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Stanford StartX Company – Future Cardia – Is Challenging Big MedTech
Future Cardia is on a mission to disrupt the cardiac device space with its next-gen implantable heart monitor.
Accelerated by Stanford StartX and Johnson & Johnson’s JLABS, this lean startup is taking on Medtronic and Boston Scientific with smarter, real-time heart monitoring.
Already $14M raised from super angels and over 10,000 investors via equity crowdfunding.
Why investors are backing Future Cardia:
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Devices successfully implanted in 39 patients
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Data powering upcoming FDA 510(k) submission
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Recently featured in peer-reviewed journals & investor webinars
Invest Now. Offering closes soon.
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💰 Meta offered OpenAI staff $100M bonuses
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- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly accused Meta of attempting to poach his developers by offering them compensation packages as high as $100 million.
- Altman claimed Meta's aggressive recruitment campaign started after it fell behind on AI initiatives, with Llama 4 language model and "Behemoth" version delays.
- Meta's alleged nine-figure signing bonuses are a facet of its significant spending aimed at overcoming internal AI struggles and securing top researchers.
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💸 xAI is reportedly burning $1 billion per month
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- Elon Musk's xAI reportedly spends $1 billion monthly on AI model development, a figure Musk disputes, as the company simultaneously seeks $9.3 billion in new funding.
- Looking ahead, xAI projects burning about $13 billion during 2025, with most of its previously raised $14 billion equity already spent or allocated very soon.
- The company's prolific fundraising barely keeps pace with expenses for server farms and specialized computer chips, though xAI projects profitability for itself by 2027.
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🏛️ Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry
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- The Senate overwhelmingly passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan backing, creating the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, crypto tokens tied to US dollar value.
- This legislative passage is a significant win for the digital assets industry, which has poured substantial funds into political influence efforts in Washington.
- Crypto industry figures see the GENIUS Act's approval as a vital signpost, indicating potential for more favorable laws concerning digital assets.
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🤖 Amazon CEO says AI will reduce corporate jobs
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- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated that deploying more Generative AI and agents will change work methods, expecting a reduction in the total corporate workforce soon.
- Jassy highlighted emerging AI "agents" capable of web scouring, writing code, and research, which will manage tasks that certain current roles previously involved.
- This workforce reduction forecast follows Amazon's layoffs of over 27,000 staff since late 2022 and a corporate hiring slowdown despite increased company revenue.
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🚀 Honda unexpectedly enters the space race
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- Honda unexpectedly revealed its experimental reusable rocket completed a vertical takeoff and landing demonstration, flying to nearly 900 feet with precision.
- Its hopper became the first prototype rocket outside the US and China to successfully complete such a vertical takeoff and landing flight.
- The flight showcased key technologies like retractable landing gear and aerodynamic fins, marking progress after a long silence on its space project.
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⏰ Trump grants TikTok third 90-day extension
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- President Trump intends to give TikTok a third 90-day reprieve, delaying its required separation from Chinese owner ByteDance until mid-September.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark, explaining the continued delays for its ownership structure change.
- These repeated extensions occur despite a federal law requiring TikTok to change its ownership structure, a law the Supreme Court upheld last year.
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