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In a quarter when nearly two-thirds of global venture capital went to just four companies, it’s easy to lose track of the many other companies getting funding to tackle interesting problems. We spotted five companies in just the past month working on issues from cleaner ferries and trains to foundational AI for the crop industry.
Read full articleJuly 1, 2026 — To harness biological systems (plants and microbes) for next-generation energy production and advanced materials, researchers are looking to beneficial plant-microbe interactions. Because these are complex systems, […] The post Berkeley Lab’s EcoBOT Uses AI to Improve Reproducibility in Plant Biology Experiments appeared first on AIwire.
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Forget “Florida Man.” Want to hear a California Man story? Here goes. A California man rolled up to a yoga studio in San Francisco’s Marina District in a self-driving Waymo car, walked into the studio, grabbed an armful of yoga shorts, got back in the Waymo and took off. Six months later, police still haven’t found him, according to a story this week in The San Francisco Chronicle. Since the rider’s credit card information didn’t lead to an arrest, we can assume the perp used a stolen phone’s Waymo account and financial information to hail the ride. And by the time police requested interior video of the man’s face, Waymo had already deleted it. This is a “California Man” story in part because of the association of Waymo with the city of San Francisco. Soon that association will be obsolete. (In fact, while Waymo is headquartered in San Francisco and is more visible there, Arizona got Waymos two years before San Francisco did.) At the moment, Waymos are publicly available to riders
Klarna's US growth post-IPO pressures domestic BNPL firms and traditional credit card issuers, signaling a shift in consumer finance dynamics. The post Klarna CEO highlights US as fastest growing market post-IPO appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Retail brokerage Robinhood now lets users delegate stock purchases and credit card transactions to third-party AI systems.
JPYC launches Japan’s first credit card points‑to‑stablecoin swap starting June 1, 2026. The service initially supports Diners Club and TRUST CLUB credit card holders. The swap links traditional loyalty rewards with Japan’s regulated crypto ecosystem. JPYC, a yen-backed stablecoin issuer, has announced the debut of what it characterises as Japan’s first service that allows credit […] The post Japan Launches First Credit Card Points-to-Stablecoin Service appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
Lolli's seamless bitcoin cashback integration could accelerate mainstream crypto adoption, fostering a more circular Bitcoin economy. The post Lolli launches automatic bitcoin cashback on debit and credit card purchases appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Gemini credit card revenue surged nearly 300% to $14.7 million in Q1, attributed to significant growth in its user base.
