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Accel, Google AI Futures Fund Invest in AI Startups: What it Means
Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund are investing in five AI startups for the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort, providing funding and resources to develop innovative solutions in enterprise, voice, and industrial AI. Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund have…
Atlassian AI job losses just the beginning as start-ups look to cut
The artificial intelligence disruption that has pushed software companies Atlassian, WiseTech Global and Block to make massive job cuts amid dramatic share price falls is now affecting Australian private technology companies, with expected…
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MiQ's Sigma aims to bring order to India's fragmented ad-tech ecosystem
Global programmatic media company MiQ has launched MiQ Sigma, its proprietary AI-powered platform, in India, positioning it as a tool to help advertisers navigate the growing complexity of the country's multi-platform media ecosystem. Announced at…
Inside the Gen Z Shark Tank where influencers are becoming venture investors
Last Monday, the impossible happened: I attended a venture capital event where I didn't hear the terms “ AI moat ” or “ application layer software ” a single time. Instead, in between bites of sashimi and suspiciously…
Five startups to join Accel Atoms and Google's AI Futures Fund AI Cohort 2026
Venture capital firm Accel and Google's AI Futures Fund on Monday announced the five startups joining the 2026 Atoms AI Cohort to build new solutions in enterprise, voice, and industrial AI. Selected from over 4,000 applicants, the five startups…
Apple's buy, Frore's $1.6b for data center cooling, and Apollo's Syntegon talks
⚡️ Frore Systems, a San Jose, Calif.-based data center cooling provider, raised $143m in Series D funding at around a $1.6b valuation. MVP Ventures led, joined by Fidelity, Top Tier, Mayfield Fund, Clear Ventures, Addition, Qualcomm…
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Tax-Free Retirement Income: Ultra-Rich Strategies with Muni Bonds
Municipal bonds provide steady, often tax-free income. These bonds may have hidden risks, like liquidity issues. Wealthy investors use muni bonds for basic expenses. Municipal bonds aren't a complete retirement plan. Check for alternative minimum…
Nuclear power regulators scrap rule saying new reactors must withstand 9/11-style plane crashes
Regulations have made it harder and more expensive to deploy nuclear power in the United States. But in January, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rolled back more than a dozen regulations, including the 'aircraft impact assessment.' The…
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Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF): Definition, Examples, and Types
A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) serves as a government-owned entity designed to channel national wealth into investments that can provide long-term financial returns, enhancing the fiscal stability of the country. A sovereign wealth fund is a…
Gambling on everything
They're online platforms where users can bet on the outcomes of future events. Almost any event can be added to the market: who will win the Super Bowl or an election, the direction a California wildfire will spread, whether the U.S. will confirm…
An erratic FDA is a threat to innovation
Few corporate cautionary tales are as vivid as the rise and fall of Moderna Inc. During the pandemic, the company's mRNA vaccine was approved and distributed in record time, saving millions of lives and turning a once-obscure startup into a $200…
Change in the composition of Capgemini's Board of Directors proposed to the 2026 Shareholders' Meeting
Change in the composition of Capgemini's Board of Directors proposed to the 2026 Shareholders' Meeting Paris, March 16, 2026 – The Board of Directors of Capgemini SE, meeting on March 16, 2026, deliberated on the change in its composition to…
George Medicines extends global commercialization of GMRx2 into Australia and New Zealand with Arrotex licensing agreement
Arrotex gains exclusive rights in Australia and New Zealand to innovative single pill combination of three hypertension medicines, including two doses that are lower than those currently available in single pill combinations GMRx2 is designed to…
Trump ally Peter Thiel brings Antichrist lectures to Vatican's doorstep
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is currently in Rome delivering a four-part lecture series outlining his beliefs about the Antichrist on the Vatican 's doorstep, having previously attacked Pope Leo XIV as a “woke American…
India PE/VC funds tap domestic capital as global LPs grow selective
Private equity and venture capital funds investing in India are increasingly turning to domestic pools of capital, including family offices, high-net-worth individuals and local institutions, as global investors become more selective in committing…
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