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Tech investing is already wild. Abandoning quarterly reports could make it even wilder

Less frequent reporting by public companies could mean better long-term decision-making, or more wild speculation—or both.

Fortune · Sep 17, 2025

Neuralink Patient Met Musk Via FaceTime After Surgery — Says Billionaire Was Chill and 'Cool as Hell'

Noland Arbaugh, paralysed since a 2016 accident, received a Neuralink brain implant in January 2024. The device allows him to control a computer cursor with his thoughts, transforming his life.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2025

The first person to get a Neuralink chip in his brain says he met Elon Musk on the day of his surgery: 'He's a cool dude'

The 31-year-old Neuralink brain-computer interface recipient says he and Musk later discussed SpaceX and had an "alien talk."

Fortune · Sep 16, 2025

Mobility tech deal value was up 13.9% quarter over quarter, led by autonomous driving startups, according to PitchBook

Q2 saw some green shoots for mobility tech as a sector, as VCs invested $6.7 billion in mobility tech, marking a 13.9% quarter-over-quarter increase in deal value, according to PitchBook.

Fortune · Sep 16, 2024

Silicon Valley goes to war—with itself

How did America's tech hub become a funhouse mirror version of the country's dysfunctional partisan politics?

Fortune · Jul 29, 2024

As more and more weight-loss startups prescribe Ozempic and Wegovy, doctors say they’re making unproven claims

Noom, Calibrate, and Embla tell customers they can stop taking GLP-1s and keep off the weight they’ve lost. Doctors and drug manufacturers disagree.

Fortune · Jul 10, 2024

How GM's Cruise investment became a liability

GM is trying to salvage its $10 billion investment in Cruise after a robotaxi dragged a woman for 20 feet last fall.

Fortune · May 20, 2024

Why Carta’s public battle might be a private markets nightmare

Carta’s latest scandal could be a turning point for the company—but its implications could ultimately be bigger than the embattled cap table unicorn.

Fortune · Jan 9, 2024

A thank you to the Term Sheet community

To the wonderful Term Sheet community: Thank you.

Fortune · Oct 6, 2023

RECUR, once worth more than $300 million, is just the latest NFT venture to crash and burn

The startup, which hosted the IP of large brands like Hello Kitty, Paramount Pictures, and Nickelodeon, cited “significant shifts in the business landscape.”

Fortune · Aug 24, 2023