First U.S. Patients Treated With Microrobotic Surgery For Alzheimer’s

Indian billionaire Dilip Shanghvi’s plans to expand his healthcare empire in the U.S., the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, and more

This AI Insurance Company With An All-Night Cafe And Cheeky Corgi Is Now A Unicorn

Named after the company-owned dog, Corgi embodies the sometimes-absurd San Francisco startup scene. And it just raised $160 million at a $1.3 billion valuation.

Advanced Solar Technology Fuels Share Rally Of South Korea’s Jusung Engineering, Minting A New Billionaire

The Korean company, founded by Hwang Chul-joo, is the only manufacturer of a specific type of advanced solar equipment outside of China.

This $1.4 Billion Startup’s AI Writes Code For Weeks At A Time

Backed by $200 million in fresh funding, Blitzy has convinced companies to hand off software development to AI that can build entire systems autonomously, turning months of work into weekend projects.

This 22 Year-Old Just Raised $60 Million To Automate This ‘Sneaky Big’ Enterprise Market

This 22 Year-Old Just Raised $60 Million To Automate This ‘Sneaky Big’ Enterprise Market

Planning For The End Of The Oil Age

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at mining copper with AI-powered robots and using weed-killing lasers instead of chemicals for healthier farming

How A Chicago Accountant Quietly Built A Billion-Dollar Fortune Amassing Humdrum Businesses

In the wake of its blockbuster $2.2 billion IPO, Larry Geis’ Madison Industries is proving that even the most unglamorous companies can deliver outsized returns

It’s 10PM. Do You Know Where Your AI Agents Are?

AI agents run amok. Hints at sparkling new physics. How Adobe is using vibe coding. Why you should feed a cold. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

The OpenAI Trial That Could Rewrite How AI Companies Are Built

The Musk v. Altman trial tests whether OpenAI’s for‑profit shift was legal — a ruling that could reshape how AI labs raise capital, structure governance and attract investors.

Record $125 Million Gift To Case Western Boosts Humanities In Age Of AI

The Mandel Foundation, started by three brothers on the first Forbes 400 list, is giving $125 million for, among other things, interdisciplinary studies such as the ethics of robotics.