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techcrunch.com - Connie Loizos - The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy
TechCrunch

This week at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in Athens — part of the Panathenea festival taking place in the city — I sat down with Niko Bonatsos of Verdict Capital, Andreas Stavropoulos of Threshold Ventures, and Ben Blume of Atomico…

theguardian.com - Maya Yang - Americans echo Pope Leo's concerns about AI: 'It threatens workers, privacy and human life'
Americans echo Pope Leo's concerns about AI: 'It threatens workers, privacy and human life'
The Guardian

In his first major papal text since assuming leadership of the Catholic church last year, Pope Leo issued a stark warning about the rise of artificial intelligence this week, denouncing the “culture of power” driving the AI age.

scmp.com - Coco Feng - 'Arms race': why investors can't let go of robotic hand developers in China
'Arms race': why investors can't let go of robotic hand developers in China
South China Morning Post

Venture capitalists and industrial giants in China are aggressively backing developers of dexterous robotic hands – the toughest bottleneck in the global humanoid hardware arms race – in a funding blitz that is rapidly driving up…

yahoo.com - Usman Kabir - Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN): One of the Top Lab-Grown Meat Stocks to Invest In
Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN): One of the Top Lab-Grown Meat Stocks to Invest In
Yahoo!

We just covered the 7 Best Lab-Grown Meat Stocks to Invest In and Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) ranks 6th on this list. Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) is one of the world's largest traditional meat processors and has integrated cultured meat and…

forbes.com - Mayra Rodriguez Valladares - Is The Pentagon For Sale To Private Equity?
Is The Pentagon For Sale To Private Equity?
Forbes

Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, and Ro Khanna are asking important questions about private equity investments in the defense sector. As three national legislators demand accountability for a $200 billion private equity invasion of…

variety.com - Jazz Tangcay - 'The Pitt' Star Kristin Villanueva Says She Would Like to Explore Producing at Filipino Forces Event
'The Pitt' Star Kristin Villanueva Says She Would Like to Explore Producing at Filipino Forces Event
Variety

“ The Pitt ” star Kristin Villanueva said she would like to explore producing. Speaking at the 4th annual Filipino Forces event in Hollywood, Villanueva who plays Princess on the HBO show revealed that she hoped to add to her resume.

foreignpolicyjournal.com - David Prior - GameStop (NYSE: GME) And eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Takeover Bid Takes Center Stage At Princeton Corporate Governance Forum
GameStop (NYSE: GME) And eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) Takeover Bid Takes Center Stage At Princeton Corporate Governance Forum
Foreign Policy Journal

CorpGov hosted the second Princeton CorpGov Forum on May 21, 2026, at The Nassau Inn in Princeton, New Jersey, drawing industry leaders and alumni spanning five decades. Topics covered at the forum included university endowments, shareholder…

theatlantic.com - Charlie Warzel - The Feeling of Control Slipping Away
The Feeling of Control Slipping Away
The Atlantic

Back in the web-traffic-obsessed days of 2018, at a time of dawning awareness of how easily audiences online could be manipulated and spoofed by bots, the writer Max Read argued that the internet had crossed a threshold known as “the…

thezoereport.com - Ariel Bielsky - Khloé Kardashian, Alix Earle, & More Named As One Of This AI-App's Celebrity Investors
Khloé Kardashian, Alix Earle, & More Named As One Of This AI-App's Celebrity Investors
The Zoe Report

Phia, the AI-powered shopping assistant co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, just announced some major celebrity news. On May 29, the duo appeared on CBS Mornings and revealed the names of their high-profile investors behind its $35.5…

indianexpress.com - Express Global Desk - Rejected 4 times in H-1B lottery, Google employee quit job and built startup
Rejected 4 times in H-1B lottery, Google employee quit job and built startup
The Indian Express

Rejected four times in the H-1B visa lottery, a Google employee feared he would have to leave the United States and move back to Nepal. Instead, he quit his high-paying job, launched an AI startup and eventually secured a green card. Karki recently…

indianexpress.com - Express Global Desk - Rejected 4 times in H-1B lottery, Nepal techie quit Google's Rs 2.8-crore job and built startup
Rejected 4 times in H-1B lottery, Nepal techie quit Google's Rs 2.8-crore job and built startup
The Indian Express

Walking away from a Rs 2.8-crore job at Google to start his own company and eventually secure a US green card, Nepal-born techie Pratik Karki has a story that reads like a dream. Just a few years ago, he feared he might be forced to leave behind…

marketbeat.com - Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 995,725 Shares of Venture Global, Inc. $VG
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 995,725 Shares of Venture Global, Inc. $VG
MarketBeat

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG - Free Report) by 53.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,871,398…

foreignpolicyjournal.com - Ewan Scott - AT&T, T-Mobile, And Verizon Joint Venture Opens New Doors For AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Stock
AT&T, T-Mobile, And Verizon Joint Venture Opens New Doors For AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Stock
Foreign Policy Journal

A major telecom industry initiative involving three of America's largest wireless carriers could significantly benefit AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), according to analyst commentary. Roth Capital stated on May 14 that a joint venture between…

theadvocate.com - Judy Bergeron - From junior staffer to lobbying firm president, Phillip J. Wallace works his way up in D.C..
From junior staffer to lobbying firm president, Phillip J. Wallace works his way up in D.C..
The Advocate

After back-to-back stints as class president during his junior and senior years at Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, Phillip J. Wallace foresaw a future in law or government. He pursued the latter. Twenty years later, he has established his own…

sfchronicle.com - Raheem Hosseini - Trump adds another controversial Silicon Valley investor to his team
Trump adds another controversial Silicon Valley investor to his team
San Francisco Chronicle

Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire, who has cultivated a fiery online reputation for attacking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and other Muslims, is the latest Silicon Valley venture capitalist to go from giving money to President Donald…

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