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SiFive, a company founded in 2015 by the UC Berkeley engineers who created an open source chip design, has landed a $400 million oversubscribed round that values the company at $3.65 billion. This deal is interesting for a bunch of reasons. For one, SiFive’s RISC-V open chip design is based on the RISC processor, not Intel’s x86 or ARM, the two major types of CPUs that currently feed Nvidia’s GPU computer system AI empire. Also, Nvidia was investor in this round, alongside a long list of VCs, private equity, and hedge funds. The round was led by Atreides Management, founded…

The real cost of email marketing software isn’t the starting price — it’s what you pay when you scale. In some cases, email marketing software’s entry-level plans are priced low enough to feel easy to justify. For instance, a plan might start at about $19 per month for around 1,500 contacts with basic features. But that price can rise quickly as lists grow or as teams need more advanced functionality.

Tokenised fixed-income products are gaining popularity as investors look for more legible sources of on-chain yield. Bitfinex Securities products ALTERNATIVE and USTBL are two prime examples of how fixed-income structures familiar from the world of traditional finance are increasingly being rebuilt on Bitcoin-native rails. Crypto has a yield legibility problem. Rates on some of the largest proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, have compressed significantly over the past year, while many of the higher-yield opportunities that sit beyond staking are harder to evaluate at a glance. As a result, tokenised fixed-income products are becoming more popular because they offer clearer underlying exposure…

Crypto analyst ChartNerd has predicted that the XRP price is about to stage the breakout of the decade. This came as he alluded to a bullish pattern that has been forming since 2024, and is now seeing a critical retest. XRP Price Sees ‘Breakout Of The Decade’ In an X post, ChartNerd stated that the XRP price has secretly handed the market the breakout of the decade. He revealed that a multi-year symmetrical triangle, which finally broke in Q4 2024, leading to a new all-time high (ATH) in July 2025, is now searching for a critical retest. The analyst added…

Featured Podcasts Hard Fork: Anthropic’s Cybersecurity Shock Wave + Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on Their Sam Altman Investigation + One Good Thing The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech. Subscribe to Hard Fork. The Upstarts Podcast: Decagon’s Jesse Zhang: Closing Customer Service Doom Loops With AI Concierges Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more. Subscribe to The Upstarts…

If you own a small corporation in the U.S., it’s important to grasp the current tax rates that apply to your business. C corporations face a federal tax rate of 21%, whereas S corporations benefit from pass-through taxation, which means income is taxed at the owners’ personal rates. State corporate taxes can likewise vary, greatly influencing your overall tax burden. Comprehending these differences can help you navigate potential strategies to minimize your tax liabilities effectively. Key Takeaways Small corporations classified as C corporations are taxed at a flat federal rate of 21% on taxable income. S corporations benefit from pass-through…

Every time you make a payment, log in, or move funds, financial apps are running a series of checks in the background. Across the UK, EEA, and global financial systems, these checks are not just basic security features — they are part of complex fraud detection, anti-money laundering (AML), and risk management frameworks designed to operate in real time. As payments become instant and borderless, the ability to detect suspicious activity quickly is no longer optional — it is foundational to modern financial infrastructure. Here’s a deeper look at how financial apps actually detect suspicious activity — and what that means for your…

Matterhorn will introduce a new vibecoding tool for Web3, in partnership with the AI infrastructure project ASI Alliance. Matterhorn also aims to increase security and avoid smart contract mistakes.  Matterhorn, the producer of an integrated development environment (IDE) for vibecoding, will partner with ASI Alliance, a group of top AI infrastructure projects like SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, and CUDOS. The announcement arrived just as Fetch.ai prepares to join the SoCal Startup Week, a hub of AI development ideas.  Coming up: @Fetch_ai Innovation Lab x SoCal Startup Week 🚀 Join our https://t.co/qzg3riI6Y0 Innovation Lab team, @AnthropicAI and thousands of builders during SoCal Startup…

“5G” is an umbrella term that encompasses the current fifth-generation cellular wireless network technologies. All the major carriers and phones support 5G connections, which can offer faster data speeds than older technologies such as 4G LTE or 3G.Essentially there are three types of 5G: Millimeter-wave (mmWave), which can be fast but has limited range; low-band 5G, which has slower speeds but works on a broader range; and midband, which is a balance between the two that’s faster than low-band but also covers a larger range than millimeter-wave. Midband also incorporates C-band, a batch of spectrum auctioned off by the Federal Communications Commission in 2021.Your phone’s 5G connection…

Key Takeaways Bapu and Wilson raised $160,000 on Kickstarter to help bring their side hustle Houndsy to life. Both co-founders quit their 9-5 jobs by 2023 to focus on the business full time. Houndsy has seen $15 million in lifetime revenue — and is on track for another $15 million this year. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Pavan Bapu, 40, of Chicago, Illinois. Bapu and his co-founder Luke Wilson started their side hustle Houndsy, which sells dog feeders that don’t require people to bend down, in 2021. Houndsy generated more than $450,000 in revenue during its first year and…