Weekly Best Of: Froth

Aug 30 – Sep 06, 2026

5 top-scored articles

Generated: September 06, 2026 at 03:53 AM ET

▲ Top Scored This Week

▲Homeless? Maybe, Bitcoin-less? Never.

Reddit R/Bitcoin

A Reddit post titled "Homeless? Maybe, Bitcoin-less? Never." was submitted by user /u/degen_to_sensei to the r/Bitcoin community, featuring an image link and a discussion thread.

Keywords: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Speculation, Bubble Thinking, Risk-taking

▲Nvidia to buy open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $13bn

MyFT | Subscription

Nvidia is set to buy the open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $13 billion. Previously, the model and data repository turned down a large investment from Jensen Huang's chip group in order to maintain its independence.

Keywords: Nvidia, Hugging Face, Artificial Intelligence, Acquisition, Valuation

▲Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation

TechCrunch

According to reports, AI lab Thinking Machines is in discussions with Accel to lead a $1 billion funding round at a valuation of at least $40 billion. Founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, the startup previously raised a $2 billion seed round at a $12 billion valuation and currently has an annual revenue run rate exceeding $100 million. The company recently launched an open-weight model called Inkling and has experienced several high-profile co-founder departures.

Keywords: Accel, Thinking Machines, venture capital, valuation, funding round, AI startup

▲Arm faces potential shareholder revolt over CEO's 'excessive' $800 million pay package — huge stock award would only be fully realised if chip designer hits $2 trillion valuation

Tom’s Hardware

Proxy advisers are opposing Arm's proposed performance pay plan, which could grant CEO Rene Haas approximately $800 million if the chip designer achieves a $2 trillion valuation.

Keywords: Arm, Rene Haas, executive compensation, valuation, proxy advisers, stock award

▲XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation

TechCrunch

XDOF, a startup co-founded by UC Berkeley researchers Philipp Wu and Fred Shentu that provides real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots, is reportedly in late-stage talks to raise a Series B funding round led by 8VC at a valuation of approximately $1.2 billion. The discussions follow the company's $70 million Series A announced in June 2026 and are driven by rapid growth, with annualized revenue approaching $50 million. XDOF builds data pipelines, collection tools, and annotation systems for robotics companies and frontier AI labs by utilizing remote robot teleoperation and human collectors wearing body sensors to record everyday tasks.

Keywords: XDOF, Series B, valuation, startup, robot data, stealth