A River of News

Startups headlines, Monday, September 28, 2026

87 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 1

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    You Don’t Need a Big Company’s Budget to Borrow Its Best Systems. Here’s How. Entrepreneur by Chrissy Myers

21:00 UTC 5

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    Trump offers Iran economic relief for concrete nuclear concessions Axios by Barak Ravid story
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    Target Is Opening a New Store in the Hamptons. It’s Missing 1 of the Brand’s Most Famous Features Inc. by Kevin Haynes
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    Nvidia says new tool can contain rogue AI agents in "milliseconds" Axios by Nathan Bomey story
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    Pope Leo rejects AI "fake news" claims after Trump calls fears a "hoax" Axios by Avery Lotz story
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    Constellation and White Claw Are Leaving a Coors Distributor. The Dispute Could Spread Beyond Colorado Inc. by Lucia Auerbach

20:00 UTC 2

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    SpaceX Just Did Something Historic. The Economics of Rocket Launches Are About to Change in a Big Way Inc. by Kit Eaton story
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    Want to Feel Better in Middle Age? A New Study Points to This 30-Minute Habit Inc. by Jelinda Montes

19:00 UTC 8

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    A Celebrity-Promoted Private-Jet Company Reported $232 Million in Revenue. Now It Faces Allegations of Fraud Inc. by Moses Jeanfrancois
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    Caring for Others Isn’t Enough. A New Study Says Your Mental Health Depends on This Too Inc. by Sage Swaby
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    Exclusive: Hegseth directs Defense Dept. to fight foreigners who "meddle" in U.S. elections Axios by Marc Caputo story
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    Surfside’s Owner Dropped Its Lawsuit Against Anheuser-Busch. What Ended the Fight May Never Come to Light Inc. by Lucia Auerbach
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    OpenAI, Blackstone, and Trade Unions Are Uniting Behind Data Centers in These 7 States Inc. by Chloe Aiello story
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    7 Ways Founders Can Stormproof a Startup Before the Crisis Hits Inc. by Stephanie Davis
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    Anthropologie Added Nike to 200 Stores. The Real Strategy Has Nothing to Do With Sneakers Inc. by Temilola Agbede
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    C4 Energy’s New Drink Tastes Like Beer, but It Packs More Caffeine Than the Original Four Loko Inc. by Ali Donaldson

18:00 UTC 11

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    How Does Your ‘Fun’ Spending Compare to Your Generation’s? Baby Boomers Splurge More on Hobbies Than Gen Z and Young Millennials. Entrepreneur by Amanda Breen story
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    Chipotle Discontinued Its Margarita Years Ago. Now It’s Back for Just 5 Weekends Inc. by Amaya Nichole
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    People Don’t Fall in Love With Products. MLS Built Its Campaign Around What They Do Love Inc. by Sneha Saigal
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    Stop Setting Goals for Your Business Until You Answer This 1 Question Entrepreneur by Nicholas Leighton story
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    900 Applicants Wanted a Startup Internship. First, They Had to Meet a Surprising Old-School Requirement. Entrepreneur by Sherin Shibu
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    Kash Patel's FBI loses another top official Axios by Josephine Walker story
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    Matt Mullenweg Just Replaced Automattic’s Board. 2 of His Picks Come From a Shuttered $1 Billion App Inc. by Victoria Salves
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    What the Gulf’s Growing Investment in Africa Signals About the Next Decade of Global Capital Entrepreneur by Ifelade Ayodele
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    Constant Urgency Is Burning Out Your Best People. Use These 5 Moves to Keep Them Winning. Entrepreneur by Marianne Bachynski
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    The 1-Hour Test That Shows Where AI Will Actually Pay Off Entrepreneur by Matt Domo story
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    Your Expectations Aren’t as Clear as You Think. This 4-Step Method Helps Your Team Deliver What You Actually Need Entrepreneur by Ruthann Peace Brown

17:00 UTC 6

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    The Best Advertising Isn’t Advertising, Says the Founder of This Accounting Firm Inc. by Daniel Robbins
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    One Coworker’s Comment Isn’t a Verdict. Hearing It 3 Times Is Different Inc. by Leigh Elena Henderson
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    Gen-Z Wants Millennials to Retire. But Millennials Aren’t the Real Reason They Can’t Get Hired Inc. by Moses Jeanfrancois story
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    Workers Value Therapy, but 60 Percent Say It Is More Intensive Than They Need Inc. by Bruce Crumley
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    How He Turned His Tiny Studio Into a Fitness Powerhouse: ‘At First People Were Coming Just to Play With My Dog and I Was Okay With That’ Entrepreneur by Dan Bova
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    I Realized I Was My Own Business’s Biggest Risk. Here’s What It Taught Me. Entrepreneur by Paul Kluskowski

16:00 UTC 6

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    Florida asks for order to halt ChatGPT development Axios by Josephine Walker story
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    A Hiring Manager Called a Candidate ‘Too Stupid to Work Here.’ The Real Failure Wasn’t the Candidate Inc. by Suzanne Lucas
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    The economic legacy of the Biden immigration surge Axios by Courtenay Brown
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    For Young People With ADHD, These 3 Traits May Signal a Higher Depression Risk Inc. by Samantha Stevens story
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    Executive Fitness Coaches Are Building Businesses on a Simple Idea: Health Drives Performance Inc. by Sam Blum
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    When Growth Slows, Stop Trying More Tactics. Ask Your Customers Why. Entrepreneur by Jehan Lalkaka story

15:00 UTC 13

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    ‘Going Viral’ No Longer Means What You Think it Does Inc. by Jessica Stillman
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    Gen Z Is Snatching Up Franchises — They Want to Own Rather Than Compete for Jobs That ‘Might Not Exist in 10 Years’ Entrepreneur by Jon Small story
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    I Used Claude to Screen 250 Job Applicants. Here’s How It Went Off the Rails—and How I Fixed It Inc. by Lisa Curtis
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    Anthropic, Gamma, and Clay share what happens when enterprises actually deploy AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
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    MAVI bets on the AI boom creating demand for a new kind of accountant TechCrunch by Dominic-Madori Davis
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    He Was a Candidate for Several Prestigious Literary Awards — Then a Detector Said He Used AI to Write ‘100%’ of His Novel Entrepreneur by Sherin Shibu
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    Independent Grocers Operate on 1 to 2 Percent Margins. Now 1 Added Cost Is Squeezing Them Inc. by Liyana Illyas
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    Is Your Company Handing Over Data to Frontier AI Labs? Inc. by Ray Fernandez
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    "Window for action may close" if AI begins improving itself, AI pioneers warn Axios by Bradley Olson story
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    The Relationships You Need to Build in Your First 60 Days as a New CEO Entrepreneur by Libby Morgan
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    Wende Zomnir Built Urban Decay Into a Beauty Empire. Then She Started Over Inc. by Elizabeth Gore
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    Jen Atkin’s Advice for Founders: Know Your Customer and Your Numbers Inc. by Sophie Meharenna
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    Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Brandon Sorbom and Helion’s David Kirtley on bringing fusion to the grid at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story

14:00 UTC 8

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    Drowning in Email? Use This ChatGPT Voice Hack to Hit Inbox Zero Inc. by Aaron Mok
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    VCs push for US-style rules to cut cost of launching UK funds Sifted
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    Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says There’s a ‘0% Chance’ AI Wipes Out Humanity by 2030 Entrepreneur by Jonathan Small story
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    Next 5 VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
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    Your Customers Are All on Their Phones. Is Your Website Mobile-Friendly? Entrepreneur by Anthony Savino
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    Your final chance to grab your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is October 2 TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
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    Insurtech Outmarket raises $34.5M just months after prior round TechCrunch by Marina Temkin
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    Mogul Paid $1.32 Million for a Domain Name. Its Co-Founder Says the Real Payoff Comes Next Inc. by Moses Jeanfrancois

13:00 UTC 5

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    The Best Growth Leaders Don’t Follow Playbooks. They Run These 3 Tests Instead Inc. by Lou Shipley
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    Ford Had a Pigeon Problem at Its Mexico Plant. So It Hired an Unlikely Security Guard Named ‘El Charro’ to Solve It. Entrepreneur by Jonathan Small
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    SpaceX launches Starship on first orbital flight Axios by Alex Fitzpatrick story
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    Maritime intelligence startup Quartermaster raises another $140M TechCrunch by Sean O'Kane story
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    For Two Years, I Was Using AI Wrong. Fixing It Is Why My Clients Are Winning While Other Brands Fall Behind. Entrepreneur by Deedra Determan story

12:00 UTC 3

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    Vic Mensa’s Career Comeback Started With a Camera and an Orange Tree Inc. by Jasmine Browley
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    A Data Center Got a $1.07 Million Fine. It Exposes the Risk of Powering Up Before the Grid Is Ready Inc. by Rachel Suleymanov story
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    Communicate Values Without Triggering Skepticism Inc. by Emily Reynolds

11:00 UTC 3

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    Why Do I Worry So Much—and How Do I Stop? An Emotional Intelligence Coach Answers Inc. by Justin Bariso
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    'We build them and sell them': Monzo's sale talks reignite fears over Britain's tech exit problem Sifted
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    This Early Groq Investor Expects Half Her Bets To Fail Crunchbase News by Judy Rider

10:00 UTC 5

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    Exclusive: AI giants, unions join forces for data center fight Axios by Hans Nichols story
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    Exclusive: Mike Johnson to travel to 22 states in final midterm sprint Axios by Kate Santaliz story
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    Elizabeth Warren Wants to Make Private Equity Pay for the Debt of Failed Companies Inc. by Melissa Angell
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    eBay’s CEO Finds Ideas in Constant Feedback Inc. by Stephanie Mehta
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    ShinyHunters Usually Hacks Businesses to Make Money. It Claims It Hacked the FBI for a Very Different Reason Inc. by Chris Morris story

09:00 UTC 7

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    AI's man of the moment Axios by Ben Berkowitz story
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    Cohere’s chief AI officer: US and China will hold us ‘by the throat’ if we don’t develop local capabilities Sifted story
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    Emotionally Intelligent People Use 3 Words to Turn Anxiety and Stress Into Confidence and Resolve, Backed by Neuroscience Inc. by Jeff Haden
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    Why I'm finally giving Meta AI a chance Axios by Ina Fried story
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    The 30 Percent Rule That Keeps Automated Content From Losing Your Voice Inc. by Pam Didner
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    Daily Livestreams Are Becoming Trade Media’s Most Undervalued Ad Buy Inc. by Victoria Watters
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    The Stock Market Rose 13 Percent as Treasury Yields Hit 5 Percent. The Usual Rules Didn’t Apply Inc. by Phil Rosen story

04:00 UTC 3

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    5 more reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit Sifted
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    Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents Sifted
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    Why Peter Thiel is both right and wrong about Europe Sifted

00:00 UTC 1

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    Howard H. Stevenson, Harvard’s ‘Father of Entrepreneurship,’ Dies at 85 Inc. by Kevin Haynes