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The courtship between Silicon Valley and MAGA was consummated on June 6, 2024, in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood, on a street known as “Billionaires' Row,” at the 22,000-square-foot, $45 million French-limestone mansion…
Supporting startups that are shaping the future of energy
Global annual electricity demand is expected to be 50% higher over the next five years compared to the past decade, driven by a new era of manufacturing, electrification and digital infrastructure. This presents a massive opportunity for smarter…
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CFTC Gets Mixed Responses to Prediction Market Rulemaking
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission received more than 1,500 responses to a proposed rule tied to prediction markets, with some backing the regulator while others called for a tougher crackdown on the platforms. The CFTC's request for…
Waymo swallowed this year's AV funding boom
The Autonomous Vehicle sector this year has seen some of the largest venture capital backing in more than 10 years, all of which has gone toward fewer competitors. Barely halfway through the second quarter, the AV industry has seen nearly $19…
The future tenants of South Chicago's quantum computing campus
This story is part of Quantum Crossroads, a series examining the impact of the quantum computing megadevelopment in South Chicago. The push to transform Chicago into a world leader in quantum computing research and development has been yearslong…
KB Financial seeks to team up with U.S.-based Pantera Capital
SEOUL, May 4 (UPI) -- South Korea's KB Financial Group said it met with U.S.-based Pantera Capital to explore business opportunities in the blockchain sector. KB Financial said Sunday the two conferred late last month in Seoul to discuss ways to…
Chinese humanoid robot maker Linkerbot seeks $6B valuation
Chinese humanoid robot maker Linkerbot is seeking investment at a $6 billion valuation, double the level it raised money at only last week, highlighting investor appetite to enter the fast-growing industry. Beijing has made dominating the humanoid…
The internet's favorite new finance meme: Jane Street interviews, but make them unhinged
You get a text from your Jane Street interviewer. It's your 7th round. 'Meet me at Panda Express. Southwest corner of Penn Station. 5 pm.' When you arrive, you see a guy in a quarter-zip Patagonia. He's staring intently at the menu behind the…
Anthropic takes shot at consulting industry in joint venture with Wall Street giants
Anthropic announced Monday that it has partnered with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs to launch a new AI-native enterprise services company — one that puts the Claude maker in direct competition with the world's largest…
VC firm Ethereal has avoided the spotlight for 5 years-now it's telling its story
Good morning, Jeff John Roberts here. Happy Star Wars Day to those who celebrate. The venture capital crowd, in my experience, is not shy when it comes to telling their story to the media. So it was a surprise to encounter Ethereal Ventures, a firm…
Elron veterans launch $100m cybersecurity VC fund
Yaron Elad and Elik Etzion today launched AlphaDrive Ventures, a $100 million venture capital fund, which will focus on investments in cybersecurity and AI. The fund has been operating for several months, and in this time has made five initial…
A partnership blueprint for America's defense industrial renewal * WorldNetDaily * by Andy Lowery, Jim Pasquarette, Real Clear Wire
Millions in sunken costs and years behind schedule have become defining features of the U.S. defense industrial base, and this dysfunction is colliding with a radically different character of war. Asymmetric, robotic, and growingly autonomous…
Two milestones, one imperative: Building America's next 250 years | Opinion
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the America250 commemoration presents more than a moment of reflection—it is a test. The question is whether we fully understand who has built this nation and who will shape its future.
Bret Taylor's Sierra raises nearly $1 billion months after last capital push
The AI startup cofounded by OpenAI chair Bret Taylor raised a new round of capital that pushes its valuation north of $15 billion — up from $10 billion in the fall. Sierra announced its $950 million Series E Monday, led by Tiger and Google's…
eFama's Pretty Kubyane wins Wired4Women Tech Entrepreneur Award
Kume Luvhani, co-founder and director of Vaxowave, presenting the 2026 Tech Entrepreneur Award to eFama co-founder Pretty Kubyane. Pretty Kubyane, co-founder of eFama, has been named the winner of the Wired4Women Tech Entrepreneur Award…
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