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Tech investor Paul Wick says 'doom and gloom' over AI is overblown
The AI boom has shades of the dot-com bubble, but fears of an imminent crash and mass unemployment are overblown, a veteran tech investor says. At the turn of this century, there was an explosion in dot-com startups being formed, and a huge…
Entertainment 360 and Griffin Gaming Partners Launch HITpoint Entertainment
Entertainment 360, a talent management and production company, and Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital firm that focuses exclusively on the video game industry, announced in a recent press release that they're launching a new company called…
Legora's new valuation, Pigment nabs $250M, Boomi buys Elementary Data
Legora, a Stockholm-based legal tech, raised $550m in Series E funding at an $8.8b valuation. Atreides led, joined by Baron Capital, Capital Group, Glade Brook, Fidelity, JPMorgan and insiders Accel, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, General…
Blackstone's $8.7B energy transition fund, $108M for Peak Energy
• ASI, a Boston-based AI startup 'orchestrating critical infrastructure and national security,' raised $325m at a $3b valuation. Spark Capital led, joined by Citadel Securities, Meritech Capital, and Craft Ventures. Go deeper • Peak…
Palmer Luckey Says He's Breeding Genetically Enhanced Dogs for the Military
Try to imagine the most dystopian military startup you can think of, and there's a good chance it already has a billion-dollar valuation in Texas. Palmer Luckey's Warhound is a perfect case-in-point. Along with cofounder Ben Lamm, the billionaire…
IBM Q3 Earnings Review: No Change To Our 'Do Nothing' Opinion (NYSE:IBM)
IBM retains our 'Do Nothing' rating due to structural headwinds and lack of near-term catalysts despite recent share price recovery. Software remains IBM's profit engine, but organic growth is modest and flattered by acquisitions. Consulting and…
Palmer Luckey is launching a genetically engineered war dog startup
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It is a truth universally acknowledged that rich people love a designer dog. TikTok influencers walk their viewers through the…
They bet on real estate when SF was at its bottom. Here's how it turned out
By Max Harrison-Caldwell News Reporter Early in the pandemic, San Francisco's commercial real estate market was in freefall. Most office workers were working from home while some residents were fleeing the city entirely. Misery and addiction filled…
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI Drives A Varied Lineup Of Large Financings
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's Top 10…
Zetwerk IPO: Kae Capital, Accel, Peak XV and Lightspeed set to realise ₹1,215 crore
Early investors in Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses are set to realise around ₹1,215 crore through the company's ₹5,012-crore initial public offering (IPO), with venture capital firms Kae Capital, Accel, Peak XV Partners and…
Wall Street Bets on Box Office Resurgence
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… With the box office on a fantastic run this year, I talk with Wall Street analysts to see who stands to benefit the most. Venture capital activity in media slowed in September, according to Pitchbook.
Silicon Valley startup raises $200M to create genetically engineered military dogs: 'Captain America meets Iron Man'
The dogs of war could soon be getting a DNA upgrade. Silicon Valley heavyweights are pouring $200 million into a straight-out-of-sci-fi plan to genetically engineer military dogs — potentially giving them wolf-like sniffing powers and…
Exclusive: Kivo Health nabs $10M for lung disease
Kivo Health, a telehealth provider focused on lung diseases, raised a $10 million Series A led by Allumia Ventures, CEO Victor Sadauskas tells Axios Pro exclusively. The big picture: The push to manage chronic respiratory conditions outside…
Avidbank (NASDAQ:AVBH) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen
Avidbank (NASDAQ:AVBH - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a 'hold' rating to a 'buy' rating in a research note issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports. A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the…
Outside spending nears $2 billion - and the biggest groups pull further ahead
Outside groups have poured nearly $2 billion into this election cycle with weeks of spending still to come, and a small cluster of groups is responsible for a growing share of that money. The top six outside groups – the Senate Leadership…
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