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Hurricane Lala began its path toward Hawaii’s Big Island on Saturday,
though the possibility of a direct hit, which would be the first in 155 years, was uncertain.
In its latest forecast discussion, National Hurricane Center meteorologists said the hurricane is displaying a possible new track,
making it “unclear if Lala will actually make a landfall on the Big Island.”
The tropical cyclone is unleashing what could be life-threatening rain on the Big Island
as it…

Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down on Hawaii’s Big Island with heavy rain
Tropical Storm Lala was already whipping and soaking Hawaii’s Big Island early Saturday, and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches land.

Indian AI coding startup Emergent raised a $130M Series C at a $1.5B post-money valuation, up from $300M in January, bringing its total funding raised to $230M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C | TechCrunch
The startup has reached a $120 million annualized revenue run rate and more than 200,000 paying customers.

SK Hynix's shares fall 15% in Seoul, posting its largest-ever fall, after a strong Nasdaq debut, as investors book profit amid US share valuation uncertainty (Lee Ying Shan/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/sk-hynix-shares-fall-after-stellar-nasd…

SK Hynix shares slide 10% in Seoul after stellar Nasdaq debut
SK Hynix Inc. shares tumbled over 10% in Seoul on Monday after the chipmaker's blockbuster Nasdaq debut.

Quantifying the probability of committed AMOC collapse: #AMOC is nearing collapse, but the latest findings are certainly alarming. A looong recent talk - in German - about AMOC uncertainties and its tipping point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFQgxsRabU

The Alternative for Germany party dominated a crucial state election on Sunday, according to near-final results,
but fell short of the absolute majority needed to become the first far-right party to govern part of the country since the Nazi era.
If those results hold, the AfD, as the party is known by its German initials,
could still assume power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in the coming weeks,
depending on the negotiations among rival parties that have vowe…

Germany’s Far Right Just Misses Majority in Crucial State Election
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.

Venice AI, which offers access to 200 AI models while allowing users to retain their privacy, raised a $65M Series A led by Dragonfly at a $1B valuation (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/venice…

Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off | TechCrunch
Venice AI is already profitable, with annualized run-rate revenues of over $70 million, CEO Erik Voorhees said.

Finnish quantum computing company IQM closed up 2% in its Nasdaq debut Thursday after going public via a SPAC merger at a ~$1.9B valuation (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/iqm-europes-first-public-…

IQM, Europe's first public quantum company, admits the future of the tech is uncertain | TechCrunch
IQM, a full-stack quantum company out of Finland, went public on the Nasdaq today at a valuation of about $1.9 billion.

Gold prices hit their highest level in more than three months on Tuesday
as continued conflict in the Middle East and ongoing political uncertainty fuelled the latest rally in the precious metal.
Gold is viewed as a safe haven by investors and its price tends to rise at times of uncertainty.
The metal has risen by about 15% so far during August,
reaching $4,651 (£3,410) an ounce during Asian trading hours on Tuesday,
before falling back slightly.
This put …

Gold price hits three-month high amid fears over Iran war and Trump economy
Bitcoin rises above $80,000 for the first time since May amid uncertainty over US fiscal plans

Rillet, which is developing an AI-native accounting platform, raised a $100M Series C at a $1B valuation led by Iconiq, bringing its total funding to $200M (Nick Lichtenberg/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/08/18/rillet-unicorn-1-billi…

Exclusive: Accounting AI startup Rillet reaches unicorn status with $1 billion valuation. Its founder says he wants to give CFOs back their weekends
"Our message is not that we're coming after jobs," Rillet CEO Nicolas Kopp told Fortune. "That's just not correct."

London-based robotics startup Humanoid raised a $152M Series A led by Prime Movers Lab at a $1.35B post-money valuation, bringing its total funding to $270M (John Koetsier/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/

Humanoid Raises $152 Million At $1.35 Billion Valuation: Europe’s Newest Robot Unicorn
Europe has a new unicorn. It's the humanoid robot company Humanoid, which just raised a $152M series A