Author: OurCrowd

[Commonwealth Fusion Systems in TIME Magazine] A nuclear fusion breakthrough may be closer than you think

or long-time followers of fusion energy, Tokamak Hall is the high-water mark after decades of ups and downs. From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both like a cathedral and yet somehow too tiny for its lofty purpose. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the company building it, says the room will soon hold a tokamak, the central donut-shaped device necessary for one approach to nuclear fusion. In the tokamak, scientists will heat up deuterium and tritium to 100 million degrees Celsius and fuse them together—producing heat that can be converted to electricity in the process. Read more...

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[BioLumic in CropLife] BioLumic brings food-system pioneers to scientific advisory group, deepening world-class expertise in light-programmed seed traits

BioLumic, the only agricultural biotechnology company that programs seed traits using light, today announced the appointment of Dr. Howard-Yana Shapiro, distinguished senior fellow at CIFOR-ICRAF, and Dr. Jeremy Hill, chief science & technology officer at Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, to its Scientific Advisory Group. Read more...

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[BioCatch in PR Newswire] BioCatch delivers Scams360 to help banks advance detection of emerging scam types

NEW YORK, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BioCatch, which prevents financial crime by recognizing patterns in human behavior, today announced the launch of the latest edition of its behavior-based scam-fighting tool: BioCatch Scams360™. For the first time ever, financial institutions will now be able to consistently identify and prevent the majority of authorized push payment (APP) fraud in real time. APP fraud relies on the psychological manipulation of victims to willingly transfer their money away to financial criminals.  Read...

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[Ayar Labs in Business Wire] Ayar Labs strengthens leadership team and expands global presence to accelerate high volume co-packaged optics

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ayar Labs, a pioneer in co-packaged optics (CPO) for large-scale AI workloads, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with Vivek Khanzodé joining the company as VP of Engineering. To support its efforts in high-volume manufacturing and CPO adoption, the company also announced the opening of a new office in Taiwan and that it has doubled the size of its San Jose headquarters. These milestones bolster its mission of transforming AI connectivity with optical interconnects. Read...

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