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Climate Tech Startups Are Feeling the Heat From Trump 2.0

The Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of green energy tax credits has jolted the climate tech sector — and investors and founders in the ecosystem are scrambling to make fallback plans.Cleantech stocks tumbled in May after a bill cutting tax credits for clean energy incentives passed through the Republican-controlled House of…

10 Most Exciting AI Agent Startups at YC Demo Day Spring Cohort 2025

2025-06-11T19:37:18Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Y Combinator’s…

Southeast Asia’s Tech Startups Are Chasing the American Dream

Yoeven Khemlani knew he wanted to build a product for engineers like him.The Singaporean’s friends told him they were spending tons of time maintaining code, web scraping, and translating their work for different markets. In July 2024, he launched JigsawStack, a company to create small models that could automate those…

OpenAI Engineer: Students Should Intern at Both Big Tech and Startups

Janvi Kalra, an engineer at OpenAI, thinks students should diversify their experiences after college, with at least one internship at a Big Tech firm and another at a startup.That way, she said on an episode of The Pragmatic Engineer podcast, you have a better idea of what career path you…

Defense Innovation Unit Unveils University Accelerator for Dual-Use Startups.

The Department of Defense is scouting the next Palantir — and it’s starting on college campuses.This week, the Defense Innovation Unit — the Pentagon’s emerging tech arm — launched a university accelerator, open for applications through late June. The 12-week program will be a military-grade Y Combinator of sorts, offering…