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UK venture capital returns match the US at 1.78x, report finds
UK venture capital funds have matched the returns of their US counterparts and outperformed the rest of Europe over the long term, according to a report published today by the British Business Bank. The state-owned bank's UK Venture Capital…
Exclusive-Tiger Global, Dragoneer in talks to invest in Kalshi's new $1 billion fundraise, sources say
NEW YORK, Sept 29: Kalshi is in advanced discussions to raise about $1 billion in fresh funding from existing and new investors, including Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group, according to people familiar with the matter, as the…
OpenAI's agents are still ransacking the web
Emily Forlini here. It finally happened: I had my first bout of existential AI dread last week. I managed to fend it off since July, when I helped break the story that OpenAI's agents autonomously hacked Hugging Face. But it's starting to sink in…
NGIF Capital Becomes Northreach Capital, Expanding Its Mandate Across Heavy Industry
CALGARY, AB, Sept. 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- NGIF Capital, a venture investor with a ten-year track record backing innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced it will operate as (Northreach), reflecting a significantly expanded investment…
Trump dines with Xi while Pentagon starves tech that could beat him
Washington's primary vulnerability in this race is not a lack of ingenuity. It is our own bloated defense procurement bureaucracy. The Department of War must shatter the institutional “Valley of Death” that blocks commercial…
Office of Personnel Management uncovers $500M in fraud and waste in federal health benefits programs
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration announced $500 million in waste and fraud findings at the Office of Personnel Management – revealing a recovery of potentially fraudulent funds for federal health benefits programs. Health insurance…
Travel in 2027: Euronews Travel's top trends and predictions
Travel is constantly changing and 2027 looks set to bring plenty of new ways to see the world. From holidays designed around health and longevity to a growing appetite for slower, more meaningful escapes, travellers are becoming more selective…
Oura stock listing in limbo as smart ring startup delays IPO just days after launching it
Oura has been gearing up to go public all month. Now, it seems those plans have been put on the back burner. The California-based smart ring maker said on Tuesday that it will postpone its highly anticipated stock listing. Oura explained that it…
Tiny Health Raises $33M To Explore What Gut Data Can Reveal About Future Health
When Cheryl Sew Hoy 's daughter developed eczema, allergies and food sensitivities, she began reading research on the infant gut microbiome. Her daughter had been born by C-section, while her younger son, born vaginally, had no similar conditions.
OpenAI's $1.4T aim, Jeeves' $110m, and Capitolis' buy
• OpenAI aims to raise at least $30b at a $1.4t valuation, Bloomberg reports. Go deeper 🌎 Hertha Metals, a Conroe, Texas-based green steel producer, raised $134m in Series A funding. Khosla Ventures and Doerr Capital led the round…
Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech
Defense and venture capital used to rarely overlap, but that's no longer the case. Defense tech VC dealmaking set a record in Q1 2026, and new VC firms have emerged around the world to invest solely in defense startups. One of these is two-year-old…
India readies $25 billion for Deep Tech investment as U.S. and China race ahead
India is preparing to deploy $25 billion to support Deep Tech start-ups in the country, as it tries to catch up with the U.S. and China in the global tech race to cut its reliance on frontier foreign technology. In the last decade, India invested…
Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
Terms like “AI sprawl” have become common fare on tech social media and in thought leadership as enterprises start deploying AI agents en masse. But CISOs worried about securing swarms of agents suddenly operating across networks are…
Another Aussie start-up looks to ride medical AI wave, eyes US deal
Healthcare AI infrastructure business Big Picture Medical is rattling the tin for $10 million as the Sydney-based start-up woos strategic investors in the United States. The raising values the company at about $100 million and will target family…
ServiceNOW, A Bellwether For The AI Vs. Software Trade (NYSE:NOW)
ServiceNow is rated Hold, reflecting a balanced risk/reward profile at current levels within the markup zone. NOW's fundamentals remain strong: Revenue growth accelerated to 24% YoY, with robust 77% gross margins and 27% TTM unlevered pretax FCF…
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