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scmp.com - Wency Chen - Unitree IPO to test valuations as venture capital floods China robotics
Unitree IPO to test valuations as venture capital floods China robotics
South China Morning Post

Unitree Robotics has secured approval from China's securities regulator for a Shanghai initial public offering that is poised to set a valuation benchmark for China's sizzling embodied AI sector. The nod from the China Securities Regulatory…

businessinsider.com - Samuel O'Brient - An investor who navigated multiple financial meltdowns sees trouble ahead for prediction markets
An investor who navigated multiple financial meltdowns sees trouble ahead for prediction markets
Business Insider

Thomas Braziel has had front row seats to a lot of the upheavals that have rocked markets over the years, and he says the good times in prediction markets today could change on a dime. The distressed asset investor's firms brokered many claims for…

responsiblestatecraft.org - Nick Cleveland-Stout - Half of new Pentagon advisory board works for military industry
Half of new Pentagon advisory board works for military industry
Responsible Statecraft

On Monday, the Department of Defense announced a new slate of appointees to the Defense Policy Board, a committee tasked with providing strategic advice and making recommendations to the Pentagon. Media outlets were quick to highlight the…

businessinsider.com - Amanda Goh - Maria Sharapova says she started preparing for retirement years before leaving tennis
Maria Sharapova says she started preparing for retirement years before leaving tennis
Business Insider

Maria Sharapova, 39, says she used injuries and time off from tennis to prepare for life after retirement. In an interview with the WSJ Leadership Institute published Tuesday, Sharapova said she began planning her next chapter years before stepping…

rediff.com - VENKATACHARI JAGANNATHAN - Indian-Origin Founders Build Global Space Exchange
Indian-Origin Founders Build Global Space Exchange
Rediff.com

Nebex, founded by former Axiom Space executives, aims to build commercial infrastructure for the global space economy. Google Ventures has invested $30 million in seed funding, backing Nebex's marketplace and exchange vision. Indian-origin…

counterpunch.org - Biljana Vankovska - NATO 3.0: Alliance or Military-Industrial Investment Fund?
NATO 3.0: Alliance or Military-Industrial Investment Fund?
Home - CounterPunch.org

These are difficult times for anyone who has consistently criticised NATO. From the era of ‘defending the Free World' against communism, through the age of ‘humanitarian intervention' and the ‘Global War on Terror,' to today's…

iafrica.com - Sean Whitehead - Why Institutions Matter in Africa's AI Future
Why Institutions Matter in Africa's AI Future
iAfrica.com

The central point of this article is straightforward: Africa's AI future will not be built by founders alone. Founders are essential. They discover problems. They build products. They test markets. They take risk. They force new possibilities into…

iol.co.za - Sesona Mdlokovana - South Africa emerges as Google's launchpad for Africa's AI revolution
South Africa emerges as Google's launchpad for Africa's AI revolution
IOL

Google's latest investment drive signals more than an expansion of its African footprint. It reflects a strategic shift in how global technology firms view the continent, with South Africa increasingly positioned as the gateway for Africa's next…

iafrica.com - Sean Whitehead - Propeller's Kernel Camp graduates first cohort of MENA AI startups
Propeller's Kernel Camp graduates first cohort of MENA AI startups
iAfrica.com

Venture capital firm Propeller has completed the inaugural edition of Kernel Camp, its eight-week Silicon Valley residency, graduating five AI and deep-tech startups from Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt. Selected from the top 3% of applicants…

thehindubusinessline.com - Seed start-up cheque sizes double as VCs back fewer, larger bets
Seed start-up cheque sizes double as VCs back fewer, larger bets
BusinessLine

Indian venture capital firms are writing significantly larger cheques at the seed and early stages, even as the number of start-ups raising capital has fallen sharply, signalling a shift towards backing fewer companies with greater conviction.

si.com - Maggie MacKenzie - LeBron James' $1.4 Billion Fortune Is Almost as Impressive as His NBA Career
LeBron James' $1.4 Billion Fortune Is Almost as Impressive as His NBA Career
Sports Illustrated

LeBron James' future is suddenly the biggest story in basketball. As NBA free agency unfolds, every rumor surrounding LeBron James carries even more weight after he officially informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he won't return for the 2026-27…

coingape.com - Varinder Singh - XRP News: Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Invests in New Crypto Perpetuals Exchange
XRP News: Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Invests in New Crypto Perpetuals Exchange
CoinGape

Expertise: Bitcoin, Crypto, Global Macro, DeFi, Blockchain, Web3, US Stocks, AI, Regulations and Lawsuits, & More CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming to provide informative insights to our readers. Our journal…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - VALR Launches 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Markets
VALR Launches 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Markets
The New York Ledger

Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2nd, 2026, Chainwire Africa's largest crypto exchange by trade volume expands its derivatives architecture, integrating Hyperliquid to offer access to perpetuals on equities, indices, precious metals, commodities…

thehindubusinessline.com - BatX's $11 million Series A signals India's next $500 million battery recycling investment wave
BatX's $11 million Series A signals India's next $500 million battery recycling investment wave
BusinessLine

India's battery recycling industry is entering what could be its biggest funding cycle yet, with industry estimates based on brokerage reports, thematic clean-tech analyses and renewable energy consultancy projections reviewed by businessline…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - US At 250: Why America Has Been So Successful And Can It Continue
US At 250: Why America Has Been So Successful And Can It Continue
Zero Hedge

To mark the 250 year anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, Deutsche Bank has published a report looking at how the US emerged as a global superpower, and why it's likely to remain one despite new challenges. First, DB considers how the…

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