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Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that
Michael Polansky better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker has quietly spent years building an AI-driven startup that keeps living human skin tissue alive for weeks outside the body to discover new skincare compounds, and is only now going public about it.
22 Aug 2026 7:01 am
Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising 2.6 billion ($16 million).
22 Aug 2026 6:33 am
Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleaf
Nvidia continues to pour money into data center development just as AI data centers bring lots of money into Nvidia.
22 Aug 2026 4:07 am