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PayPal Pauses Venture Capital Portfolio Sale After Lowball Offers
The investments in PayPal's portfolio include shopping app Tabby and crypto platform Anchorage, and the company's attempt to sell the portfolio followed its decision earlier this year to wind down its venture capital arm, according to the report.
Future imperfect: Five predictions for the next decade | Opinion
A lot of minds around the industry currently seem focused on one thing: the future. Whether it was Amir Satvat's Gamescom Dev keynote, or the plethora of industry luminaries who lined up to discuss ongoing and impending turmoil for Edge magazine's…
Yes, We're Entering the Era of Artificial General Intelligence
Good morning. OpenAI proclaimed yesterday that the release of its GPT-6 Astra model may be regarded in the near future as the beginning of artificial general intelligence. The company is almost certainly correct in one sense. We're bound to look…
A Startup General Counsel Knew What Corporate Lawyers Needed From AI. So She Built It.
When an executive at Replit suggested that Cecilia Ziniti seemed distracted by artificial intelligence, she was not an engineer working on the coding startup's AI products. She was its general counsel. The executive told her ‘You're a great…
Microsoft Reorganizes Its Reporting: No Change To Our Hold Rating (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Microsoft is rated Hold, with a price target range of $558-$605 before expected resistance. Recent financial reporting changes look like capital markets marketing to us, not a change in the fundamental investment thesis. MSFT fundamentals remain…
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The New Luxury Flex? Your Vagina
In April, billionaire longevity obsessive Bryan Johnson posted the results of his girlfriend Kate Tolo's vaginal microbiome test on X, declaring that she ranked in the “top 1% of all vaginas” with a score of 100 out of 100. Beneath…
Rare Stock Picks In August 2026 - From 21 Discerning Analysts
Following the strong rebound in the S&P from the beginning of the month, are there any compelling investment ideas out there that may have flown under your radar? Below is a list of August Buy recommendations made by analysts who had no other…
Scots are optimistic about living longer, but do they financial plans to match?
New research from RBC Wealth Management's Longevity Report, which surveyed 45 to 75 year olds with at least £2,000 in assets across the UK, makes that abundantly clear. The findings paint a vivid picture of how people in Scotland are…
Ashley Hinson fought to save private equity's favorite loophole
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On her campaign website, Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee in Iowa's toss-up US Senate race, says she's “laser…
Plug and Play Cyprus to host first innovation expo in Limassol
Plug and Play Cyprus will host its first-ever innovation expo in Limassol on November 11, 2026, bringing together startups, investors and industry leaders as the accelerator prepares to conclude its first cohort on the island. The event will take…
Chinese tech firms deepen ties in Saudi Arabia
Fielding a question from Chinese state media on Sunday, a senior government official from Saudi Arabia touted a “great wave” of scientific innovation emerging from China, and pledged the two countries would further deepen their ties…
A Viral AI Bot Just Showed Travel What Frictionless Actually Means
Instinct differentiates itself by executing travel tasks end-to-end—booking, rebooking, applying credits, monitoring fares, and preserving seat assignments—through simple text or voice, whereas most AI agents stop short at the final…
Snoop Dogg searching for ice cream taster to join his company
Snoop Dogg is looking to hire somebody who can taste his ice cream for him. The herbal rapper co-founded ice cream brand Dr Bombay in 2023 and has now put out a job advert offering $10,000 (£7.3k) a month for an expert tester. And the good…
A16z-Backed OpenReserve Gets Approval for Full-Service National Bank
OpenReserve Bank, backed by Andreessen Horowitz among other VC heavyweights, received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on September 2 to charter a full-service national bank in Salt Lake City…
Mussafer Gift Pushes 1834 Ventures Near $20M in New Orleans
A commitment from David Mussafer, chairman emeritus and managing partner of Advent International, has pushed 1834 Ventures to more than 95% of its $20 million fundraising target, moving the New Orleans-based venture capital firm to the doorstep of…
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