Warming Oceans, A Hot Year And ‘Elite’ Beliefs

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at whether urbanists should embrace robotaxis and how the Middle East war may impact the renewable energy transition

OpenAI Wants Its AI To Help Scientists Make Discoveries Faster

Solving a century-old mystery about rubber. The space economy keeps booming. The physics of stir fry. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

This Sam Altman-Backed $1.8 Billion Startup Bets AI Can Get Drugs Through Clinical Trials Faster

Formation Bio CEO Ben Liu is convinced that drug discovery isn’t the bottleneck in getting medicines to market—it’s going through clinical trials. Now he’s raised some $615 million from top investors to buy stalled drugs and use AI to stress test them …

This $1.5 Billion AI Startup Steps In When Software Breaks

After watching engineers burn out from fixing late-night outages, Resolve AI CEO Spiros Xanthos is developing AI systems to ease the burden of being on call, backed by a new $40 million funding round.

How France’s Mistral Built A $14 Billion AI Empire By Not Being American

Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China.

How Forbes Compiled The 2026 AI 50 List

Forbes’ AI 50 list spotlights the most promising privately held companies applying artificial intelligence to solve real-world challenges.

Energy Storage Boom Propels Former Huawei Executive Into Billionaire Ranks

The Middle East conflict, coupled with rising electricity usage due to AI, is boosting demand for energy storage products such as those from China’s Sigenergy Technology. The investor optimism has made founder Xu Yingtong a billionaire with a net worth…

Malaysia’s 50 Richest 2026: A Robust Ringgit And A Hot IPO Market Power Tycoons’ Wealth

An economy that expanded 5.2% in 2025, an appreciating ringgit and a buoyant IPO market that had a total of 60 new listings last year created momentum that bolstered the collective wealth of Malaysia’s tycoons nearly 30% to $116 billion.

This Pill May Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the top self-made healthcare entrepreneurs, the latest 30 Under 30 Science & Healthcare list, and more.