🕶️ This Startup Built a Nuclear Reactor... to Save Lives

Six bullets of updates

1. 💼 Linkedin AI job search, letting users find roles with natural queries like "Marketing job, remote, $100K+" instead of rigid filters.

2. ⚡ Tesla slashes DEI team, sparking backlash over inclusivity concerns as Musk calls corporate diversity efforts "propaganda."

3.  💘 Tinder tests AI-powered matching, hoping smarter algorithms can stop users from endlessly swiping left.

4. 👵 'AI Granny' chatbot confounds scammers, wasting their time with endless tales of knitting and tea. 

5. 💡 VC pioneer C. Richard Kramlich dies at 91, leaving behind a legacy of early bets on Apple, Google, and transformative tech startups.

6. 🥩 🐶 Lab-grown meat treats hit UK shelves—for dogs, making pets the first taste-testers of cultured protein. 

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🐋 DeepSeek Overtakes Google Gemini in AI Chatbot Race

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek just pulled off a major upset, surpassing Google Gemini to become the second most popular AI chatbot in the world. In just two months, its traffic surged 614%, proving that AI users might be looking for something fresh—or at least a chatbot that doesn’t turn every symptom search into a one-way trip to WebMD panic mode.

While ChatGPT still reigns supreme, DeepSeek’s rapid rise is a reminder that the AI race is far from settled. Google, once the default name in AI innovation, now finds itself playing catch-up. Maybe it’s time for Gemini to ask its own chatbot for some growth hacking tips.

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Startup Events and Deadlines

1. Founders In The Wild | Today! | Washington

2. tech & finance young professionals mixer | Today! | NYC

3. SF Tech: CEO Mixer | Feb 10 | SF

4. Y Combinator | Deadline: Feb 11 | Silicon Valley

5. Entrepreneur Get Together | Feb 11 | Austin

6. Crash Course in Financial Modeling | Feb 13 | Online

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These companies just raised money

1. 🏗️ Comstruct raises $135M to digitize construction, bringing AI-driven efficiency to an industry still drowning in paperwork and Excel sheets.

2. 🚀 TrueFoundry secures $19M from Intel Capital, aiming to streamline AI deployments at scale for enterprises juggling complex machine learning models.

3. 🎟️ Superlogic raises $13.7M at a $200M valuation, making it easier for consumers to turn reward points into unique experiences instead of letting them expire.

4. 🚗 Self-Inspection raises $3M to bring AI-powered vehicle inspections, aiming to speed up and automate car assessments.

5. 🔥 Snap CEO backs LA wildfire recovery program with $2M, leveraging tech and funding to aid reforestation and disaster resilience efforts.

6. 🏃 Hiveclass raises $1.5M to bring virtual PE classes to kids, turning screen time into sweat time with interactive sports and fitness lessons.

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⚛️ 🩺 How a Startup Is Bringing Nuclear Tech to Healthcare

A startup is shrinking nuclear reactors—but not for power plants. Instead, they’re aiming to revolutionize cancer detection. Californian startup RadiantNano has developed a compact nuclear reactor that could make high-precision medical imaging more accessible, potentially detecting cancer earlier and more accurately.

Traditional medical imaging relies on large, expensive nuclear reactors to produce the isotopes needed for scans. RadiantNano’s approach could bring this capability to hospitals and labs worldwide, reducing costs and increasing availability. If successful, this could be a game-changer in the fight against cancer—because let’s be honest, the sooner doctors can detect it, the better.

The technology is still in early stages, but if RadiantNano pulls it off, AI won’t be the only tech reshaping healthcare. Who knew nuclear physics might be the next frontier in medical innovation?

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Why Elon Musk Was Inevitable

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