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A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI
UP. Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.
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Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone????
Source: The Verge AI
September 19, 2026 · 6h ago
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On Decoder , we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the future of business, and I’m talking with Jonathan Kanter, the former antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice in the Biden...
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