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Inside The Fortune Of Marc Stad, The Minnesota Timberwolves' New Controlling Owner
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 18: Marc Stad (R) attends the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) M arc Stad was little-known outside the world of…
Women in Science Awards 2026: Honouring Professor Keolebogile Shirley Motaung
Welcome banner on display at the South African Women in Science Awards ceremony in Sandton. Under the 2026 theme “Placing Women at the Centre of Science, Technology and Innovation,” the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation…
Fintech deals of the week
• Navi, an Indian fintech founded by Flipkart's Sachin Bansal, raised $100m from Prosus at a $1.3b valuation. Go deeper • Rillet, an NYC-based AI ERP startup, raised $100m in Series C funding. Iconiq led, joined by insiders a16z and…
India's alternative investment market could grow $2 trillion by 2034: Julius Baer-EY report
India's alternative investment market could grow more than five-fold to over $2 trillion by 2034, as rising participation by high-net-worth investors and demand for higher-yielding, less-correlated assets drive greater capital into private markets…
Chinese radio-frequency intelligence startup StarRF closes new funding round
HELSINKI — A Chinese startup building a constellation to detect and geolocate radio-frequency emissions from orbit has closed a funding round as China's commercial sector expands. Tianjin-based Xingkan Jiuzhou Technology, using the English…
California Leads the Nation in Startup Investment. The Credit Does Not Belong to Gavin Newsom.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking a victory lap after The Wall Street Journal reported that Golden State startups have attracted a record $366 billion in venture-capital investment this year, more than three times the total raised across the…
A giant unicorn cow is taking over Times Square as part of trippy art piece
Times Square is already one of the more visually unhinged places on Earth, but next month, it's somehow getting even weirder: picture a unicorn cow riding a jet ski through purple skies while giant milk jugs float overhead and rainbow portals open…
Consulting's race to become AI native
It's a question as old as the industry itself: What does a consultant actually do? Traditionally, consultants have acted as an external support system, called in to crunch the numbers, trim head count, or identify growth opportunities. Now, AI is…
Bitget Case Study: How Bitget IPO Prime Is Bridging Private Markets and Digital Assets
For years, getting into a promising private company before it went public was something only a small group of investors could do. By the time companies like SpaceX or OpenAI list on public markets, most of the early gains have already gone. Venture…
Gianni Infantino proposed 211-nation Under-15 World Cup featuring Disneyland ceremonies and Israel-Palestine opener
Infantino reportedly held talks with private investors over the past year to commercialise a 211-nation Under-15 World Cup. The concept was designed to mirror baseball's Little League, complete with opening or closing ceremonies staged at a Disney…
Ken Griffin says Citadel unwound 80% of Situational Awareness risk in $4B worth of trades
Ken Griffin said in a letter to clients Friday that Citadel has unwound more than 80% of the “aggregate risk” tied to its last-minute purchase of assets from AI hedge fund Situational Awareness. In a letter obtained by the Financial…
Trust your instincts
I have passed Class 12 (PCMB) with a state rank of 10 and have taken NEET 2026 and KCET. I want to pursue B.Sc. Chemistry but people say I should not do so because I have such good marks. I am also considering BDS or a B.Sc. Paramedical course. How…
Deliverome project maps cell surface proteins for better drug delivery
For a new drug to work in the human body, it must make its way to the exact cell type where it's needed and then, in many cases, get inside the cells. Hertz Fellow Becca Carlson believes that streamlining future drug development requires more data…
Keisuke honda aims for FC jurong to claim Singapore Premier League from rivals Lion City Sailors
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Premier League's (SPL) latest high-profile name, Keisuke Honda, has arrived with huge ambitions, declaring at his unveiling on Aug 22 that he wants to help FC Jurong wrest the title from the Lion City Sailors.
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