start-up
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SpaceX owns xAI, Musk’s artificial-intelligence start-up, which in turn owns X, formerly known as Twitter.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
As a result, some homes feel forced to open illegally or face financial ruin from rents and other start-up costs, according to directors of providers I have spoken to.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
A power purchasing agreement with nuclear energy start-up Helion Energy was flagged as particularly worrisome, given the firm has yet to ever deliver any power.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Quantinuum was founded in 2021 through the merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum, a U.K.-based start-up.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
But it was awkward trying to run our start-up WCC program in the middle of someone else’s business.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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