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Huanggang Port blueprint: institutional innovation and global integration for the Greater Bay Area
The opening of the reconstructed Huanggang Port on October 12 marks a transformative milestone in the infrastructural and economic integration of the Greater Bay Area. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Originally established in the late 1980s, the…
Eric Trump trashes ABC over 'bulls--- hit piece,' backs call for FCC probe into revised story
Eric Trump expressed support for a federal probe into a botched story from ABC News about his family's business dealings with defense contractor Anduril Industries. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
As US medical debt grows, AI will be used more to collect it
Medical debt is expected to grow in coming years as Republican-led health cuts come into force this winter. As it does, a changing world of medical billing and debt collection awaits patients: one where artificial intelligence increasingly listens…
China Insight: Chinese Brands Are Putting Aesthetics Before Business
From an incense house in historic Hangzhou to a third-generation gold jeweler opening in Nanjing, there is a shift taking place in China, with aesthetics becoming not just a brand language, but a business strategy. The business world remains…
Ridgepost Capital Stock: Positive Fundraising Outlook Should Drive A Re-Rating (NYSE:RPC)
Ridgepost Capital, rated buy, manages $34.3B in fee-paying AUM, with 99% of revenue from management fees on committed or deployed capital. RPC's revenue model is resilient, as fees are based on committed capital locked for 3-5 years, insulating…
Inside the triumph and trauma of Labor's $88b tax overhaul
It was a week before Treasurer Jim Chalmers was to announce the country's biggest tax shake-up in a quarter-century, and Diane Brown found herself receiving urgent messages. A senior Treasury official, Brown was the first point of call for major…
The next generation of Israeli entrepreneurs is in defense tech
For decades, Israel's technology story has been defined by its ability to turn military experience into commercial innovation. Cybersecurity is perhaps the clearest example. Young Israelis left elite military units with technological expertise…
U.S. private equity deal value was down 14.1% in Q3, PitchBook says
Private equity has been in a low-grade slowdown for years, locked in a Groundhog Day loop. “You hear it every year now,” said Kyle Walters, PitchBook analyst. “You heard it in 2023, where private equity said: ‘It could…
New York Fashion Tech Lab Puts Female-Led Tech Startups Front and Center
There always seems to be another ceiling to break. In the U.S., for example, only a fraction of venture capital has gone to solely female-founded startups. In fact, historical data points to a decline, with startups that only have female founders…
LinkedIn is piloting a school to teach workers how to become their own bosses-no degree required
The job market is getting harder to break into. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported employers added just 29,000 jobs last month, below economists' expectations of 90,000, and more than a quarter (27.1%) of unemployed Americans have been out of…
AI FOMO driving some family offices into tech investments, survey suggests
Investment firms of ultra-wealthy families are feeling FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) about artificial intelligence, a new study suggests. While 85% of family offices cited AI as their top investment theme, three-quarters of respondents said they…
25-Year-Old Microsoft Engineer Quits Rs 1.9 Crore Job To Chase AI Startup Dream: 'Living Off My Savings'
Treasury has begun attracting paying customers and generated more than $6,000 in revenue. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed A former Microsoft engineer quit a $200,000+ job to start his AI startup Treasury He built Treasury, an AI money…
AI partner ecosystem: Dell adapts to Silicon Valley builders - SiliconANGLE
Silicon Valley's AI partner ecosystem is changing as enterprises push artificial intelligence projects out of pilots and into production. In the region where much of the AI stack is invented, infrastructure providers are learning that selling to…
U.S. military, Coast Guard expanding technological capabilities
(The Center Square) – The U.S. military and U.S. Coast Guard are expanding their technological capabilities through a range of modernization initiatives, artificial intelligence and drones. The Department of War said it is implementing a…
My cofounder and I were rivals at hackathons. At 21, I put college on hold to build a startup with him.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Raymond Loong Ng, 21, the cofounder of Makeable, a San Francisco-based startup. It's been edited for length and clarity. I was born in Vietnam and moved to Singapore when I was 9. As a kid, I…
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