Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
Nvidia becomes first public company worth $5 trillion | TechCrunch
The biggest beneficiary of the ongoing AI boom, Nvidia has become the first public company to pass the $5 trillion market cap milestone.
Amazon reportedly set to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees in massive workforce cut – GeekWire
Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees in a sweeping workforce reduction intended to reduce expenses and compensate for over-hiring during the pandemic, according to a report from Reuters on Monday.
Dorkbot: November Edition, Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Bring your electronic wonders, monsters, and works-in-progress for others to see, or come see what others have been working on! Whether it’s code or circuits, electronic creativity of all sorts is welcome here.
Goldman Sachs – AI: In a bubble?
AI bubble concerns are back, and arguably more intense than ever, amid a significant rise in the valuations of many AI-exposed companies, continued massive investments in the AI buildout, and the increasing circularity of the AI ecosystem. So, are AI bubble concerns warranted, or overblown?
Portland couple go all-in on neighborhood Halloween show, driven to see ‘everyone’s faces light up’ – oregonlive.com
It’s the brainchild of Kristin Kanan and her husband Ian Whaley, residents of the Roseway neighborhood who for the past four years have used their yard and the surrounding homes to create what has become a spooky Halloween tradition. Their production, dubbed Roseway Cemetery, unfolds throughout the month of October, complete with a costume parade and a finale on Halloween night.
Toilet paper startups sell ‘clean’ product with audacious ads
“Awareness of the environmental impact of products has increased substantially, allowing brands to skip lectures about climate change in favor of actually talking to people in unexpected ways,” said Luke Purdy, director of sustainability at ad agency Wieden + Kennedy of Portland, Oregon. “To be relevant, you need to deliver on themes that actually matter to people and give them a reason to care.”
Meet the AI Disruptors 60: The Startups Defining AI’s Future | TechCrunch
These are the builders creating the infrastructure powering AI’s adoption, and the visionaries applying it to transform industries from manufacturing to pharmaceuticals, logistics to law. Collectively, they reveal an inflection point: AI is becoming the default way modern systems operate.
Startup Investors, Let’s Get to Know Portland Startups
But make no mistake: Portland has all the ingredients of a high-growth ecosystem, so while I go right to the punch of criticism, it’s out of the love that I prefer to share in developing ecosystems, uncovering what we can do better while celebrating the exceptional.
How the U.S. National Science Foundation Enabled Software-Defined Networking – Communications of the ACM
The first commercial deployments of SDN started around 2008, and its success can be traced back to two intertwined developments that reinforced each other.
An Urgent SNAP Deadline + the Top Portland Grocery Deals (Oct. 29 – Nov. 4)
With SNAP benefits for 750,000 Oregonians at risk, here’s how we can help each other — starting with free Savers Club memberships to those in need and the best grocery deals across Portland.
Nvidia Becomes First $5 Trillion Company – WSJ
Nvidia became the first company to hit $5 trillion in market value, the latest milestone in an unprecedented surge that reflects the growing influence of artificial intelligence on markets and the economy.
The Old Rules are Dead – Quantable Analytics
Whether it’s the new masters of the internet like OpenAI and Anthropic, or the old masters like Google or Microsoft operating under a new playbook — the internet doesn’t work like it used to.
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