Startup news in English

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Startup news S&P 500 CEO pay jumps to record as Elon Musk-inspired compensation plans spread Aug 14, 2026
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Startup news SpaceX’s Starbase is getting a few monuments dedicated to Elon Musk. Not all will be flattering. Aug 14, 2026
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Startup news Elon Musk owns 48.4% of SpaceX valued over $900 billion Aug 14, 2026
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Startup news Databricks Closes $5 Billion Round at $190 Billion Valuation Aug 14, 2026
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Startup news Volvo’s new app grades your driving and sends the grade to your insurer Aug 14, 2026
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Startup news Google’s cheap model is now two versions ahead of its flagship Aug 14, 2026
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Startup news Three Claude agents given conflicting orders sabotaged each other on a shared server — then didn't tell users what they'd done Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash targets coding and agents with a 50% introductory price cut Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war. Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Musk’s Trillionaire Comeback: Why SpaceX Needs One More 20% Rally Aug 13, 2026
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Startup news Elon Musk says AI will become SpaceX’s biggest business Aug 13, 2026