Funding, founders, and the companies trying to build the next big thing.
A daring Florida startup is spearheading a monumental effort to revive thorium nuclear power, building an entire fuel supply chain from an Australian mine to advanced reactors. This ambitious gamble aims to unlock a safer, cleaner energy future, challenging decades of uranium dominance and potentially reshaping global power dynamics.
The UK government is banking on a £400M semiconductor strategy to keep its brightest tech startups from fleeing abroad. But is a targeted investment enough to tackle deep-seated challenges in scaling and retaining innovative businesses?
Money is flooding into anything with 'AI' on the pitch deck. Some of it is building the future. Most of it is buying expensive lottery tickets.
A 200-person team used to signal a serious company. Now the brag is revenue per employee, and the best small teams are posting numbers that look like typos.
