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NSW's $6M Startup Pool: Just 0.5% of Australia's February Funding Surge — Public Seed Capital Outgunned by Private Series D Firepower

NSW's $6M Startup Pool: Just 0.5% of Australia's February Funding Surge — Public Seed Capital Outgunned by Private Series D Firepower

TL;DR * NSW government commits $6M to MVP Ventures Program to accelerate early-stage tech startups * Perplexity raises $250M at $9B valuation as AI-native search platforms dominate venture funding * Terminus Capital Partners invests in Eventus to boost trade surveillance and global growth ⚡ $6M Public Seed vs. $194M Private Firepower: NSW'

VB6 Malware Beats $100K EDR: Legacy Code Is Now 'Advanced Evasion'

VB6 Malware Beats $100K EDR: Legacy Code Is Now 'Advanced Evasion'

AI Data Centers: 12% of US Power by 2028—Tech Giants Absorb $11.6B to Shield Households

AI Data Centers: 12% of US Power by 2028—Tech Giants Absorb $11.6B to Shield Households

99.9% Success Rate: Humanoid Robot Masters Near-Body-Height Drops Without Training

99.9% Success Rate: Humanoid Robot Masters Near-Body-Height Drops Without Training

13,000+ Warrantless Searches: FBI Lost Track as Reform Bill Faces Trump Resistance

13,000+ Warrantless Searches: FBI Lost Track as Reform Bill Faces Trump Resistance

$3.5B Newark Bet: Driverless Pods Replace Diesel, Pending FAA Robot-Tarmac Approval

$3.5B Newark Bet: Driverless Pods Replace Diesel, Pending FAA Robot-Tarmac Approval

Technology

VB6 Malware Beats $100K EDR: Legacy Code Is Now 'Advanced Evasion'

VB6 Malware Beats $100K EDR: Legacy Code Is Now 'Advanced Evasion'

TL;DR * DarkCloud infostealer malware targets enterprise credentials via browsers and email clients, marketed as surveillance software with VB6-based evasion * ResidentBat malware targets Belarusian authorities with C2 infrastructure in Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland, using port range 7000-7257 * iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Certified by BSI for NATO Classified Networks, First

AI Data Centers: 12% of US Power by 2028—Tech Giants Absorb $11.6B to Shield Households

AI Data Centers: 12% of US Power by 2028—Tech Giants Absorb $11.6B to Shield Households

99.9% Success Rate: Humanoid Robot Masters Near-Body-Height Drops Without Training

99.9% Success Rate: Humanoid Robot Masters Near-Body-Height Drops Without Training

⚡ 120 Million Syndrome Evaluations Per Second: China's FPGA Quantum Simulator Outpaces CPU Clusters

⚡ 120 Million Syndrome Evaluations Per Second: China's FPGA Quantum Simulator Outpaces CPU Clusters

1,000 Micro-Bots Rotate Gear Without Contact: Surgical Swarms Near Human Trials

1,000 Micro-Bots Rotate Gear Without Contact: Surgical Swarms Near Human Trials

💣 581 CVEs Per Codebase: Global Supply Chain Security Collapses as Two-Thirds of Enterprises Face Active Compromise

💣 581 CVEs Per Codebase: Global Supply Chain Security Collapses as Two-Thirds of Enterprises Face Active Compromise

Business

NSW's $6M Startup Pool: Just 0.5% of Australia's February Funding Surge — Public Seed Capital Outgunned by Private Series D Firepower

NSW's $6M Startup Pool: Just 0.5% of Australia's February Funding Surge — Public Seed Capital Outgunned by Private Series D Firepower

TL;DR * NSW government commits $6M to MVP Ventures Program to accelerate early-stage tech startups * Perplexity raises $250M at $9B valuation as AI-native search platforms dominate venture funding * Terminus Capital Partners invests in Eventus to boost trade surveillance and global growth ⚡ $6M Public Seed vs. $194M Private Firepower: NSW'

Amtagvi's 44% Melanoma Response Rate Unlocks $86.7M Revenue Surge, Fast Track Status for 7× Larger Lung Cancer Market

Amtagvi's 44% Melanoma Response Rate Unlocks $86.7M Revenue Surge, Fast Track Status for 7× Larger Lung Cancer Market

Profound Hits $1B Valuation Selling 'Meme Insurance' to Fortune 500—But Its API Dependency Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Profound Hits $1B Valuation Selling 'Meme Insurance' to Fortune 500—But Its API Dependency Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Victoria VC Splits Same A$2.2B Across 54% More Startups: Pre-Seed Booms, Sub-$5M Deals Collapse

Victoria VC Splits Same A$2.2B Across 54% More Startups: Pre-Seed Booms, Sub-$5M Deals Collapse

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

US GDP Craters to 1.44%: Shutdown Masked 2.5% Economy, AI Drove Third of Growth

US GDP Craters to 1.44%: Shutdown Masked 2.5% Economy, AI Drove Third of Growth

S&P 500 Hits 7,000: 70-Fold Surge Meets Hong Kong's IPO Frenzy and Wall Street's Blockchain Disruption

S&P 500 Hits 7,000: 70-Fold Surge Meets Hong Kong's IPO Frenzy and Wall Street's Blockchain Disruption

Logistics

$3.5B Newark Bet: Driverless Pods Replace Diesel, Pending FAA Robot-Tarmac Approval

$3.5B Newark Bet: Driverless Pods Replace Diesel, Pending FAA Robot-Tarmac Approval

TL;DR * Newark Liberty Airport tests zero-emission autonomous shuttles in March 2026, targeting AirTrain replacement by 2030 * Pratt & Whitney reveals XA103 adaptive cycle engine design for F-47 sixth-gen fighter, featuring stealth-optimized flat nozzle and no vertical tails * U.S. Air Force transitions EC-130H Compass Call to EA-37B electronic attack

🎯 96% AI Misclassification: Laser Trap Hijacks U.S. Border Drones — Critical Vision Vulnerability Exposed

🎯 96% AI Misclassification: Laser Trap Hijacks U.S. Border Drones — Critical Vision Vulnerability Exposed

Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

Invisible Killers: How One NASA Pilot's Death Rewrote Air Safety Rules

Invisible Killers: How One NASA Pilot's Death Rewrote Air Safety Rules

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

Starliner 286-Day Stranding: NASA Type A Mishap Ranks With Challenger, Columbia Disasters

Starliner 286-Day Stranding: NASA Type A Mishap Ranks With Challenger, Columbia Disasters

10TB Daily Flight Data Redesigns Planes Mid-Air: Airbus & Palantir's AI Leap

10TB Daily Flight Data Redesigns Planes Mid-Air: Airbus & Palantir's AI Leap

Aviation

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$3.5B Newark Bet: Driverless Pods Replace Diesel, Pending FAA Robot-Tarmac Approval

🎯 96% AI Misclassification: Laser Trap Hijacks U.S. Border Drones — Critical Vision Vulnerability Exposed

Air India: 82.5% Defect Rate, 260 Dead, Delhi-Dubai Route Bleeds Fuel

Invisible Killers: How One NASA Pilot's Death Rewrote Air Safety Rules

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

Artificial Intelligence

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AI Data Centers: 12% of US Power by 2028—Tech Giants Absorb $11.6B to Shield Households

⚡ $100B AI Boom, -15% SaaS Crash: Gong's Mission Andromeda Bets on Model Compression to Cut Costs

$236B AI Agent Economy: Machines Now Hold Crypto, Pay Salaries—But Compute Costs Threaten Revolution

Agentic AI Deployment: 4.6x Executive Expectation Surge Collides With 10% Maturity Reality

Salesforce's $100M Agentforce Bet: 200ms Commerce AI or Vendor Lock-in Trap?

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⚡ 120 Million Syndrome Evaluations Per Second: China's FPGA Quantum Simulator Outpaces CPU Clusters

518 Tbps Chassis: Juniper's PTX-12000 Rewrites AI Factory Physics, Forces Hyperscaler Vendor Choice

1,000W EUV Breakthrough: 50% Faster Chip Output Fuels Exascale Race—But Monopoly Risks Loom

MIT FFM Slashes Transformer Compile Time 12×: Linear Scaling Breakthrough Reaches National Labs