Walter Schulze

Walter Schulze brings all the breaking news stories in the tech and startup world and to ensure that Startup Fortune offers a timely reporting on the trends happen in the industry. He now works on a part time basis for Startup Fortune specializing in covering tech and startup news and he also sheds light on investment opportunities and trends.

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Walter Schulze · May 20, 2026 · 1:51 PM

GitHub breach shows how one bad extension can reach deep inside software teams

GitHub says a poisoned VS Code extension led to unauthorized access to internal repositories, underscoring how developer tooling has become a supply-chain risk.

Walter Schulze · May 20, 2026 · 10:43 AM

Goldman Sachs moves closer to the center of SpaceX's IPO

Goldman Sachs is reportedly set to take the lead-left role in SpaceX's IPO, a sign the company is moving closer to one of the largest listings in market history.

Walter Schulze · May 20, 2026 · 8:02 AM

Violent thefts and kidnappings rise as crypto wealth makes holders visible targets

Kidnappings, home invasions and assaults tied to known or suspected crypto holdings have jumped as attackers mix leaked data and social‑media clues to find targets, forcing the industry and users to treat privacy and physical safety as central concerns.

Walter Schulze · May 20, 2026 · 5:21 AM

Google is pushing Android app building into a faster, more agentic era

Google used I/O 2026 to introduce native Android app building in AI Studio, signaling a faster, more agentic workflow for developers and startups.

Walter Schulze · May 20, 2026 · 2:18 AM

Cerebras turns Kimi K2.6 into a fast test for Nvidia's grip on AI inference

Cerebras says it is serving Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.6 at 981 tokens per second, a result that could reshape how startups think about frontier-model inference and challenge Nvidia's hold on the market.

Walter Schulze · May 19, 2026 · 11:36 PM

Google bets on agents with Gemini 3.5 Flash, shifting Flash from speed to autonomy

Google used I/O to reposition Gemini 3.5 Flash as a compact model built for multi-step, tool-driven agentic workflows, shifting Flash from speed-focused chat to automated task orchestration available in AI Studio and Vertex AI.

Walter Schulze · May 19, 2026 · 6:37 PM

Goldman Sachs exits Solana and XRP ETFs, testing institutional appetite for altcoin products

Goldman Sachs disclosed in its Q1 2026 13F that it had exited Solana- and XRP-linked ETFs, removing roughly $154 million of prior XRP ETF exposure and fully exiting Solana products, a move that highlights how institutional appetite for altcoin ETFs remains selective despite regulatory progress and expanding product lineups.

Walter Schulze · May 19, 2026 · 2:48 PM

DeepMind employee signals Gemini 3.5 ahead of Google I/O 2026 launch

A social-media post from a Google DeepMind employee was picked up by Reuters and other outlets as confirmation that Gemini 3.5 exists, raising expectations that Google will use I/O 2026 to unveil a meaningful model upgrade and triggering immediate competitive pressure on rivals.

Walter Schulze · May 19, 2026 · 5:40 AM

Torvalds warns AI bug reports are flooding Linux maintainers

Linus Torvalds says AI-generated bug reports are making Linux security triage nearly unmanageable, forcing the project to tighten its reporting rules.

Walter Schulze · May 19, 2026 · 2:12 AM

Gemini 2.5 Flash adds a new twist to the AI math race

Gemini 2.5 Flash is being talked about as one of the few frontier models to solve an IMO Problem 6, a milestone that signals how fast AI reasoning is advancing.

Walter Schulze · May 18, 2026 · 11:55 PM

Iran pushes Bitcoin into shipping insurance for the Strait of Hormuz

Iran has launched a Bitcoin-settled maritime insurance platform for ships using the Strait of Hormuz, turning a payment rail into a geopolitical tool.

Walter Schulze · May 18, 2026 · 8:48 PM

Google's latest Flash model is suddenly in the math race

Google's Gemini Flash line is now being discussed in the same breath as the strongest reasoning systems after a reported IMO Problem 6-level result put it into rare company.

Walter Schulze · May 18, 2026 · 2:41 PM

SpaceX moves closer to a blockbuster public debut as BlackRock circles

SpaceX is edging toward a June IPO with a reported $1.75 trillion valuation, a planned Nasdaq listing and BlackRock reportedly eyeing a $5 billion to $10 billion anchor stake.

Walter Schulze · May 18, 2026 · 10:50 AM

Defense and tech firms urge Trump to pause rare-earth magnet ban as supply crunch looms

A coalition of U.S. defense and tech companies is urging the White House to delay a ban on Chinese rare earth magnets, saying no near-term domestic alternative exists and an immediate prohibition would disrupt production across defense and advanced manufacturing, exposing hardware founders to acute geopolitical supply-chain risk.

Walter Schulze · May 18, 2026 · 6:37 AM

Kioxia's profit surge shows AI demand is spilling beyond GPUs

Kioxia's stronger-than-expected profit surge shows how AI demand is lifting storage and memory makers, not just GPU companies.

Walter Schulze · May 18, 2026 · 1:17 AM

Gold's sharp Friday drop exposes a more fragile macro hedge

Gold's Friday slide looks less like a random shakeout and more like a warning that rising yields and delayed Fed cuts are challenging the metal's safe-haven appeal.