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Our Wellness Rich List: Who earns what in the £1.4trillion industry?
There was a time when 'wellness' simply meant not being ill. Today, it's not just a buzzword, it's a £1.4 trillion industry (according to McKinsey) covering everything from fitness and diet to supplements and mental health. And with so much…
2025 U.S. VC deal value soared to $339.4 billion, says PitchBook. But there's a catch.
Just because VCs are flooding AI favorites with cash doesn't mean the industry has made a comeback. That's what PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association's newly-released 2025 data on venture capital shows—an uneven market…
The Harsh Truth About VC Red Tape - and What It's Costing You
Venture capital is plagued by a “herd mentality,” favoring known founders and stagnating technological progress. Gatekeeping by elite institutions and academic achievements dictate funding, marginalizing unconventional talent.
MrBeast's $200m, Higgsfield's $1.3b valuation, and energy merger talks
• Beast Industries, the company formed by YouTube creator Jimmy Donaldson, raised $200m from Ethereum treasury company Bitmine. Go deeper • Tulip, a Boston-based provider of factory automation software, raised $120m in Series D…
Self-Help Ghouls Are Charging People Absurd Prices to Talk to Impersonator Chatbots
Against the recommendations of experts and professionals, millions of people use AI chatbots for emotional support and advice. These are often people who are in vulnerable times in their lives, perhaps unable to pay out of pocket for the type of…
How Tiger Global's India Exit Structure Led to a ₹14,000 Crore Tax Claim?
The Tiger Global tax case revolves around capital gains earned from exits in Indian startups, routed through offshore investment entities. Indian tax authorities allege that although the transactions were structured outside India, the economic…
René Morkos: Makes Artificial Intelligence Work for Contractors for an Industrialized Future
René Morkos is a second-generation civil engineer who has worked on underwater pipeline construction, automation engineering on a $350-million gas refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi and as a project manager in Afghanistan. But over a…
This chip maker mounted a challenge to Intel's Pentium range - so AMD bought it
AMD needed a solution to product failures NexGen produced some powerful equipment The company used a unique x86 architecture NexGen was among the highest flying semiconductor US companies during a boom time in the 1980s. Based out of Milpitas in…
Goldman Sachs is crushing it
Goldman Sachs is acting like Goldman Sachs again. The Wall Street giant is coming off one of its best years on record, its share price is through the roof, and its executives are downright giddy over its swelling deal pipeline. Equity trading is…
What CFOs Should Be Thinking About Sensitive Data in the Age of AI
It's because software is eating the world, as infamously predicted by the venture capital industry. Corporate tech stacks have gone global and department workflows have been irreversibly streamlined and optimized. But, as the news Thursday (Jan.
Deloitte will come to Mangaluru, says its South Asia CEO Romal Shetty
Deloitte will come to Mangaluru, said Romal Shetty, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte South Asia here on Friday. Speaking on the topic ‘India@2047- The Trillion Dollar Opportunity' during TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Con Mangaluru-2026, a…
SkyFi Raises $13M in Series A Round to Expand Satellite Imagery Access
SkyFi, the AI-first Earth intelligence platform, has been boosted by new funding, raising close to $13 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The company will use this $12.7 million investment to accelerate product development and…
DeepMind CEO is talking to Google CEO 'every day' as lab ramps up competition with OpenAI
In early 2025, investors thought Google's AI might be falling behind ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, told CNBC how the company has driven Google's AI innovation and increased the speed of new releases across products.
Edward Norton-Backed Ad Tech Firm EDO Found Liable For Contract Breach; Jury Awards Rival ISpot $18.3M For Improperly Obtained Data
EDO, an advertising technology firm co-founded by actor and filmmaker Edward Norton, has been found liable for breach of contract by a federal jury. The company must pay $18.3 million in damages to iSpot, a rival whose data was improperly obtained…
A New Social Enterprise Trades Volunteer Hours For Concert Tickets
Concerted volunteers exchange service hours for concert tickets, such as this one with the Jonas Brothers. Sarah Murray is betting that service and live music can combat loneliness and strengthen communities through her social enterprise…
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