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5 Cybersecurity Trends Pros Need to Know for 2026
If cybersecurity professionals felt inundated with information and hype about artificial intelligence over the last 12 months, they will need to steel themselves for even more in 2026. Deloitte predicts the market for agentic AI alone is expected…
Ilhan Omar's obscure financial disclosures under scrutiny
Omar's most recent financial disclosure shows that her husband has an ownership stake in a winery worth between $1 million and $5 million, as well as a stake in a venture capital firm valued between $5 million and $25 million. Media organizations…
2025 was the year of VC FOMO but a 'reckoning' might be coming in 2026.
It was a frenzied year in venture capital, with the hottest AI companies raising hundreds of millions in fresh capital every few months and founders with the slightest kernel of an idea able to command multibillion-dollar valuations. But some VCs…
Cypherpunk grows Zcash holdings with latest $29M purchase
Nasdaq-listed Cypherpunk Technologies has expanded its crypto corporate treasury with a new purchase of Zcash tokens for about $29 million. According to Tuesday's announcement, the company bought 56,418 Zcash (ZEC) paying an average price of $514…
Ilhan Omar's net worth under scrutiny
Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar is coming under increasing scrutiny over her apparent rapid increase in net worth. The right-leaning National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is among those asking questions about Omar's sudden net…
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Next Year in Crypto
Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec bring together the latest news from the world of business and finance and the interesting stories of global technology, politics, economics and more by harnessing the power of Bloomberg Businessweek reporters and…
IPOs in 2025 Were Too Meager to Resolve the VC Liquidity Crisis
Venture capital-backed companies raised more funding via initial public offerings in 2025 than in the year prior, but the volume and performance of new listings disappointed VC investors. “The public markets were more tepid in 2025 than I…
Meta Buys AI Agent Startup for $2 Billion, Says It Will Cut All Ties With China
Meta did it again. The social media giant just bought another AI startup. This time, it's the Singapore-based AI agent company Manus. Meta is buying the AI company in a deal worth more than $2 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. It's the…
Meta just bought one of the fastest-growing AI startups you've probably never heard of
In a year defined by companies pouring shocking sums of money into AI, one more deal squeaked in just before 2026. Meta just made a play on Manus, the buzzy Singapore-based company with Chinese roots that turned heads earlier this year when it…
Would you invest in your favourite craft beer? Nearly 1,000 people have
For beer brewer Richard Jeffares, his business is personal. After a diagnosis of coeliac disease, the craft beer enthusiast mourned that he could no longer have a schooner at the pub with friends, given that a key ingredient in most traditional…
Conservative Watchdog Group to Investigate Ilhan Omar Amid Mass Fraud in Minnesota
Amid a wave of fraud scandals rocking Minnesota, the conservative watchdog group National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is reportedly turning its attention to Representative Ilhan Omar. When asked about a potential investigation, NLPC chair Peter…
Ilhan Omar facing probe over how wealth rocketed to $30 million
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is facing scrutiny over her financial disclosure forms after her assets skyrocketed from only $1,000 to almost $30 million in just one year. Omar's most recent financial disclosure form, released in May, lists the…
MongoDB: Following Palantir's Playbook (Rating Upgrade) (NASDAQ:MDB)
I am upgrading MongoDB, Inc. to a Buy after two consecutive quarters of 800 bps revenue beats and significant margin expansion coupled with impressive raise to forward guidance. MDB's Atlas platform accelerated growth to 30% YoY, now 75% of revenue…
Abercrombie & Fitch: This Is Just The Beginning (NYSE:ANF)
I am reiterating my “buy” rating on Abercrombie & Fitch with a raised price target of $168, implying a 33% upside, after it has climbed 45% since my previous rating. Management's consistent beat-and-raise on revenue and earnings…
'Move fast, break stuff': how tech bros became Hollywood's go-to baddie in 2025
Between the slash-and-burn US government reboot led by a dank meme fan and the relentless pushing of AI by venture capital-backed blowhards, 2025 has felt like peak obnoxious tech bro. Fittingly, jargon-spouting, self-regarding digital visionaries…
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