An investigation into how the anti-establishment cryptocurrency became the very thing it was designed to oppose When Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper in October 2008—weeks after Lehman Brothers collapsed and the global financial system teetered on the brink—the vision was clear: create a peer-to-peer electronic cash system that operated outside the control of central banks and financial institutions. “The...
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The Epstein-Barr Problem: A Web of Coincidences That Defies Belief
There’s a running joke among alumni of Manhattan’s elite Dalton School — a dark, uncomfortable joke that landed differently after the summer of 2019. They call it “the Epstein-Barr problem.” Not the herpes virus you learned about in biology class. Something far more unsettling. It’s the story of how a college dropout named Jeffrey Epstein walked into one of the...
The Legal Minefield of Paying Protesters: Can Organizations Face Liability for Creating Unsafe Working Conditions?
Picture this: An organization hires dozens of people to attend a demonstration, pays them cash or provides other compensation, and sends them into what could become a volatile situation with police, counter-protesters, or general chaos. If someone gets hurt, who’s liable? It’s a question that sits at the fascinating—and legally murky—intersection of First Amendment rights, employment law, and workplace safety...
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- Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicornby Anna Heim on February 16, 2026 at 6:53 pm
According to a16z, it has […]
- How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 monthsby Julie Bort on February 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm
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From Revolution to Casino Chip: How Wall Street Transformed Bitcoin Into Just Another Leveraged Gamble
An investigation into how the anti-establishment cryptocurrency became the very thing it was designed to oppose When Satoshi Nakamoto published...
The Epstein-Barr Problem: A Web of Coincidences That Defies Belief
There’s a running joke among alumni of Manhattan’s elite Dalton School — a dark, uncomfortable joke that landed differently after...
The Legal Minefield of Paying Protesters: Can Organizations Face Liability for Creating Unsafe Working Conditions?
Picture this: An organization hires dozens of people to attend a demonstration, pays them cash or provides other compensation, and...
The Uncomfortable Truth Billie Eilish Accidentally Highlighted
When Billie Eilish stood on the Grammy stage and declared “no one is illegal on stolen land,” she probably didn’t...
The Socialist Mayor’s Secret: How NYC’s Zohran Mamdani Campaigned as a Man of the People While His Family Circulated Among Global Elites
A NexfinityNews.com Investigation The protesters outside Gracie Mansion weren’t holding back. “We voted for you, Zohran!” they shouted through megaphones...
The Great Redistricting Showdown: How California and Texas Are Reshaping the 2026 Midterms
Something extraordinary happened in American politics over the past year, and it all started with a phone call from the...
The Coming Storm: How America’s Baby Bust Is Reshaping College Campuses
The Coming Storm: How America’s Baby Bust Is Reshaping College Campuses Remember when your parents talked about the baby boom?...
Should Paid Protestors Need a License? The Case for Transparency
Should Paid Protestors Need a License? The Case for Transparency You ever notice how we require disclosure for just about...
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- Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicornby Anna Heim on February 16, 2026 at 6:53 pm
According to a16z, it has eyes around the world in order to spot companies as early as local funds might.
- How Ricursive Intelligence raised $335M at a $4B valuation in 4 monthsby Julie Bort on February 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm
The reason why this nascent startup had VCs lining up is the founders.They are so famed in the AI world, everyone tried to hire them.
- Flapping Airplanes on the future of AI: ‘We want to try really radically different things’by Russell Brandom on February 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm
"We're exploring a different set of tradeoffs."
- After all the hype, some AI experts don’t think OpenClaw is all that excitingby Amanda Silberling on February 16, 2026 at 1:15 pm
"From an AI research perspective, this is nothing novel," one expert told TechCrunch.
- Fractal Analytics’ muted IPO debut signals persistent AI fears in Indiaby Jagmeet Singh on February 16, 2026 at 11:51 am
As India's first AI company to IPO, Fractal Analytics didn't have a stellar first day on the public markets, as enthusiasm for the technology […]
- All the important news from the ongoing India AI Impact Summitby Ivan Mehta on February 16, 2026 at 11:20 am
India is hosting a four-day AI Summit this week that will be attended by executives from major AI labs and Big Tech, including OpenAI, Anthropic, […]
- African defensetech Terra Industries, founded by two Gen Zers, raises additional $22M in a monthby Dominic-Madori Davis on February 16, 2026 at 8:01 am
Terra Industries, the African defense company, announced Monday that it had secured an additional $22 million in funding to further expand the […]
- As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneckby Jagmeet Singh on February 16, 2026 at 1:00 am
C2i has raised $15 million as it tests a grid-to-GPU approach to reducing power losses in AI data centers.
- Blackstone backs Neysa in up to $1.2B financing as India pushes to build domestic AI infrastructureby Jagmeet Singh on February 16, 2026 at 12:30 am
Neysa is targeting deployments of more than 20,000 GPUs over time as demand for local AI compute accelerates.
- OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAIby Anthony Ha on February 15, 2026 at 10:28 pm
OpenAI said OpenClaw will live on as an open source project.
- Longtime NPR host David Greene sues Google over NotebookLM voiceby Anthony Ha on February 15, 2026 at 10:07 pm
The longtime host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” is suing Google, alleging that the male podcast voice in the company’s NotebookLM tool is based […]
- Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usageby Anthony Ha on February 15, 2026 at 9:11 pm
The apparent issue: whether Claude can be used for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.