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chron.com - STEVEN SLOAN and KEN SWEET - Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets
Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets
Chron

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made. Users on Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, could place bets on…

forbes.com - Bootstrapped To $1 Billion: How Arizona-Based Lectric eBikes Is Dominating The D2C Market
Bootstrapped To $1 Billion: How Arizona-Based Lectric eBikes Is Dominating The D2C Market
Forbes

How do you build a $1 billion direct-to-consumer business without relying on the traditional venture capital playbook? Forbes' Alex York sits down with Levi Conlow, co-founder and CEO of Lectric eBikes, to unpack how his company became North…

winnipegfreepress.com - Steven Sloan And Ken Sweet, The Associated Press - Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets
Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets
Winnipeg Free Press

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thehill.com - Julia Mueller - Democrats' fundraising dominates key midterm races: What we learned from the latest campaign filings
Democrats' fundraising dominates key midterm races: What we learned from the latest campaign filings
The Hill

First-quarter campaign fundraising reports released this week offer new insights on midterm dynamics with the fight for control of Congress in full swing. Democrats boasted massive hauls in high-stakes House and Senate races over the last three…

bloomberg.com - Natasha Mascarenhas - Sequoia's New Leaders Raise About $7 Billion for Firm's Biggest Bets
Sequoia's New Leaders Raise About $7 Billion for Firm's Biggest Bets
Bloomberg

Sequoia Capital, one of the largest and most prominent venture capital firms, has raised about $7 billion for a new fund according to people familiar with the discussions — the first fresh fundraising under Sequoia's new leadership. The…

fortune.com - Allie Garfinkle - The startup Blackstone just backed to turn any exec's data question into instant answers
The startup Blackstone just backed to turn any exec's data question into instant answers
Fortune

Ethan Ding sees the last decade of SaaS as a historical glitch. “In 30 years, we're going to look back and say ‘oh, remember that period of time where those crazy software companies were selling seats for 90 to 95% margins?'”…

breitbart.com - Elizabeth Weibel - Exclusive - 'Leading the Future' Super PAC Releases List of 'House GOP Champions'
Exclusive - 'Leading the Future' Super PAC Releases List of 'House GOP Champions'
Breitbart

Leading the Future, a super PAC focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), released a list of Republican incumbents that they are supporting, Breitbart News has learned. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), Rep. Brandon Gill…

bbc.co.uk - Matt Chorley - AI minister Liz Kendall says she doesn't use AI at work
AI minister Liz Kendall says she doesn't use AI at work
BBC

Matt ChorleyPresenter, BBC Radio 5 Live and Newsnight Liz Kendall, the cabinet minister in charge of Artificial Intelligence (AI), has revealed she does not use AI in her job. The Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary this week unveiled a…

yahoo.com - Prologis, Inc. (PLD) Stock Forecasts
Prologis, Inc. (PLD) Stock Forecasts
Yahoo!

Prologis is a global industrial REIT that owns, builds, and manages space for warehouses, manufacturing, distribution, and large-scale storage. PLD became the world's largest industrial REIT by focusing on business-to-business fulfillment and…

rediff.com - Text Feed - IndiaAI Mission: Driving Global Expansion For AI Startups
IndiaAI Mission: Driving Global Expansion For AI Startups
Rediff.com

The IndiaAI Mission has chosen 10 promising Indian AI startups for its Global Acceleration Programme, providing them with the resources and connections needed to expand their reach on a global scale. IndiaAI Mission selects 10 AI startups for its…

afr.com - Tess Bennett - Investors tip millions into start-up inventing rare earths replacements
Investors tip millions into start-up inventing rare earths replacements
Australian Financial Review

Deep tech start-up Atomic Tessellator is worth $50 million after defence sector investors including In-Q-Tel, a venture capital investor with links to the CIA, backed the six-person company's mission to develop alternatives to rare earths. Atomic…

axios.com - Lucinda Shen - Plata eyes Nubank's territory, unmanned subs emerge, and a Saudi soccer deal
Plata eyes Nubank's territory, unmanned subs emerge, and a Saudi soccer deal
Axios

• Plata, a Mexican digital bank, raised a $405m Series C round at a $5b valuation. Bicycle Capital led, joined by QIA, BTG Pactual, Valor Capital Group, Kora, Hedosophia, Spice Expeditions, and Audeo Ventures. Go deeper • Zūm, a…

indiatimes.com - China's DeepSeek is raising funds at $10 billion valuation: Report
China's DeepSeek is raising funds at $10 billion valuation: Report
India Times

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is in talks with investors to raise at least $300 million at a valuation of $10 billion, The Information reported on Friday, citing two ‌people familiar ⁠with ⁠the matter. The…

ipsnews.net - Claver Gatete - Africa's Future Depends on Innovation, Data, and Frontier Technologies
Africa's Future Depends on Innovation, Data, and Frontier Technologies
Inter Press Service

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Apr 17 2026 (IPS) - Across the continent, GDP has risen on the back of more workers, more capital and a commodity super-cycle, rather than through genuine gains in productivity and innovation. Too little labour has moved out…

businessinsider.com - Ben Bergman - Ramp is telling investors it is about to hit $1.4 billion in revenue a year, as the company prepares to go public.
Ramp is telling investors it is about to hit $1.4 billion in revenue a year, as the company prepares to go public.
Business Insider

Ramp, a New York-based fintech startup, has told potential investors it is on track to reach a $1.4 billion in annual recurring revenue this quarter as it prepares for a potential IPO, according to people familiar with the matter. That is up…

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