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Senate Democrats press CFTC chair on prediction markets
A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter Monday to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig, urging him to clarify his position on prediction markets. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Cory Booker (N.J.)…
BlackRock Backs Dutch Chipmaker Axelera AI in $250 Million Round
Dutch chipmaker Axelera AI raised more than $250 million from investors including BlackRock Inc. to make power-efficient semiconductors that are designed to run artificial intelligence models after they've been trained. The round, which confirms a…
Why the exploding secondaries market is hard to pin down
Secondaries are an elephant-sized black box. The market is mammoth, expanding, and—here's the kicker—we have no clue how big it really is. The secondaries market has exploded in recent years, driven by a simple problem: companies are…
SoftBank-Backed Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion From Microsoft, Nvidia, Automakers
U.K. self-driving technology provider Wayve raised $1.2 billion in a series D investment round, as it seeks to scale the commercial deployment of its driving tech. The round, led by venture capital firms Eclipse Capital, Balderton Capital and a…
Final 4 days to save up to $680 on your Disrupt 2026 pass
You don't attend TechCrunch Disrupt to sit in the audience. You go to gain leverage. If 2026 is a build year, a fundraise year, a hiring year, or a scale year, this is where momentum compounds. With just 4 days left before Super Early Bird pricing…
AI-for-Accounting Startup Basis Hits $1.15 Billion Valuation
AI-for-accounting startup Basis has surged to unicorn status with a new funding round as advances in artificial intelligence rattle the financial services markets. Basis raised $100 million from investors at a $1.15 billion valuation, the company…
Brookfield Corporation (BN) Reports Full Year 2025 Distributable Earnings of $6B
Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN) is one of the best value stocks to buy now. On February 12, Brookfield Corporation reported financial results for the full year 2025, headlined by distributable earnings of $6 billion and a 22% surge in fee-related…
Report Details the Sketchy Technique Allegedly Inflating Valuations of AI Companies
If you have a lemonade stand, and I give you $1 as an investment, and you agree to say I just bought 0.0000000000001% of your lemonade stand, did you and I just make history by creating the world's first $1 quadrillion company? No, that's silly. We…
US military leaders meet with Anthropic to argue against Claude safeguards
US military leaders including Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, met with executives from the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic on Tuesday to hash out a dispute over what the government will be able to do with the company's powerful AI…
Opinion | America Has an Edge Over China. Why Won't We Use It?
Tesla's factory in Shanghai produces far more cars per worker than its plant in California. The gap reflects something unsettling about China's broader edge in manufacturing: It has figured out how to organize production around large-scale…
Bell Media Invests In Daylight Media's Podcast Network QCode
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian media and entertainment company, Bell Media, has invested in Daylight Media Company and podcast network, QCode. The investment, made through Bell Ventures, Bell's Corporate Venture Capital arm, includes a commercial partnership…
Culture Amp puts liquidity event on the backburner amid tech rout
Technology stocks have been hammered in the global software sell-off, dubbed SaaS-pocalypse, and Australia's most celebrated software unicorns are far from immune. Street Talk understands Culture Amp, the people management software company backed…
Discord pushes back global age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The global rollout of the system is now delayed to…
Baller League is expanding again - Investors are the real winners
The burgeoning landscape of small-sided, digital-focused soccer leagues is currently proving a lucrative ride for sports investors, with audience figures and global reach expanding rapidly, though questions persist regarding the format's long-term…
Beyond Secondaries: Turbine Wants To Unlock Liquidity For Venture LPs
As a venture partner with TTV Capital, Mike Hurst saw the liquidity challenge firsthand after the tech market reset in 2022. VCs were hesitant to call capital and were not actively investing at a time when valuations had reset, he recalls. Founders…
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