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Cursor continues acquisition spree with Graphite deal

[ad_1] AI coding assistant Cursor announced that it has acquired Graphite, a startup that uses AI to review and debug code. Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, Axios reported that Cursor paid “way over” Graphite’s last valuation of $290 million, which was set when the five-year-old company …

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Sharia Law and Hisbah Are Not Negotiable, Kano Islamic Scholars Reject US Pressure

[ad_1] Kano Islamic scholars have rejected alleged US pressure to abolish Sharia law and dismantle the Hisbah system The Ulama-led coalition said Sharia and Hisbah were constitutionally backed, applied only to Muslims The scholars warned that foreign pressure and misinformation could threaten fragile interfaith coexistence Kano-based Islamic scholars have dismissed …

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Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces

[ad_1] Building in regulated industries adds a massive hurdle to the already challenging journey of building a startup. And this week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress  in industries ripe for disruption, despite the regulatory headaches that might have deterred many other people.   In this episode, we’re talking about life and death and how …

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Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract

[ad_1] Rocket Lab has won an $816 million contract — its largest to date — with the U.S. Space Development Agency as the company continues to diversify beyond its “rocket company” label. The company said Friday that its subsidiary, Rocket Lab USA, was awarded a prime contract by the Space …

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