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Daniel Penny Is Hired by Venture Capital Firm Whose Founder Backed Trump
Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran acquitted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in Manhattan in December, has been hired by one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capital firms to join its “American Dynamism” team. Mr.
The Future Of Wealth: Key Investment Trends For Family Offices In 2025
As we enter 2025, family offices are facing a dynamic investment landscape shaped by shifting global economic conditions, technological disruptions, and evolving geopolitical risks. The latest Family Office Quarterly 2025 report offers critical…
Predictions For The Family Office Space In 2025
Family offices, the private wealth management entities of ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) families are increasingly becoming sophisticated and influential players within the global financial ecosystem. According to Deloitte Private, there were an…
Private Equity Flows To Advanced Nuclear Companies Hit Record High In 2024
Private equity and venture capital investments in advanced nuclear companies in 2024 surpassed the total deal value of the past 15 years combined, driven by demand for energy to power the rapid advancement of AI. Private equity transaction value in…
PUBG Developer Krafton Co-Leads $53 Million Funding Round In India's Payments Startup Cashfree
South Korean online gaming giant Krafton, controlled by billionaire Chang Byung-gyu, has co-led a 4.5 billion rupees ($53 million) financing round in Indian startup Cashfree Payments. The Series C round is co-led by existing backer Apis Partners, a…
Will Trump embrace the AI future or succumb to his protectionist impulses?
President Donald Trump's deregulatory impulses could be a boon to the AI industry, but his hostility to free trade threatens to undermine its progress. Policies from the first Trump administration and caustic campaign rhetoric caution against…
Elon Musk and OpenAI head to court to spar over nonprofit conversion
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - - Lawyers for Elon Musk and ChatGPT maker OpenAI are set to butt heads in the courtroom on Tuesday as a judge will hear arguments on Musk's lawsuit to halt OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit entity. Musk's request to…
Daily Digest: Salesforce layoffs; Draymond Green's new S.F. restaurant - San Francisco Business Times
Good morning, Bay Area. What's up with Elon Musk and the federal government? There's a lot to unpack there with high-level security clearances and access to federal payments architecture and the personal data of the public, not to mention Musk's…
Trump wants a US sovereign wealth fund. Here's what that could mean.
The president has tasked his Cabinet with coming up with a plan for a sovereign wealth fund. Such funds have grown enormously and usually manage surpluses, while the US runs a huge deficit. Still, Trump's order refers to trillions in existing…
Council Post: Creating Opportunities For Minority Women Entrepreneurs
Annu Khot is the Managing Partner of Rely Services Inc. As a founder and entrepreneur, I have experienced firsthand the hurdles women, especially women of racial and ethnic minorities like myself, face as they forge their entrepreneurial paths. The…
How Much Do You Know About Alternative Investments? Take Our Quiz and See
There's more to investing than stocks, bonds and cash. There are a host of alternative investments—alts for short—ranging from hedge funds and venture capital to precious metals and commodity futures. In general, these investments…
Archive Secures $30 Million in Series B Funding to Boost Global Resale Innovations
Archive got a fresh round of funding to the tune of $30 million (“Series B”) and said it will use the money “to further develop its resale intelligence software, accelerate its global expansion and invest in new product…
Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX's launch dominance
It is not difficult to understand the unease on the European continent about the rise of SpaceX and its controversial founder, Elon Musk. SpaceX has surpassed the European Space Agency and its institutional partners in almost every way when it…
Volvo to deploy Waabi self-driving gen AI to get more autonomous freight trucks on the road this year
Autonomous transportation startup Waabi and Volvo will jointly develop and deploy autonomous trucks. Volvo was the first strategic investor in the company, which also has investments from Uber, Nvidia, Porsche and Khosla Ventures, among others.
Self Driving Trucks: Waabi Ties Up With Volvo To Roll Out Self-Driving Trucks
Self-Driving Trucks: Self-driving technology company Waabi said on Tuesday it has partnered with truckmaker Volvo's driverless systems unit to develop and deploy big rigs that drive themselves. Fleets and truck manufacturers have been looking…
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