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bloomberg.com - Natasha Mascarenhas - OpenAI Backer Altimeter Targets More Than $3 Billion for Private Markets Funds
OpenAI Backer Altimeter Targets More Than $3 Billion for Private Markets Funds
Bloomberg –

Altimeter Capital Management, a prominent OpenAI and Anthropic PBC investor, is raising a set of new funds for its private markets investment work. The firm is targeting a $2.5 billion new venture capital fund to back late-stage, pre-IPO companies…

newsweek.com - Alex Backus - Thomas Massie political future explained amid Pete Hegseth impeachment push
Thomas Massie political future explained amid Pete Hegseth impeachment push
Newsweek –

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, who is leaving Congress after losing his Republican primary earlier this year, has reintroduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with a House vote expected as early as this…

techcrunch.com - Lucas Ropek - California's proposed 'billionaire tax' fails to pass
California's proposed 'billionaire tax' fails to pass
TechCrunch –

California voters have rejected Proposition 40, the state's proposed one-time tax on billionaires, the Associated Press reported Monday. The measure failed after an expensive campaign that pitted labor unions against some of tech's wealthiest…

bloomberg.com - Madison Muller - J&J Backs Psychedelic-Inspired Biotech in $100 Million Round
J&J Backs Psychedelic-Inspired Biotech in $100 Million Round
Bloomberg –

Johnson & Johnson is backing a biotech company developing psychedelic-inspired medicines that promise to treat depression without the hallucinations, leading a $100 million financing round as pharmaceutical companies increasingly embrace a…

afr.com - Paul Smith - Employment Hero shrugs off Canva carnage to book earnings growth
Employment Hero shrugs off Canva carnage to book earnings growth
Australian Financial Review –

The founder of Employment Hero says the company's early moves to develop artificial intelligence agents have spared it from redundancies, allowing the human resources technology unicorn to buck the trend hitting peers across the local sector. In an…

axios.com - Lucinda Shen - Nominal hits $3b, Windward's IPO, and Morgan Stanley buys Vinyl
Nominal hits $3b, Windward's IPO, and Morgan Stanley buys Vinyl
Axios –

• Nominal, an Austin, Texas-based manufacturing software developer, raised a $240m Series C at a $3b valuation. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Insight Partners led, joined by Lux Capital, Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Avenir…

bleedingcool.com - Rich Johnston - Todd McFarlane Sells His Toys In The Daily LITG, 9th of November, 2026
Todd McFarlane Sells His Toys In The Daily LITG, 9th of November, 2026
Bleeding Cool News –

Posted in: Collectibles, Comics | Tagged: newlitg, todd mcfarlane Todd McFarlane selling a majority share of McFarlane Toys to venture capital was the most-read article on Bleeding Cool yesterday, again. Todd McFarlane selling a majority share of…

coinpedia.org - Sara K - STX Price Prediction 2027: Could Stacks Be Poised for a Major Repricing?
STX Price Prediction 2027: Could Stacks Be Poised for a Major Repricing?
Coinpedia Fintech News –

STX's outlook for 2027 depends mainly on whether institutional Bitcoin staking keeps growing, because every directly bonded BTC requires STX worth approximately 5% of its value. The first three Bitcoin Bonds have drawn roughly 1,740 BTC since…

econotimes.com - Elias Mercer - Barotune Provides Live AI Multilingual Subtitles at DMTS 2026 Conference
Barotune Provides Live AI Multilingual Subtitles at DMTS 2026 Conference
EconoTimes –

AI real-time interpretation service Barotune provided live multilingual subtitle interpretation at the Digital Media Tech Show (DMTS) 2026 conference, held on November 5 at KINTEX Exhibition Center 1 in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Hosted by Goyang…

jpost.com - ANNA AHRONHEIM - Texas strengthens Israel innovation ties with planned Jerusalem trade office
Texas strengthens Israel innovation ties with planned Jerusalem trade office
The Jerusalem Post –

Texas will be opening its trade office in Jerusalem shortly as it seeks to capitalize on growing commercial and technology ties between Israel and a state that has quietly become one of America's most important centers for defense and innovation.

indianexpress.com - Express Global Desk - Trump, Musk back Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid China spy controversy
Trump, Musk back Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid China spy controversy
The Indian Express –

3 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Your feedback has been reported succesfully. After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having been “unfaithful” to his wife Lori Huang, the tech tycoon has received support from…

independent.co.uk - Caroline Garland - The rise and fall of the term 'carbon neutral' - and where we go from here
The rise and fall of the term 'carbon neutral' - and where we go from here
The Independent –

Few people get to watch their own word being pushed out of use in real time. Fewer still celebrate. 'I regret coining the phrase 'carbon neutral',' says Dan Morrell, 'so I'm absolutely delighted that my word has been banned, which is an…

technologyreview.com - Mary Nichols - The climate case for AI has not been made
The climate case for AI has not been made
MIT Technology Review –

Some academic researchers have examined these AI-related climate claims. A peer-reviewed study published last year, led by researchers at the London School of Economics' Grantham Research Institute and the firm Systemiq, estimated that AI could…

businessinsider.com - Ben Bergman - Vinod Khosla is betting AI will kill the static website
Vinod Khosla is betting AI will kill the static website
Business Insider –

Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is betting the days of one-size-fits-all websites are numbered. His latest AI investment, Coframe, wants to remake the web so every visitor sees a page tailored to them. 'The world has changed because AI…

crn.com - Rick Whiting - On The Leading Edge Of Innovation: Stellar Startups You Need To Know In 2026
On The Leading Edge Of Innovation: Stellar Startups You Need To Know In 2026
CRN –

Our annual Stellar Startups special report spotlights some of the most exciting channel-focused startup companies with ground-breaking technologies that are creating new opportunities for solution providers. The IT industry continues to undergo a…

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