Fresh off launching the low-cost MacBook Neo, Apple is reportedly preparing at least three new products that will fit into its highest-end “ultra” lineup. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gruman, the next batch of releases may not bear the “ultra” name, like its Watch, but will all command price premiums over their mainline counterparts. There’s the...
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NYC Police Say IED Was Thrown Near Mamdani’s Residence Saturday
A device ignited and thrown during unrest outside the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday was an improvised explosive device that could have caused “serious injury or death,” New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
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PopSockets founder David Barnett talks about building a viral business
David Barnett, founder of PopSocket, stops by Equity to talk about scaling the business and what he’s learned as a leader.
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Trump Urges Latin America to Use Military Against Cartels
President Donald Trump told a group of Latin American leaders that they need to work with the US to target drug trafficking cartels as he sought to bolster US leadership in the region.
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Energy Secretary Wright Calls to Reopen Indian Point Nuclear Plant
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is calling to restart a shuttered nuclear plant north of New York City, saying it is needed to meet surging demand for power.
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Anthropic Risks Pariah Status After Pentagon Calls It a Supply-Chain Risk
Anthropic PBC runs the risk of losing a wide range of US government business after the Defense Department declared it a supply-chain risk, a rare designation that until now has only been assigned to companies from adversary nations like China’s Huawei Technologies Co.
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Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months
Nominal providers hardware testing equipment to defense tech companies. Founders Fund led the preemptive deal.
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Senate Democrats Aim Bill at Breakup of Meat Companies
The US meatpacking industry faces a fresh wave of scrutiny, this time from Senate Democrats seeking to allow companies to process only one type of meat and set stricter limits on the beef market.
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His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.
Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later, PopSockets has proven that the bootstrapped, low-dilution path more viable than the industry gives it credit for. The global consumer hardware brand was built on less than $500k, no institutional capital, and a philosophy professor’s determination. Watch as founder and former CEO...
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Trump Will Make Endorsement in Texas Race for US Senate Seat
President Donald Trump says he’ll endorse a candidate in the Republican primary race to win a US Senate seat. Trump says a drawn out battle could hurt the party. Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine reports. (Source: Bloomberg)