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Venture Global (VG) a Breakout Growth Play Capitalizing on Higher LNG Prices
Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG) is one of the stocks positioned for breakout growth. On April 17, RBC Capital reiterated that Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG) is well-positioned to benefit from higher natural gas prices, given its role as an operator…
It's 'Over'-After Devastating Price Crash, Saylor Declares The End Of Bitcoin And Crypto Winter
Bitcoin has rocketed higher in recent weeks, adding 30% since dropping to lows of $60,000 per bitcoin, as traders brace for an Elon Musk game-changer. Sign up now for CryptoCodex —A free crypto newsletter that will get you ahead of the…
Upfront's Aditi Maliwal makes 3 bets a year and ignores the hype cycle
Aditi Maliwal doesn't want to be “another checkbook.” “Ideas are a dime a dozen,” she told Fortune. “What I'm backing, especially at the earliest stages, is a person.” That thesis is part of why she does…
AI startups are raising millions to disrupt Hollywood. Read the pitch decks 9 used to get funding.
AI is starting to transform Hollywood, whether filmmakers and audiences are ready or not. AI has turned a corner in Hollywood as major studios increasingly adopt it to gain efficiencies in production, marketing, and visual effects. Elsewhere, AI…
The Horrible Economics of AI Are Starting to Come Crashing Down
Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech An eyebrow-raising trend has emerged this year: tech leaders rating their employees' productivity based on the number of AI tokens they use. The trend, ribbingly dubbed…
Trump says world is 'a casino' when asked about Polymarket betting
President Donald Trump on Thursday described the modern world as “somewhat of a casino” when asked about online prediction markets such as Polymarket, responding to questions about allegations that a U.S. soldier used classified…
39% Of Founders Say Business Is Safer Than Jobs. How To Start Now
Founders say that even with all the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, there's more security in starting a business than working a 9-5 Nike just confirmed layoffs targeting 1,400 employees yesterday. Meta announced 8,000 job cuts as part of its…
Polymarket tries to show it can play by the rules
Four years after Polymarket paid $1.4 million to settle with U.S. regulators and barred bets from American users, the explosive case against a soldier charged with trading on classified information is offering the prediction market a chance to come…
Soldier won $410K in Polymarket bets on timing of Maduro capture, US alleges
A US Army soldier was arrested for insider trading after being accused of making prediction-market wagers on the timing of the military's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke made a profit of…
ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media
ComfyUI, a startup that helps creators control image, video, and audio outputs from diffusion models with a node-based workflow, has raised a $30 million funding round at a $500 million valuation. The round was led by Craft Ventures, with…
Who Will Pay To Cool The Planet?
(Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images) When Xavier Moya was presented with a $1m cheque for an exciting innovation in cooling technology, he was so pleased he proudly marched through the streets, with a giant cheque in his arms, straight…
Jared Kushner's brother invests in the SF Giants
Want more ways to catch up on the latest in Bay Area sports? Sign up for the Section 415 email newsletter here and subscribe to the “Section 415' podcast wherever you listen. It's a whole new ballgame at Oracle Park. Thrive Capital, the New…
Kushner's Thrive Bets on San Francisco Giants With New Company
Thrive, the brand behind Joshua Kushner's venture megafirm Thrive Capital, has launched a new company to invest in iconic names — with its first bet targeting a Major League Baseball team. The company, called Thrive Eternal, has struck an…
Porsche is selling its Bugatti Rimac stake and walking away from Rimac
Porsche AG has agreed to sell its 45% stake in Bugatti Rimac to a consortium led by HOF Capital, with BlueFive Capital as its largest investor. Under the terms of the deal, Porsche will also divest its 20.6% stake in Rimac Group. The automotive…
Spirit Airlines deal threatens yet another bailout boondoggle
It's a strange conundrum: If a company gets too big and successful and dares earn too much money, the US government accuses it of being an evil monopoly and tries to break it up. And if it loses too much money, the government swoops in and bails it…
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