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I led the Big 10's $2.4 billion public-capital venture. Here's what college sports needs next
Last fall, I stood at the center of what would have been one of the biggest deals in sports: a $2.4 billion public pension fund investment in the Big Ten Conference. In the end, it failed. Congress fired off letters, and trustees balked. The deal…
8+ things to know in #MiamiTech: Mana Tech to launch Tech Cities of America; FAU reels in quantum grant; plus news from Global Ventures, HighPost Capital, PlanHub, Calculum, job opportunities & more
Mana tech, a Miami-based global business and innovation hub, announced this week the Tech Cities of the Americas, a new alliance of cities from across the region that aims to strengthen local innovation ecosystems and connect their companies with…
Why Oura delayed its IPO
A few weeks ago, on my merry way to vacation, I wrote about Oura's pending IPO and how, amazingly, in the AI era it was a smart ring maker we could rely on to take the go-public plunge. Not anymore: On Sept. 29, after a much-anticipated roadshow…
The London summit taking tech far deeper than simply AI
Since ChatGPT was unleashed on the world in November 2022, we've become used to summoning leading intelligence from a browser tab and interacting with it there. More than a billion of us use ChatGPT every single week, asking it questions and acting…
Why Trump chose these leaders to head his 'Super Intelligence Force'
President Trump's selection of four administration officials to head up his new “ Super Intelligence Force ” is offering a window into how the White House will approach AI in the face of pressure over its risks. The group of…
SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains
The railroad industry was one of the first to disrupt how the world worked with technology, but lately, innovation in freight railroading has amounted to little more than longer and longer trains. That has led many railroads to abandon shorter…
Physical Scarcity, Digital Abundance: Collectibles In The AI Age
Thomas H. Ruggie, ChFC, CFP, Founder & CEO, Destiny Family Office. In my work as a family office advisor, I frequently field questions from clients about two seemingly unrelated subjects: how to manage complex collections of passion assets…
From Ballet To Breach Prevention: How A Magician's Son Raised $4.2M In Seed Funding For His Cybersecurity Startup
Before William “Will” Cielen was building cybersecurity software, he was performing in his father's magic shows. The son of a magician and an acrobat, Cielen spent his first five years living on a cruise ship, followed by five years…
Edinburgh tops Scotland as life sciences growth shifts beyond Golden Triangle
The findings come amid growing pressure on the UK's dominant life sciences hubs, where housing shortages, planning constraints and limited land availability are making expansion more difficult. Rather than measuring existing scientific strength…
Firms Backed by Trump's Sons Have Scored Over $6B in Pentagon Contracts: Report
Companies backed by President Donald Trump's eldest sons have secured more than $6 billion in active or promised government contracts since receiving their investments, according to an ABC News analysis of federal contracting records. The latest…
Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser
Skydance Corp., formed from the megamerger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, is bringing new blood to its board of directors. On Tuesday, the company announced that Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, and Bobby…
New York's most viral coffee chain is officially coming to Wicker Park
News An empty Starbucks is about to become a Blank space. Chicago's coffee scene is about to get another national chain, because no one has yet reached critical caffeine mass. Blank Street Coffee, the rapidly expanding New York-born chain known for…
HSC Asset Management Singapore To Bridge Traditional Finance And Digital Assets At October Conference | Metaverse Post
HSC Asset Management, a premier conference dedicated to bridging institutional finance and digital assets, will take place on October 8, 2026, at the Fairmont Singapore. Organised by HSC Asset Group in collaboration with Mpost Media Group, the…
Exclusive | How some Oct. 7 hostages found their voice and new strength after being freed: 'Post-traumatic growth'
They survived hell — and are determined to make something good come from it. Former Oct. 7 hostage Keith Siegel is among those who have turned unimaginable trauma into a new sense of purpose — experiencing what psychologists call…
Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election
President Donald Trump announced a $6.6 billion investment with AI defense company Anduril Industries on Tuesday -- the most recent government funding agreement into a company with investment ties to the president's sons. The Trump administration…
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