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Commodity Markets May Unlock Trillions In AI Infrastructure Investment
Tom Traugott, SVP of Emerging Technologies at EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure. The artificial intelligence buildout is on track to cross $1 trillion in annual investment by 2027, with no credible sign of contraction. The record-setting…
How Cypherpunks Lost The Argument But Won The Outcome
Jacob D. Frankel (Kobi), CEO of Beyond Alpha Ventures and Beyond Equity Global Marketplace, Creator of Beyond.AI. One of the most consequential developments in blockchain over the past two years did not happen on a blockchain. It happened in…
Is .AI the new .com? How artificial intelligence is reshaping the market for digital real estate
For more than three decades, the Internet has had an undisputed ruler: the.com domain. From Amazon.com to Google.com, the extension became synonymous with legitimacy, commercial success, and digital visibility. Yet a remarkable shift is now…
L'Oreal, Estée Lauder: India's Gen Z are driving up a mega boom in its beauty market
India's beauty brands have been drawing a lot of interest from global capital recently. Earlier this year in March, American luxury cosmetics maker Estée Lauder fully acquired the homegrown ayurvedic company Forest Essentials. France's…
Shein pushes back Hong Kong debut to September amid delayed orders: sources
Fast-fashion retailer Shein Global Holdings has pushed back its Hong Kong market debut until September 1, after a small delay in taking investor orders for its initial public offering (IPO) at a reduced valuation, according to sources familiar with…
Are you ready to short the Blackhawks or go long on the Cubs? FutureSports could help
Illegal sports betting was mainstreamed into fantasy sports, which gave way to legalized state sports betting, which paved the way for prediction markets. And now, those prediction markets, like Kalshi, Polymarket and Novig, have deals with sports…
A Venture Capitalist Spent $100 Creating A Fake Sorority Girl. TikTok Didn't Notice.
Olivia Moore, a partner on the investing team at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), recently published a post on her social media experiment. Moore engineered “Janie,” a red-haired 19-year-old, using a single image…
Liverpool: What does Jeff Bezos' Liverpool deal mean?
Aadam Patel, Football reporter and , Sports editor When it was revealed on Tuesday that Fenway Sports Group (FSG) had actually sold about 38% of Liverpool to 1892 Holdings, there was certainly an element of confusion. On Friday, the understanding…
Israeli AI-based start-up Dondy acquired by UK holding company Circeus
An Israeli AI -based start-up has been acquired by British technology holding company Circeus less than two years after its launch, in a deal estimated at several million dollars. The start-up, Dondy, creates AI agents which manage customer…
Portfolio review takes on a new urgency for VCs as AI makes 2024's great deals look like 2026's clear mistakes
In Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Matthew Broderick famously winks straight into the camera: “Life moves pretty fast.” Life does move fast, but AI might move even faster. I talk to VCs all day, and it recently occurred to me: Though…
Fractile eyes $6.5b, Rivian's spinout raises $150m, and PE blazes into fire safety
• Fractile, an AI chip startup, is in talks to raise $600m at a $6.5b valuation, per Bloomberg. Go deeper • Also, a micromobility company spun out of Rivian last year, raised $150m in Series D funding. Prysm Capital led, joined by…
Israel's capital problem threatens its trillion-dollar economic ambitions
Israel's ambition to become a trillion-dollar economy is usually framed as a question of quantity: more venture capital, more innovation, more unicorns, more infrastructure, and more regional integration. Those goals matter, but they miss the…
Meta launches Startup School to help early-stage Indian brands scale
What's the story Meta has announced the launch of the 'Meta Startup School,' to help early-stage consumer brands in India. The three-month-long program will focus on improving their digital growth strategies and scaling their businesses using…
Want to Raise Capital? Answer These 3 Questions First.
Before you start seeking funding, put yourself in a position to get a yes. When founders start thinking about raising capital, many jump straight to the familiar tasks of polishing slides, researching investors and asking their network for…
General Catalyst's Health System Places Its Tech Bets
In this week's edition of InnovationRx, we look at Summa Health's first tech bets, the healthcare leaders on Forbes Veteran 250 list, BioMarin's acquisition of an early-stage bone disease therapy, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
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