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Why 'hold forever' investors are snapping up venture capital 'zombies'
Italian company Bending Spoons flew largely under the radar — until last month. In a span of 48 hours, the company announced the acquisition of AOL and a massive $270 million raise, quadrupling its valuation to $11 billion, up from $2.55…
How PE And VC Collapsed Into One Battlefield
HAMBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 28: Participant hold their laptops in front of an illuminated wall at the annual Chaos Computer Club (CCC) computer hackers' congress, called 29C3, on December 28, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. The 29th Chaos Communication…
Warner Music Settles Lawsuit With AI Music Startup Suno
Warner Music Group said Tuesday it settled its lawsuit accusing AI music company Suno of training its models on copyrighted material, marking the first settlement after the three major record labels and the Recording Industry Association of America…
How wealthy investors should view AI - Washington Examiner
Most AI entrepreneurs are not coming from Silicon Valley or a deep tech background. They come from other industries and are using technology to build meaningful, human-centric communities with empathic connections. The real issue is with corporate…
Trump administration finalizes updating federal employee records
The Trump administration said it's finished updating federal employee records to remove some of the negative consequences of this year's mass firing of probationary employees. Federal agencies say the personnel records have all been updated to…
Start-up Eucalyptus set to be Australia's next unicorn with $1.4b val
Eucalyptus, the start-up behind online weight loss brands Pilot and Juniper, is set to join Australia's unicorn class, expected to clinch a $1.37 billion valuation and the backing of big-name venture capital and superannuation investors in its…
In 'A New Era,' Forterra Pursues Both Defense And Commercial Launches
Forterra's Series C fundraise will support their dual military-commercial strategy, leveraging soldier support systems as shown here. When it comes to vehicle technology, defense needs and commercial logistics needs have historically had very…
Marc Andreessen-Backed Super-PAC Pours Millions Into Fighting State AI Regulations
A pro-AI super PAC is investing millions into creating an AI-friendly regulatory environment in the United States. Called “Leading The Future,” the super PAC is backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI president Greg…
Crypto VC activity hits $4.6B in Q3, second-best quarter since FTX collapse
Crypto-focused venture capital investment reached $4.65 billion in the third quarter, the second-highest amount of activity since crypto exchange FTX collapsed in late 2022 and decimated venture bets on crypto. Galaxy Digital's head of research…
Google, Accel partner to back Indian AI startups
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google and venture capital firm Accel will partner to fund at least 10 early-stage Indian AI startups, marking the U.S. technology giant's first such funding partnership, top executives at the companies said on…
Dozens of state attorneys general urge US Congress not to block AI laws
(Reuters) -Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 35 states and the District of Columbia urged congressional leaders on Tuesday not to block state laws governing artificial intelligence, warning of 'disastrous consequences' if the…
Why The U.S.-China AI Arms Race Is Entering A Critical New Phase
Digitally Generated Image, 3D rendered Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang turned heads earlier this month when he told the Financial Times he believes China will win the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race due to the country's expanding power capacity and…
Inside the Trump administration's dicey play to block states from regulating AI
Spurred to action by tech industry lobbyists and insiders, Republicans in the Senate appear to be planning to add language to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would preempt states from passing laws regulating AI labs. Two sources…
Army Secretary Emerges As Key Player in Ukraine Talks
As the Trump Administration works to nudge Ukraine and Russia closer to the negotiation table and towards a peace deal, a figure increasingly at the center of the negotiations is U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, a close ally of Vice President…
How women business owners can use networking to close the capital and mentorship gap
When I launched my first business in my twenties, I thought success meant doing everything alone. I believed that if I worked hard enough, read every business book, and put in the hours, I'd eventually figure it all out. What I quickly realized…
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