A group of experts, some of whom work in the peptide industry, said the Food and Drug Administration should allow six peptides to be compounded, in a move that could widen access to the popular wellness products for Americans.
Elorian, a Palo Alto-based startup building visual-reasoning AI, has raised $55 million in seed funding at a $300 million post-money valuation — an extraordinary premium for a company that has yet to ship a product. The round was co-led by Striker Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Altimeter Capital, with participation from Nvidia and Google Senior Vice…
Apple and Nvidia battled it out on Friday for the title of world’s most valuable company, with the iPhone maker briefly topping the long-time leader in market value. Shares of Nvidia briefly dropped about 3% and its market value dipped to $4.84 trillion in early morning trading, while Apple hovered near a $4.88 trillion market…
Elena Hernández moved to the coca-growing region of Guaviare during the boom of the 1990s, lured by better pay. “There was more money back then – you could see it everywhere,” she says. “I managed to save and buy a small house.” But the coca industry also brought violence and insecurity. Armed groups fought for…
The financing is the largest-ever Series A round for a humanoid-first robotics company in Europe, the company said. UK-based AI and robotics company Humanoid has secured a $152m Series A financing round at a post-money valuation of $1.35bn. The funding was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on investments in breakthrough…
BEIJING, CHINA – AUGUST 18: A boy points to the AI robot Poster during the 2022 World Robot Conference at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition on August 18, 2022 in Beijing, China. The 2022 World Robot Conference kicked off on Thursday in Beijing. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) Getty Images A Kazakh startup founded by a…
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Volkswagen engineers with securities fraud for an alleged insider-trading scheme connected to the German automaker’s joint venture with Rivian. The indictment, unsealed Friday by the U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleges that Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank made more than $300,000 by…
