Author: Utsav

Velocity Wants to Turn Stablecoins Into Corporate Financial Infrastructure The Problem: Why Corporate Money Still Moves Slowly For all the sophistication of modern commerce, the infrastructure moving money between businesses remains surprisingly fragmented. A company operating across several countries may have to manage multiple bank accounts, currencies, payment providers, liquidity pools, foreign exchange relationships, and settlement schedules, with money frequently moving through systems that were designed around banking hours and geographic boundaries. Cross-border settlement can introduce delays, FX costs, prefunding requirements, and trapped liquidity, forcing finance teams to keep capital positioned in advance simply because they cannot be certain when…

Keep Converting: AI-Powered E-Commerce Conversion Optimization Platform The AI Advantage: How Keep Converting Optimizes the Customer Journey The traditional e-commerce website is built around a fundamental compromise: every visitor is usually shown roughly the same product page. A shopper arriving after searching for a highly specific problem, another clicking a TikTok advertisement, and another following an AI-generated product recommendation may all see the same images, copy, reviews, and layout, despite having very different reasons for visiting the website. Keep Converting is designed to challenge that model by using AI to create a different version of the shopping experience for individual…

10 Personalities Who Have Taken Tech Journalism to a Total New Level Technology journalism has changed dramatically over the past two decades. What was once largely focused on product launches, gadgets and company announcements has evolved into a much broader form of journalism that examines artificial intelligence, social media, cybersecurity, Silicon Valley, regulation, digital culture and the growing influence of technology on everyday life. The personalities on this list have helped drive that transformation in different ways. Some have built influential publications, while others have turned newsletters and podcasts into major journalism platforms. Some are known for challenging the world’s…

Apple iPhone Duo Debuts as a Powerful New Foldable iPhone for 2026 Apple iPhone Duo Apple has officially entered the foldable smartphone market with the launch of iPhone Duo, a device that represents one of the biggest design changes in iPhone history. Unveiled at Apple’s September 2026 event by the company’s new CEO John Ternus, iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable iPhone and introduces a completely new way to use the company’s most important product. The device combines a compact smartphone experience with a larger tablet-like display, allowing users to switch between the two by simply opening or closing the…

Positron AI Raises $875 Million at a $5 Billion Valuation to Bring Its Next-Generation Inference Silicon to Market RENO, Nev. (September 10, 2026): Positron AI, the AI inference hardware company built to make serving AI models dramatically cheaper and more energy efficient, today announced an $875 million Series C financing at a $5 billion post-money valuation. The round was co-led by NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, Dylan Patel’s SemiAnalysis Capital and Jim Clark, the founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape. As part of the financing, Forest Baskett of NEA, Gavin Baker of Atreides Management, Thomas Jermoluk from…

10 Canadian Tech Startups Worth Keeping an Eye On in 2026 Canada’s technology ecosystem continues to produce startups working on some of the most important technology shifts of the decade. Artificial intelligence remains a major force, but the country’s emerging companies are also applying advanced technology to mining, manufacturing, cybersecurity, biotechnology, healthcare and the future of work. With strong research institutions, a growing pool of AI talent and startup hubs across Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Waterloo and other cities, Canada remains an important source of companies building technologies for global markets. The startups featured in this list reflect that diversity. Some…

Your Dumb AI Prompt Is Not Harmless. The 1980s Trend Has a Water Cost Yes, yes, yes. You all look beautiful today. Apparently, all of you looked gorgeous in the 1980s too, and judging by the latest AI trend, all of you are going to look even hotter in 2050. There is just one small problem. You are asking some of the world’s most powerful computing systems to manufacture imaginary versions of yourselves for a few seconds of social media validation. Type a prompt asking ChatGPT or another AI model to turn you and your partner into an old-school 1980s…

10 Luxembourg Tech Startups You’ll Want to Know in 2026 Luxembourg may be one of Europe’s smallest countries, but its startup ecosystem is increasingly producing companies with ambitions that extend far beyond its borders. The country has developed particular strengths around finance, space, research, cross-border business and regulated industries, while its compact ecosystem gives founders access to institutions, international talent and European markets. That combination is now helping a new generation of startups emerge across artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate technology, robotics, construction software and space infrastructure. The ten companies featured in this list demonstrate the range of Luxembourg’s technology ambitions…

Top 10 Emerging Tech Startups from Poland in 2026 Poland’s startup ecosystem is entering an increasingly interesting phase in 2026. The country has long been known for its strong software engineering talent and growing technology hubs in Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and other cities, but the latest generation of companies is expanding well beyond traditional IT services and outsourcing. Polish founders are now building businesses across artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, cybersecurity, developer infrastructure, telecommunications and autonomous systems. Recent funding activity reflects that momentum, with Polish startups raising €2.9 billion across 20 tracked rounds during the first half of 2026, including major…

10 Tech Startups Putting Belgium on the Innovation Map in 2026 Belgium’s technology ecosystem may be smaller than those of some of Europe’s largest startup hubs, but it continues to produce companies operating in highly ambitious and technically demanding markets. From cybersecurity and enterprise AI to biotechnology, climate technology and space infrastructure, Belgian founders are increasingly building companies designed for international markets from the beginning. The country’s strengths in engineering, life sciences and research are also helping create a startup ecosystem where software companies sit alongside deep-tech businesses tackling challenges that require significant scientific and technical expertise. The ten companies…