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cityam.com - Duncan Johnson - Mandation was never the way to get pensions investing in venture capital
Mandation was never the way to get pensions investing in venture capital
City AM

The VC industry should welcome the watering down of the Pension Schemes Bill – self-regulation, not the blunt instrument of mandation, is the answer, says Duncan Johnson After four back-and-forths between the two parliamentary houses, the…

arstechnica.com - Jon Brodkin - Senators ban themselves from prediction markets after candidates bet on own races
Senators ban themselves from prediction markets after candidates bet on own races
Ars Technica

US senators voted unanimously to ban themselves from making bets on prediction markets yesterday, about a week after Kalshi said it caught three congressional candidates betting on their own campaigns. The resolution to prohibit senators from…

rollingstone.com - Robert Johnson - The 5 Mistakes Made in Every Emerging Industry
The 5 Mistakes Made in Every Emerging Industry
Rolling Stone

I was standing at a trade show booth somewhere between the functional mushroom tinctures and the psilocybin microdose stacks when the guy gave me the pitch. He was a little too sharp and well-dressed, and he leaned to let me in on the biggest…

spacenews.com - Jason Rainbow - The opportunity beyond orbital data centers
The opportunity beyond orbital data centers
SpaceNews

TAMPA, Fla. — Investor attention is starting to shift toward ventures that could be enabled by orbital data centers, even as the massive computing networks proposed by SpaceX and others remain years from reality. Delian Asparouhov, a partner…

newsweek.com - Kathleen Curlee - Space Is Critical Infrastructure-It Needs an Alliance To Guard It | Opinion
Space Is Critical Infrastructure-It Needs an Alliance To Guard It | Opinion
Newsweek

As Artemis II carried astronauts around the moon, some asked a familiar question: Why invest in space exploration when there are so many problems on Earth? Picture this. A rescue team moves through whiteout conditions in the mountains, racing to…

nola.com - Stephanie Riegel - Louisiana looks to be at the center of the new nuclear energy sector
Louisiana looks to be at the center of the new nuclear energy sector
NOLA.com

For the past eight years, former SpaceX engineer Ben Kellie has been building a nuclear power company that will use new technology to provide cleaner and safer energy to large, industrial users like petrochemical refineries and artificial…

spacenews.com - Jason Rainbow - Starcloud seeks more orbital data center funding shortly after unicorn status
Starcloud seeks more orbital data center funding shortly after unicorn status
SpaceNews

TAMPA, Fla. — Starcloud is looking to raise at least $200 million in a deal that would double the two-year-old orbital data center startup's valuation to about $2.2 billion, a source close to the situation confirmed. The funding talks, first…

axios.com - Ben Geman - Exclusive: Arcadia energy deal is shaped by rising demand and costs
Exclusive: Arcadia energy deal is shaped by rising demand and costs
Axios

Arcadia, which helps businesses procure and manage energy, is acquiring Engie Impact — the arm of French multinational power giant Engie that offers a suite of complementary services. Why it matters: The deal lands as energy demand and costs…

globenewswire.com - Nxera Pharma - Nxera Pharma Operational Highlights and Consolidated Results for the First Quarter 2026
Nxera Pharma Operational Highlights and Consolidated Results for the First Quarter 2026
GlobeNewswire

Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 1 May 2026 – Nxera Pharma (“the Company” or “Nxera”; TSE: 4565) provides an update on operational activities and reports its consolidated results for the first quarter ended 31…

fortune.com - Ben Weiss - Startup Fun raises $72 million for the serious business of converting crypto and cash
Startup Fun raises $72 million for the serious business of converting crypto and cash
Fortune

The finer details of back-end payment systems are enough to make most people's eyes glaze over, even those in crypto. But Alex Fine, the founder and CEO of the startup Fun, finds in-the-weeds payment tasks to be just that, and his enthusiasm has…

refreshmiami.com - Doreen Hemlock - Israel Tech Week: Israeli tech, stock exchange thriving despite war, panelists in Miami say
Israel Tech Week: Israeli tech, stock exchange thriving despite war, panelists in Miami say
Refresh Miami

In the world of tech, Israel is known for many strengths: startups, Nasdaq listings, cybersecurity, healthcare and defense. Now, add a booming stock market. Thanks to new rules, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, called TASE, ranks among the world's best…

americanbanker.com - Joey Pizzolato - Lessons from a B2B BNPL failure in the UK
Lessons from a B2B BNPL failure in the UK
American Banker

Key insights: Hokodo, a U.K.-based, business-to-business buy now, pay later fintech, has shut down after eight years. What's at stake: Its closure offers important lessons about the future of business-focused BNPL. Hokodo was one of the many…

cnbc.com - Ryley Amond - Chase Sapphire Reserve launches highest-ever 150,000-point bonus. Here's how it compares to other cards
Chase Sapphire Reserve launches highest-ever 150,000-point bonus. Here's how it compares to other cards
CNBC

Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. We earn a commission from affiliate partners on many offers and links. This commission may impact how and where certain products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in…

channelnewsasia.com - Pentagon reaches agreements with top AI companies, but not Anthropic
Pentagon reaches agreements with top AI companies, but not Anthropic
CNA

WASHINGTON, May 1: The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven AI companies to deploy their advanced capabilities on the Defense Department's classified networks as it seeks to broaden the range of AI providers working across…

thehindubusinessline.com - PE-VC investments down 30% YOY in April
PE-VC investments down 30% YOY in April
BusinessLine

Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) investments dropped 32 per cent year-on-year in terms of value in April 2026 at $1.9 billion as against $2.8 billion in the same month last year, as per data from research firm Venture Intelligence. The volume…

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