SpaceX’s $60 Billion Cursor Acquisition Doubles 20-Something Cofounders’ Net Worths

Cursor’s four young billionaire cofounders will be worth $2.7 billion each when the deal goes through, according to Forbes estimates.

How SoFi Went From Fintech Darling To Wall Street Pariah

Former investment banker Anthony Noto built SoFi into a lending juggernaut, helping to push its valuation to nearly $40 billion. Now Wall Street is doubting its impressive results and its business model.

Lower-Cost Desalination May Be On The Way

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at GM’s push to develop data center batteries and turning to street lights to boost EV charging options.

Forget Elon’s Data Centers In Space. This Startup Wants To Float Them At Sea

Panthalassa sees data centers powered and cooled by the ocean as a cheaper alternative to the orbiting server farms Musk is pitching to SpaceX investors.

Meet The Staffing Billionaire Who Just Won The Republican Gubernatorial Runoff In Georgia

His medical staffing firm lifted Rick Jackson out of poverty. Now he’s beaten Trump’s pick in Georgia’s gubernatorial runoff and will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Anthropic’s Fable 5 Safeguards Were Always A ‘Judgement Call’

In an interview hours before the U.S. government issued a directive to disable Anthropic’s newest AI model, the company’s Chief Commercial Officer told Forbes about the tradeoffs of releasing such a powerful tool.

At $23,000 An IVF Cycle, Fertility Benefits Are ‘Life Changing’ For Workers. Will They Keep Growing?

Companies added IVF coverage when workers were scarce. Employers now have the upper hand, but the national focus on the declining birthrate could protect these benefits.

SpaceX IPO Lines Up $230 Billion Windfall For Peter Thiel And Other Musk Backers

SpaceX’s monster initial public offering could deliver massive gains for some of Elon Musk’s earliest and most loyal backers like Founders Fund, Valor Equity Partners, and DFJ Growth.

SpaceX Investments Now Dominate The 10 Best VC Checks Of All Time

Venture capitalists now have stakes worth hundreds of billions thanks to the record-breaking SpaceX IPO. These are the most lucrative VC checks ever.

The AI Bubble Is Stable As A Price War Forces A New Reality

Enterprises slash token spending as OpenAI and Anthropic face margin pressure, falling token prices and rising risks across the AI supply chain.