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forbes.com - Kirk Ogunrinde - Inside The Fortune Of Marc Stad, The Minnesota Timberwolves' New Controlling Owner
Inside The Fortune Of Marc Stad, The Minnesota Timberwolves' New Controlling Owner
Forbes

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…

iol.co.za - Yaeesh Collins - Women in Science Awards 2026: Honouring Professor Keolebogile Shirley Motaung
Women in Science Awards 2026: Honouring Professor Keolebogile Shirley Motaung
IOL

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…

axios.com - Ryan Lawler - Fintech deals of the week
Fintech deals of the week
Axios

• 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…

thehindubusinessline.com - India's alternative investment market could grow $2 trillion by 2034: Julius Baer-EY report
India's alternative investment market could grow $2 trillion by 2034: Julius Baer-EY report
BusinessLine

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…

spacenews.com - Andrew Jones - Chinese radio-frequency intelligence startup StarRF closes new funding round
Chinese radio-frequency intelligence startup StarRF closes new funding round
SpaceNews: The space industry's source

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…

townhall.com - Dmitri Bolt - California Leads the Nation in Startup Investment. The Credit Does Not Belong to Gavin Newsom.
California Leads the Nation in Startup Investment. The Credit Does Not Belong to Gavin Newsom.
Townhall

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…

timeout.com - Laura Ratliff - A giant unicorn cow is taking over Times Square as part of trippy art piece
A giant unicorn cow is taking over Times Square as part of trippy art piece
Time Out

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…

businessinsider.com - Polly Thompson - Consulting's race to become AI native
Consulting's race to become AI native
Business Insider

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…

coingape.com - Jane Lubale - Bitget Case Study: How Bitget IPO Prime Is Bridging Private Markets and Digital Assets
Bitget Case Study: How Bitget IPO Prime Is Bridging Private Markets and Digital Assets
CoinGape

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…

goal.com - Adhe Makayasa - Gianni Infantino proposed 211-nation Under-15 World Cup featuring Disneyland ceremonies and Israel-Palestine opener
Gianni Infantino proposed 211-nation Under-15 World Cup featuring Disneyland ceremonies and Israel-Palestine opener
Goal.com

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…

nypost.com - Taylor Herzlich - Ken Griffin says Citadel unwound 80% of Situational Awareness risk in $4B worth of trades
Ken Griffin says Citadel unwound 80% of Situational Awareness risk in $4B worth of trades
New York Post

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…

thehindu.com - Nandini Raman - Trust your instincts
Trust your instincts
The Hindu

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…

news-medical.net - Deliverome project maps cell surface proteins for better drug delivery
Deliverome project maps cell surface proteins for better drug delivery
News-Medical

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…

straitstimes.com - Deepanraj Ganesan - Keisuke honda aims for FC jurong to claim Singapore Premier League from rivals Lion City Sailors
Keisuke honda aims for FC jurong to claim Singapore Premier League from rivals Lion City Sailors
The Straits Times

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.

superpowers4good.com - Chandan Saha - New Impact Offerings, Angel-Crowd Investing, How Impact Investors Choose Startups, Live Pitch, Starting Impact Investing with $10, Climate-Friendly Dog Food, and Farm to Pet's Crowdfunding Journey!
New Impact Offerings, Angel-Crowd Investing, How Impact Investors Choose Startups, Live Pitch, Starting Impact Investing with $10, Climate-Friendly Dog Food, and Farm to Pet's Crowdfunding Journey!
Superpowers for Good

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