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TechCrunch Jun 30, 2026 at 23:00 Startups Rising Hot

Startup Battlefield Australia application closes in days: Apply before July 6

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Jun 30, 2026 at 23:00 TechCrunch

Startup Battlefield Australia application closes in days: Apply before July 6

What if one pitch changed everything? The next company nobody has heard of yet is building something that will matter. It could be yours.

Jun 27, 2026 at 21:27 Hacker News

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TechCrunch Jun 30, 2026 at 20:33 Startups
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The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI are now making money for quant hedge funds

EquiLibre Technologies, a Prague-based AI lab founded by three ex-DeepMind researchers, is now valued at more than $500 million.

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Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first

“We can take power from a plasma,” Kieran Furlong, co-founder and CEO of Realta Fusion, told TechCrunch. The milestone shows “what’s possible,” he added.

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TechCrunch Jun 30, 2026 at 19:02 Startups
Rising Hot

Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Google is updating its image generator to make it faster and cheaper, making it a more useful tool for creators looking to make AI content.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.