Category: technology
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A public safety drone manufacturer just closed a $75 million funding round and formed a strategic alliance that connects emergency response hardware directly to 9-1-1 systems. BRINC Drones builds specialized autonomous drones for police, fire, and emergency response teams. The company’s Responder and Lemur 2 models focus on tactical de-escalation and providing immediate situational awareness…
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A New York fintech platform just closed a $1 billion funding round, signaling that betting on real-world outcomes is no longer a niche experiment. Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange, reached an $11 billion valuation in December 2025 after securing backing from Paradigm. The platform allows users to trade contracts on everything from Federal Reserve…
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NVIDIA just invested $2 billion in Synopsys, and the promise is simple: chip design simulations that used to take weeks might now take hours. Synopsys provides software tools that help semiconductor companies design and verify chips before they are manufactured. In July 2025, Synopsys acquired Ansys, which brought advanced simulation and analysis to its design…
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Silver prices reached record territory in late November 2025, driven not by speculation but by a structural supply deficit that shows no signs of easing. The metal is caught in a squeeze. Industrial applications now account for nearly 60% of total silver consumption, a sharp departure from its traditional role as primarily a monetary asset.…
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Apple is embedding generative AI directly into iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watches, shifting automation from the cloud to the hardware already in users’ pockets. The move centers on what Apple calls “personal intelligence.” Instead of routing requests through external servers, the system processes most tasks locally using a compact 3-billion-parameter model optimized for Apple Silicon.…
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