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Survey: 2025 record year for M&A activity in Israel
More than 300 venture capital partners, angel investors, serial entrepreneurs, and innovation leaders gathered for the annual 'Trends & Forecasts' conference, which reviewed the performance of Israel's tech sector in a challenging year marked by…
Meghan and Harry's latest publicist leaves amid Archewell redundancies
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 's chief communications officer has stepped down after less than a year in the job. Meredith Maines, who started working for the Sussexes in March 2025, is believed to be the eleventh publicist in five years to exit…
Company that uses AI to poll fake people wins backing from top investor
A start-up founded by a former adviser to Boris Johnson has raised millions of pounds from an early investor in Klarna to develop artificial intelligence-powered polling. Electric Twin, which was launched by ex-No 10 data expert Ben Warner, has…
These 11 retail startups raised millions from VCs this year, from Gopuff to Stickerbox
With venture capital pouring into artificial intelligence, retail startups are struggling to compete for funding. PitchBook has tracked $396 million worth of VC deals in retail through December 19 of this year, down from a recent peak of $7.6…
Ilhan Omar's Husband's Firm Scrubs Details Amid Minnesota Welfare Fraud Probe
Rep. Ilhan Omar is once again facing criticism as her husband Tim Mynett's venture capital firm, Rose Lake Capital, removed key officer and advisor details from its website. This change comes amid Minnesota's growing welfare fraud investigation and…
Report: Ilhan Omar's Husband's Firm Erases Names as Minnesota Fraud Case Heats Up
Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) husband's venture capital firm has reportedly erased the names of “nine officers and advisors” from its website, a suspicious move that comes amid pressure over massive fraud in Minnesota. Omar…
Brookfield Wealth Solutions: Still Widely Misunderstood (NYSE:BNT)
Brookfield Wealth Solutions operates an investment-led insurance model built around long-duration annuities, liabilities, and investments. Brookfield's ecosystem creates a powerful flywheel between BWS, BAM, Brookfield Corporation and its operating…
Pinterest: I'm Giving Up On This Company (Rating Downgrade) (NYSE:PINS)
I am downgrading Pinterest to a “hold” with a $26 price target due to weak Q4 guidance that is pointing to concerns regarding monetization effectiveness in the UCAN region. US & Canada continues to contribute over 75% of Total…
Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) Price Prediction and Forecast 2026-2030 (January 2026)
Shares of Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) gained 16.65% over the past month after losing 10.69% the month prior. On the year, the stock is down 19.51%, and over the past year, CRM is down 22.12%. Amid that slump, the company's market cap has shrunk to…
China's beautiful biotech chaos vs West's elegant paralysis
Recent analyses have documented what many in the pharmaceutical industry quietly suspected: China's drug discovery output has achieved parity with the United States, tripling from roughly 30 new medicines in 2013 to over 400 a decade later. This is…
Uniswap Burns $596M in UNI After Fee Switch Governance Vote
Uniswap has executed a major token burn following the approval of its long-anticipated fee burning proposal, removing 100 million UNI, worth roughly $596 million at current prices, from the protocol's treasury. Onchain data shows the burn…
Visa woes
The US government is reshaping the H-1B visa programme by replacing its long-standing lottery system with a wage-based allocation model to attract highly specialised, high-paying talent while reducing dependence on mass recruitment. The change is…
Six easiest countries to get citizenship - The Nation Newspaper
Securing a second passport is becoming increasingly attractive for enhanced global mobility, expanded business opportunities, and long-term security. While citizenship laws differ from country to country, some nations offer relatively simple…
Kazakhstan and Korea: Deepening an enhanced strategic partnership
The partnership between Kazakhstan and Korea has evolved into a mature and forward-looking relationship grounded in mutual trust, shared values and a common vision for sustainable development. Over more than three decades since the establishment of…
CT theaters large and small are greeting 2026 with optimism and cool, different shows
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When people talk about the future of live theater in America, any optimism is always tempered or qualified. But even those who never feel truly hopeful can acknowledge that 2025 was a pretty good year.
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