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Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles
With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversations exploring some of…
How Cognitive Infrastructure Is Costing Organizations
Karolina Komarnicka, CEO of Space Of Mind, turning personal growth into a measurable practice with adaptive micro-coaching. Most companies have dashboards for everything except the thing that runs the company. Ask a CEO their churn rate and they'll…
Hong Kong's proposed fund talent tax break set to sharpen edge over Singapore
Hong Kong is set to attract top global fund managers to relocate to the city, as they will no longer need to pay salaries tax on performance-linked bonuses if they meet certain criteria under a proposed law change to be submitted to the Legislative…
Anduril's Trae Stephens says defense tech is headed for a shakeout
Trae Stephens is adamant that you can't be boring and innovate. What he means is that people who refuse to take positions on anything are, in his view, definitionally incapable of building whatever comes next. This ethos also happens to be how…
Founders Fund launches game show starring Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, and other tech elites
Have you ever had the desire to see Sam Altman and Palmer Luckey square off over a moderately suspenseful card game? If so, you are in luck. Silicon Valley's leaders are rushing to embrace the power of media for the purposes of marketing and…
Fusion Power's Newest Problem Is People Secretly Making Nukes
Billions of dollars in venture capital and state investments have recently been poured into efforts to finally make nuclear fusion a viable energy source—big bets that a futuristic leap is coming soon, despite decades of premature…
Family offices bet on sports, from pickleball leagues to smart soccer balls
While artificial intelligence startups dominate deal-making news, investment firms of the ultra-rich are still keen on sports. In May, family offices made 51 direct investments, including a $225 million fundraise for the parent company of Major…
Gary Lineker's Goalhanger named UK's fastest-growing business
The media production company co-founded by the former England footballer Gary Lineker and behind The Rest is … podcasts is now the fastest-growing business in Britain in a new ranking. Goalhanger made £37.9m in sales in 2025, growing…
Lawmakers accuse Trump admin of 'staggering' corruption over Don Jr.-linked deal
A group of lawmakers demanded answers from the White House this week following a ProPublica investigation revealing that a top aide to the president intervened to secure a $620 million Pentagon loan to a startup linked to the president's eldest…
Who wins in a game of 'Mafia' between Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, Bryan Johnson, and other 'tech legends'?
Twelve 'tech legends' walk into a bar and start getting picked off one by one — who would you trust to suss out the killer? You can get a glimpse into that scenario thanks to a new show that gathered a group of Silicon Valley elite —…
Largest Solana Treasury Firm Forward Industries Sells 455,000 SOL
Solana's recent sell-off has put pressure on even major institutional players. Forward Industries, the largest Solana treasury holder, has reportedly sold nearly 456,000 SOL after the token dropped to its lowest level in more than two years. The…
Can I buy shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX?
From next week you can buy shares in Musk's Texas-based SpaceX, a company that is planning to colonise Mars and put artificial intelligence (AI) data centres in space. It is set to be the largest ever public sale of shares and will make SpaceX one…
Token Billing Exposes AI's Missing ROI And Puts Billion-Dollar Bets At Risk
TOPSHOT - He Xiaopeng, cofounder and chairman of Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng, launches Xpeng's next-gen Iron humanoid robot during AI Day press conference at its headquarter in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on November…
VC Firms Using AI To Evaluate Startups: What FoundersTo Know
Sumit Singh, Exited Operator and VC, Operating & Investment Partner @ Brass Ring Ventures. Venture capital has always been about separating signal from noise. The difference now is that AI is part of the first filter. Many early-stage…
Musk's SpaceX share sale: Four things you need to know
Next week shares go on sale in Musk's Texas-based SpaceX, a company that is planning to colonise Mars and put artificial intelligence (AI) data centres in space. It is set to be the largest ever public sale of shares and will make SpaceX one of the…
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