Prompts On The Playa: AI Invades Burning Man

Silicon Valley brought sushi, Starlink and luxury camps to Burning Man. Now it’s importing something potentially even more divisive: AI slop.

This Startup Is Building Superconducting Satellite Motors

Superconducting satellites. Progress in nuclear fusion. Why performative AI is overrated. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Watch How To Future-Proof Your Career In The Age Of AI

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace—but not always in the ways people think. What does that mean for your career? Watch Forbes journalists and leading workplace experts discuss how AI is changing hiring, the careers and industries poised…

Former Professor Becomes Billionaire As China Bolsters Its Semiconductor Supply Chain

Liu Jianfang quit his teaching job at China’s Jilin University in 2019 to focus full-time on his semiconductor component maker GK Precision. He is now a billionaire after the company’s shares surged nearly 400% since its August listing.

Eyeing Expansion Into Wealth Management, Vanguard Buys Fintech Altruist For As Much As $5 Billion

The acquisition is only the second ever for the 51-year-old company as it tries to expand beyond index-fund fees.

VCs Are So Obsessed With This AI Assistant That Its Valuation Jumped Fivefold In Weeks

A hot new AI agent called Instinct was valued at $500 million earlier in August, sources say. Now it’s raising a new round at a $2.5 billion valuation from Benchmark and Index.

Sound Therapy And Vibrational Healing Are Going Mainstream. Here’s Why

Can sound therapy improve stress, sleep, pain, or recovery? Research explores the health effects of singing bowls, tuning forks, vibration, and acoustic therapies.

A Silicon Valley Startup Aims To Fill A Battery Supply Chain Gap

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how DOGE broke America’s weather machine and using AI to create new materials for green hydrogen and batteries

Electric Copters Will Fly Out Of Downtown L.A. Ahead Of 2028 Olympics

Archer Aviation, which will test its eVTOLs over Los Angeles this year, plans a “vertiport” at AEG’s L.A. Live, next to the Lakers’ arena and city convention center.

European tech weekly recap: More than 45 tech funding deals worth over €684M
European tech weekly recap: More than 45 tech funding deals worth over €684M

Last week, we tracked more than 45 tech funding deals worth over €684 million and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.📊 The top three industries that ra…