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techcrunch.com - Zack Whittaker - VC firm Insight Partners confirms personal data stolen during January hack
VC firm Insight Partners confirms personal data stolen during January hack
TechCrunch

Venture capital firm Insight Partners said it will alert an unspecified number of people that their personal information was stolen during a cyberattack in January. The VC firm confirmed in an updated statement this week it was planning to notify…

newsweek.com - Lucas Ohrt - Europe Needs an Economic NATO | Opinion
Europe Needs an Economic NATO | Opinion
Newsweek

opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the interpretation of facts and data. ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Europe is losing ground fast. Since 2000, productivity growth has lagged 30 percent behind the U.S. The same trend…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Company and Personal Data Compromised in Recent Insight Partners Hack
Company and Personal Data Compromised in Recent Insight Partners Hack
SecurityWeek

Venture capital company Insight Partners data breach Private equity and venture capital company Insight Partners is informing some partners and employees that their information may have been stolen by hackers in the cyberattack discovered in…

forbes.com - Dmitry Afonov - Winning Gen Z: Five Lessons From Scaling Through Influencer Marketing
Winning Gen Z: Five Lessons From Scaling Through Influencer Marketing
Forbes

Dmitry Afonov, CEO and Co-Founder, Aithor.com. When we launched our AI writing assistant, it was just one of many experiments inside our venture capital studio. We had a simple goal: to help students write better, faster and with less stress. We…

newsweek.com - Aman Kidwai - How Estonia is advancing AI in government, business and education
How Estonia is advancing AI in government, business and education
Newsweek

news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Estonia may be a small country, but it maintains an outsized reputation in…

businessinsider.com - Lee Chong Ming - My VC firm invests in hundreds of early-stage startups. AI won't put good engineers out of jobs - we're going to need more of them.
My VC firm invests in hundreds of early-stage startups. AI won't put good engineers out of jobs - we're going to need more of them.
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Magnus Grimeland, the CEO and founder of Antler, a global early-stage venture capital firm. He also cofounded Zalora, a fashion e-commerce platform in Asia. This interview has been edited for…

bleepingcomputer.com - Bill Toulas - VC giant Insight Partners confirms investor data stolen in breach
VC giant Insight Partners confirms investor data stolen in breach
BleepingComputer

Venture capital firm Insight Partners has confirmed that sensitive data for employees and limited partners was stolen in a January 2025 cyberattack. Insight Partners is a prominent global venture capital and private equity firm specializing in…

venturebeat.com - Dean Takahashi - Q1's $7.8B in game investments and M&A marks largest quarter since 2023 | DDM
Q1's $7.8B in game investments and M&A marks largest quarter since 2023 | DDM
VentureBeat

The game industry's motto for all of last year was “survive til 2025.” And in some respects, that wasn't just wishful thinking. As the industry trudged through 2024, market researcher DDM saw positive signs. And with one quarter of…

newsweek.com - Eileen Falkenberg-Hull - Slate confirms $700 million in funding, Bezos investment
Slate confirms $700 million in funding, Bezos investment
Newsweek

news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Slate Auto, the startup electric vehicle manufacturer, today confirmed to…

reviewjournal.com - Emerson Drewes - New venture fund launched by former UNLV president
New venture fund launched by former UNLV president
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Launched on May 1, Desert Forge Ventures is led by former president of UNLV and Claremont Graduate University, Len Jessup. In the first round of funding, Desert Forge Ventures Fund I, will provide $100,000 to $1 million investments towards pre-seed…

telegraph.co.uk - Cameron Henderson - Trump 'pushing for tax rise on the rich'
Trump 'pushing for tax rise on the rich'
The Telegraph

The apparent call between Mr Trump and Mr Johnson takes place as the Republican-controlled House aims to pass a Reconciliation Bill that would extend Mr Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The act applies to businesses and individuals, while…

venturebeat.com - Dean Takahashi - Resurgens Gaming raises funds to launch Ghost Launchpad game accelerator
Resurgens Gaming raises funds to launch Ghost Launchpad game accelerator
VentureBeat

Resurgens Gaming, a gaming and creator-driven entertainment company, said it raised a seven-figure investment to launch Ghost Launchpad, a new game accelerator and publishing division. The company didn't disclose the exact amount of the Series Seed…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Evolving job market suits candidates with Arts, Science and Commerce background, say experts in Coimbatore
Evolving job market suits candidates with Arts, Science and Commerce background, say experts in Coimbatore
The Hindu

A wide spectrum of career possibilities across the realms of arts, science and commerce, against the backdrop of technological disruptions, was the topic of discussion among experts at the second and final day of The Hindu Education Plus Career…

mediabrief.com - mbdesk2 - Green Frontier Capital named world's most popular climate VC in 2024 Climate50 ranking
Green Frontier Capital named world's most popular climate VC in 2024 Climate50 ranking
MediaBrief

Selected from a competitive field of 288 global funds overseeing more than USD 539 billion in assets, Green Frontier's top placement underscores its growing influence at the intersection of innovation, climate, and emerging markets. The firm was…

nytimes.com - Susanne Craig - Musk-Tied Investor Clashes With One of World's Biggest Asset Managers
Musk-Tied Investor Clashes With One of World's Biggest Asset Managers
The New York Times

A prominent Silicon Valley investor is in a bitter dispute with his former employer, one of the world's largest asset managers, accusing it of fraud and attempted bribery. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in California, Josh Raffaelli, who until late…

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