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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Microsoft, Google say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers
Trump’s Department of War feud with Anthropic won’t impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products.
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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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Hardware testing startup Nominal hits $1B valuation, raises $155M in 10 months
Nominal provides hardware testing equipment to defense tech companies. Founders Fund led the preemptive deal.
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Iran Intensifies Attacks Across Gulf as Israel Hits Tehran
Iran launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes across the Gulf on Thursday evening, with attacks reported in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
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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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Power Goes Out Across Much of Cuba as Havana’s Woes Mount
Cuba suffered a massive blackout Wednesday, with the electrical grid that stretches across about two-thirds of the country collapsing amid an intensifying US push to deprive the government in Havana of fuel and financing.
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Kushner’s Thrive, Andreessen Lead Anduril Fundraising Round
Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz are coleading a $4 billion fundraising round for defense contractor Anduril Industries that could wind up valuing the startup at about $60 billion. Ed Ludlow broke the story and has more. (Source: Bloomberg)