Africa: A Booming Longevity Industry Wants to Sell Us ‘Immortality’ but There Could Be Hidden Costs

Africa: A Booming Longevity Industry Wants to Sell Us ‘Immortality’ but There Could Be Hidden Costs

If you could, would you pay to live forever? Some Silicon Valley billionaires aren’t just making tech products – they’ve set their sights on immortality. Social media is flooded with influencers promoting peptides, “functional” mushroom powders and other (often non-evidence-based) hacks said to maximise your lifespan. Some even claim to reverse your “biological age“. The…

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Silicon Valley’s defense tech startups are booming as war shifts

Silicon Valley’s defense tech startups are booming as war shifts

Guvendemir | E+ | Getty Images A wave of defense tech startups in Silicon Valley is drawing billions in funding and reshaping America’s national security. Anduril Industries, recently valued at $30.5 billion following its latest funding round, is among the so-called “neoprimes” — companies challenging the dominance of legacy contractors, dubbed “primes,” such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop…

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