YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoin In Brief Posted: 11:54 AM PST · February 3, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins, crypto YC partner Nemil Dalal told The Block. YC’s famous “standard deal” is that it invests...

Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16 In Brief Posted: 12:01 PM PDT · March 20, 2026 Image Credits:Patrick T. Fallon/AFP (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Pinterest’s CEO, Bill Ready, has called for governments to ban social media for users under 16 in a new Time op-ed. He’s now one of the few top...

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Trump's sanctions on Iran have dramatically affected its economy and led to protests Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that Washington helped spark recent protests in Iran by creating a U.S. dollar shortage, leading to runaway inflation. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: President Trump is pondering military action in Iran. His administration has already been engaging in economic...

Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain–computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese serial entrepreneur Phoenix Peng is building rival efforts through two startups: NeuroXess, which develops implantable BCI systems, and a second company, Gestala,...