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Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companions

The Earliest Dogs: Rewriting the Story of Humanity’s Best Friend A groundbreaking genetic analysis has pushed back the timeline of dog domestication by thousands of years, revealing that our canine companions were already “dogs” rather than wolf-like proto-dogs some 15,800 years ago—and that they were already spread across Europe by 14,300 years ago, when humans […]

Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India

AI Training Boom Fuels $25M Surge for Deccan AI—India’s New Tech Powerhouse Emerges San Francisco, CA — June 12, 2025 — As the AI arms race accelerates, a new battleground is heating up: the post-training arena. While Silicon Valley’s biggest names like OpenAI and Anthropic dominate headlines with their frontier models, a quiet revolution is […]

Kalshi pushes appeals court to halt Ohio crackdown on trading markets

Kalshi Races to Block Ohio’s Regulatory Assault on Prediction Markets in High-Stakes Legal Showdown In a dramatic escalation of the battle between federal oversight and state gambling laws, Kalshi, the innovative prediction market platform, has launched an emergency legal offensive to prevent Ohio regulators from shutting down its operations in the Buckeye State. The company’s […]

Y Combinator-backed Mandel AI raises $3.9M to automate global supply chains

Mandel AI Secures $3.9 Million to Revolutionize Global Supply Chain Coordination In a significant move that could reshape how global manufacturing operates, Mandel AI has successfully closed a $3.9 million seed funding round to tackle one of the most persistent pain points in modern industry: the chaotic, spreadsheet-driven world of supplier coordination. The San Francisco-based […]