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Thrive Holdings Raises $2B to Buy AI Into Traditional Services
Axios reported on August 12 that Thrive Holdings raised more than $2 billion at a $12 billion post-money valuation. Earlier independent coverage confirms the fundraising process, but not its closing terms.
Finance|
Intuitive Machines Hits $1.8B Backlog—but Six-Month FCF Falls to –$146M
Intuitive Machines’ August 13 results paired $206.2 million in quarterly revenue and a $1.762 billion backlog with negative $145.8 million in six-month free cash flow.
Finance|
Rocket Lab Sets a Revenue Record—but Misses the Earnings Target
Rocket Lab posted record second-quarter revenue on August 10, 2026, but its loss per share exceeded consensus as Neutron development and acquired operations kept costs high.
Finance|
Stacked Post-Money SAFEs Protect Investors—and Dilute Founders Faster
Stacked post-money SAFEs preserve each investor’s cap-based stake against later SAFEs, so founders absorb the percentages cumulatively before the priced round dilutes everyone.
Finance|
SAFE or Convertible Note? The Debt Clock Is the Deciding Difference
Choose a SAFE when uncertain timing makes repayment pressure dangerous. Choose a convertible note when investors require debt terms and a maturity-based negotiating point.
Finance|
Earning Money Through Website Surfing: A Simple Way to Make Cryptocurrency
Many believe that earning cryptocurrency online requires special skills or expensive equipment. However, this is far from the truth. Website surfing, or browsing websites for rewards, is an accessible way to earn money or cryptocurrency with just a computer or smartphone and an internet connection.One of the easiest methods to generate income in the digital space is through website surfing. The tasks involved are so simple that virtually anyone can participate, regardless of experience or technical expertise.In this article, we’ll introduce you to a platform where you can start earning money and cryptocurrency through website surfing: Quasa Rewards.
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The State of Hybrid Freelance 2026: AI, Web3 and the Death of Traditional Work (Update June 2026)
New industry data from QUASA: How AI and Web3 are destroying traditional work in 2026. Download the full report.
Quasa Projects: The PPC Advertising Platform Powering the New Crypto Economy
The global PPC advertising market is more than 1,000 times larger than the old surfing niche — operating in the hundreds of billions of dollars.
Quasa Rewards: The World’s First and Only Crypto Platform for Earning by Surfing Websites
If you’re looking for the easiest and smartest way to start earning crypto online, Quasa Rewards is the clear choice.
Quasa Rewards: The World’s First and Only Crypto Platform for Earning by Surfing Websites
If you’re looking for the easiest and smartest way to start earning crypto online, Quasa Rewards is the clear choice.
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Leaving a Startup? Your Option and ISO Tax Deadlines May Not Match
Vested startup options may remain exercisable after departure, but the contractual cutoff and the federal window for preserving ISO treatment are separate. Check both before committing cash.
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Nebius Hits $582M Revenue—but Q2 Capex Reaches $5.7B
On August 12, Nebius posted $582.3 million in Q2 2026 revenue and positive adjusted EBITDA, while a $190.4 million GAAP loss and $5.7 billion of capex showed the cost of expansion.
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Figure’s Loan Volume Rose 132%—That Is Not the Same as Revenue
Figure’s preliminary Q2 2026 consumer-loan marketplace volume rose 132%, but the metric measures activity, not revenue. Net take rate captures only selected marketplace economics.
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Infleqtion Revenue Rises 116%—Cash Flow Gets a $27.4M Timing Boost
Infleqtion’s Q2 revenue rose 116%, but a temporary $27.4 million payroll-tax benefit turned roughly $14 million of underlying cash use into positive operating cash flow.
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Lovable Raises $400M—Exportable Code Does Not Remove Every Lock-In
Lovable completed a $400 million Series C at a $13.3 billion valuation. Founders can export code, but database state and administrative control remain separate.
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Claude Code Costs Grow With Context—Cap Spend Before Long Sessions
Control Claude Code team costs by choosing the billing boundary, measuring a pilot, enforcing a spending ceiling, governing model use, and clearing accumulated context.
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Character.AI Chats Feed Model Development—Share Less Than You Think
Character.AI collects submitted chats and can use chat content for model training. Here is what travels with a conversation, what to omit and where the documented opt-out applies.
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Business 
Hadrian Raises $1.37B as Defense Manufacturing Becomes a Scale Race
Hadrian raised $1.37 billion at a valuation just below $8 billion. An Army award documents real demand, but the company’s broader factory expansion remains an execution test.
News 
QUASA Continues Aggressive Deflation: 9.2 Million QUA Burned Since the Start of 2026
QUASA has completed another token buyback in July–August 2026, permanently removing 247,554 QUA from circulation. Since the beginning of the year the project has already burned 9.2 million tokens — 4 million more than in the whole of 2025. Circulating supply now stands at approximately 65.65 million QUA. The team continues its long-term deflationary strategy while expanding the platform into Hindi, French and Spanish.
Technology 
Character.AI Chats Feel Private—Its Policy Still Treats Them as Platform Data
Character.AI chats are collected platform content, not user-only confidential records. The service may use, retain and disclose data even when a conversation is not public.
Creator Economy 
How Content Creators Can Monetize Traffic With Crypto Referral Programs
For creators who want to monetize crypto website traffic, newsletter clicks or social referrals, the same principle applies: the offer should solve a problem the audience has already expressed through their search, watch time or engagement.
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