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Top OpenAI, Google Brain researchers set off a $300M VC frenzy for their startup Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs, a new startup by one of OpenAI’s most respected researchers, Liam Fedus, and his former Google Brain colleague, Ekin Dogus Cubuk, came out of stealth last month with an enormous $300 million seed round. It was led by Felicis and included a who’s who of angels and other top VCs. The startup began when Fedus had a conversation …
Read More »Former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers raise whopping $300M seed to automate science
Periodic Labs came out of stealth on Tuesday with a war chest of $300 million as a seed round, backed by a tech industry’s who’s who: Andreessen Horowitz, DST, Nvidia, Accel, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Eric Schmidt, and Jeff Bezos. Periodic Labs was founded by Ekin Dogus Cubuk and Liam Fedus. Cubuk led the materials and chemistry team at Google …
Read More »Kansas targets football upgrades, new revenue from $300M gift
Max OlsonAug 13, 2025, 06:49 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska The University of Kansas has received an unprecedented $300 million gift from donor David Booth, believed to be among the largest single gifts in the history of college athletics and the largest in school history. Kansas plans to …
Read More »James Gunn Film Passes $300M
Superman has leapt past the $300 million mark at the domestic box office in less than three weeks in a major milestone for James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios. The pic crossed the $300 million mark early Thursday thanks to East Coast matinées after finishing Wednesday with a domestic tally of $299.7 million. It’s the first DC pic release …
Read More »How Adriana Gallardo Built a $300M Insurance Empire
If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic around southern California, you will likely recognize Adriana Gallardo’s face. The founder and CEO of Adriana’s Insurance has catered to the Hispanic community for more than three decades. And for nearly as many years, her face has adorned billboards, bus stops and now some L.A. Metro trains. In her signature ads, Adriana is …
Read More »Car maker Stellantis says US tariffs have cost it €300m
The car company behind the brands Vauxhall, Jeep and Fiat says US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have already cost it €300m (£259.6m, $349.2m). Stellantis said the financial hit was a result of tariffs impacting trade and the company’s loss of planned production in its response to the them. A 25% tariff on cars being imported to the US has been …
Read More »N.J. tech fashion company founder accused of $300M fraud
The founder of CaaStle, a clothing technology business, was accused of defrauding investors out of $300 million, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York said. Christine Hunsicker, 48, of Lafayette is charged with two counts of securities fraud, one count of money laundering, one count of making false statements to a financial institution and …
Read More »Superman Passes $300M Globally, Nears $200M Domestically
James Gunn‘s Superman leapt past the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office on Thursday as it heads into its second weekend. That number includes an impressive domestic haul of $177.7 million after enjoying strong midweek business. The DC Studios and Warner Bros. superhero pic will have no trouble staying atop the chart in its sophomore outing and is …
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