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Zane Mountcastle @zanemountcastleend-of summer gundo bonfire this friday 7:30pm at Dockweiler
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Zane Mountcastle @zanemountcastleend-of summer gundo bonfire this friday 7:30pm at Dockweiler
Zane Mountcastle @zanemountcastle1/ I'm excited to announce that @Picogrid closed a $45M Series A, led by @BessemerVP. We're building the open infrastructure layer for the military's growing arsenal of sensors, drones, autonomous systems, AI agents, and C2 software.
Fareon Inc @FareonIncBREAKING: Preprint from our first in human clinical trial now live. In this triple blind, randomized controlled pilot study, Microtesla Magnetic Therapy (MMT) was evaluated in participants with moderate to severe cognitive impairment from Long Covid, as determined by a neuropsychological battery demonstrating objective impairment. MMT had an excellent safety profile and was associated with sustained, clinically meaningful improvements across cognitive domains including attention, processing speed, and memory, as well as mood. These findings add to a growing body of evidence that targeting neuroinflammation and oxidative stress may help restore cognitive function after infection related injury and other brain pathologies. We are grateful to the investigators @PutrinoLab and Dr. Jackie Becker, the extended Mount Sinai team, and the study participants. This is an important first clinical step for a new class of noninvasive, biophysics based therapies designed to restore brain function. We are rapidly advancing toward larger trials to validate and scale this approach to the millions of people with inadequate treatment options. Preprint: Note: this is a preview of a manuscript undergoing peer review
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Gabe @gabednconfusedMATERIAL has raised a $7.1M Seed round and is executing a $1.25M Phase II SBIR contract with the U.S. Air Force to rethink how energy is made. For too long, product design has been dictated by the battery. MATERIAL is making energy adaptable to the product, unlocking new freedom in performance, endurance, and design. This is just the beginning. Press Release:
Kalshi @KalshiJUST IN: Nvidia acquires Groq for $20 billion
Ian Brooke @ianbrookePeople of Twitter: If you're a propulsion/design engineer from SpaceX, Blue, or elsewhere who wants to work on advanced airbreathing jet engines, please DM me We need NX wizards who can own variable nozzle design, flameholders, and other fun mechanisms and subsystems
Bloomberg @businessArtificial intelligence chip startup Groq Inc. raised $750 million at a post-funding valuation of $6.9 billion
Ian Brooke @ianbrookeIt’s great having a new partner who might know a thing or two about flight operations. Looking forward to working with @united to bring long-range, efficient supersonic flight to market!
Edward @EdwardGeProud to announce @AetheroSpace has raised $8.4M led by @KindredVentures alongside @Neo, @GiantStepVC, @alumniventures, @1517fund, and @osventuresllc to build compute in space s/o to our angels @JoshuaSteinman, @basti, @miamishor, @sthenc, @kayvz, and others What comes next?