Markets & Economy
TL;DR * U.S. Companies Raise Prices Amid Trump Tariff Pressures, Inflation Hits 2.4% * Chevrolet Doubles Cash Allowances on 2026 Equinox EV, Prices Drop Up to $10,000 💸 90% of Trump-Era Tariff Costs Hit U.S. Households: $1,300 Annual Hit Projected for 2026 ≈90% of Trump-era
Markets & Economy
TL;DR * 10-Year Treasury Yields Rise to 4.18% as Fed Maintains Hawkish Stance * U.S. Tariffs Imposed on Consumers Cost Households $1,000 in 2025, $1,300 Expected in 2026 🚨 10-Year Yields Hit 4.18%, 2s10s Invert to -190 bps: U.S. Treasury Markets Signal Recession Risks
Startups & Entrepreneurship
Morgan Stanley just made Rivian its LARGEST holding by boosting stakes 3% (≈3.9M shares)—a shocking bet even as Rivian’s stock is still 82% below its IPO price. 🚗 The move comes after Rivian’s Q4 earnings blew up: $120M gross profit, software revenue SURGED 109% to $447M, and
Markets & Economy
TL;DR * China Surpasses U.S. in Nature Index Research Output with 32,122 Shares in 2024 * Fed Sells $54B in 10-Year Treasuries at 4.18% Yield Amid Rising Debt and Yield Curve Shifts * Copper Mining Stocks Surge as Electrification Demand Outpaces Supply, Driving Record Investment 🇨🇳 China Surpasses U.
Startups & Entrepreneurship
TL;DR * Ispace Raises $729 Million in Largest Chinese Launch Startup Funding * Anthropic’s Super Bowl Ads Spark 32% Surge in Claude App Downloads, Triggering OpenAI Backlash 🚀 $729M Funding for Ispace: China’s Largest Space Startup Round — Reusable Rocket Race Intensifies in Beijing $729M poured into one Chinese rocket startup
Startups & Entrepreneurship
TL;DR * xAI Launches X Money in Closed Beta, Building Full Financial Layer on X Platform * Apple Acquires Severance IP for $70M, Takes Full Control of Series Production * Waymo Valuation Hits $126 Billion as Ride Volume Surges to 15 Million in 2025 💸 X Money to Onboard 1B-User Base in
Startups & Entrepreneurship
TL;DR * xAI Founders Continue Exodus as Musk Pushes Orbital Data Centers and Lunar AI * Bessemer Venture Partners Leads $450M Series A in Fusion Energy Startup ThunderWall * Texas Instruments Acquires Silicon Labs for $7.5 Billion to Expand AI Edge Connectivity Portfolio * EU Banks Announce Plan to Build Independent Cloud
Startups & Entrepreneurship
TL;DR * SpaceX Projects $25–30 Billion Revenue in 2026 as Starlink Achieves Profitability * Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore Franchises Bid Over $1.8 Billion in IPL Sale * U.S. Clean Energy Investment Drops $35B as Policy Uncertainty Triggers Project Cancellations 🚀 $12B Profit from Starlink: SpaceX’s $30B Revenue
Markets & Economy
📉 Dollar Hegemony Cracks: 10% Drop, $5,500 Gold, and $15T Treasury Risk — Fed Independence Under Siege The U.S. dollar lost 10% in just 12 months — equivalent to losing nearly $1.5 trillion in global trust. Gold hit $5,500/oz as central banks quietly abandon Treasuries. With $15 trillion
Startups & Entrepreneurship
TL;DR * Y Combinator Reverses Decision, Resumes Accepting Canadian-Incorporated Startups * Healthscope Transitions to Not-for-Profit to Avoid $1.2B Debt Collapse * Fortinet Beats Q4 Earnings as Unified SASE Billings Surge 40% 🇨🇦 YC Reinstates Canada in Deal Terms, Canadian Startups Regain Access to $500K Equity Funding Without Forced Incorporation
Startups & Entrepreneurship
TL;DR * ElevenLabs Closes $500 Million Series D at $11 Billion Valuation to Expand AI Agents Platform * TRM Labs Secures $70M Series C Funding to Expand AI-Powered Cybersecurity * CME Group to Launch Tokenized Cash Product with Google Cloud in 2026 * First Nations-Led Forestry Project Secures $81 Million in
Startups & Entrepreneurship
TL;DR * Alaffia Health Raises $55M to Scale AI-Driven Health Claims Automation * Neo Financial Raises $68.5M Amid Regulatory Scrutiny of Chinese Investment * Novo Nordisk Warns of 5–13% Sales Decline as Wegovy and Ozempic Exclusivity Ends in Key Markets 💡 Alaffia nets $55M, targets $1B health savings, 97% AI