothing has a true flagship phone due for release soon, but we don’t have a confirmed date. Carl Pei and company have been keeping things guarded closely. When it does drop, the Nothing Phone 3 will be missing the glyph interface that the British consumer electronics manufacturer has been possessive about in the past iterations. It will, however, have a triple camera array including a telephot...
(Patent) Apple's New Patent Reveals “Conversation Detect” Feature for Smarter Headphones
[Tech]
2025/06/04 09:10
Apple wants to know when someone’s trying to talk to you. The company is seeking to patent a system for “headphone conversation” detection. In an era where wearable tech is becoming increasingly intelligent, a newly published U.S. patent is pushing the boundaries of how headphones interact with our surroundings—especially with the people around us. Filed under the title "Headphone Conversat...
(PDF) BCG - Global Asset Management Report 2025
[Investing]
2025/06/04 09:09
Cost optimization can provide the resilience that asset managers need in an era of unpredictable markets.To optimize cost efficiencies, many firms are adopting strategic models that emphasize spending in one or another of three areas: investment management and trade execution; sales, marketing, and operations; or IT.A zero-based approach can ensure that an organization’s cost structures are up...
Tadao Ando’s “Apple Watch” : The Watch He Designed, Inspired By An Apple.
[Design]
2025/06/04 09:08
The green apple has always played a central role in the work of the Japanese architect and guest editor of Domus in 2021, and it features in the watch he designed for Cauny.This watch is a manifesto for an idea, and is the vision behind the new model created by Tadao Ando for Cauny, a watch company founded in Switzerland and now based in Portugal. Following collaborations with Álvaro Siza, Edu...
(Infographic) The Stablecoin Market Map
[Investing]
2025/06/04 09:07
In partnership with Stablecon, we leveraged CB Insights’ Business Graph data to identify and map 172 high-momentum companies powering the stablecoin ecosystem across core infrastructure, consumer financial services, and enterprise solutions.[click to enlarge]Funding to stablecoin companies is projected to rise to $12.3B in 2025 — more than 10x 2024’s $1B in funding. This unprecedented growth...
(Paper) A Wireless Forehead E-Tattoo For Mental Workload Estimation
[Tech]
2025/06/04 09:06
Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain.Whether it is doing sums or working out what to text your new date, some tasks produce a furrowed brow. Now scientists say they have come up with a device to monitor such effort: an electronic tattoo, stuck to the forehead.The researchers say the device could prove valuable among pilot...
AI Job Loss Insurance Unveiled By YC-Backed Singularity
[Business]
2025/06/04 09:05
Singularity announced the launch of SingularityShield Income Cover, the first income‑protection policy specifically designed for workers whose roles are eliminated by AI‑driven automation.With AI adoption accelerating across every sector, workers face unprecedented displacement risk. SingularityShield provides the first data‑driven safety net built specifically for the age of artificial inte...
India's Growing Economy
[Investing]
2025/06/04 09:04
Comments made by CEO BVR Subrahmanyam of the Indian government think tank NITI Aayog about the size of the Indian economy have made headlines in the country's media. On Saturday, the head of the organization said that India was the world's fourth largest economy "as I speak". Subrahmanyam cited IMF data to back up the claim. In fact, India is projected to overtake Japan and move up into rank fo...