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As India's Alternative Investment Industry Scales, Basiz Is Building the Infrastructure Behind It
India's alternative investment industry is in the midst of a structural transformation. Assets flowing into Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), private markets, family offices and sophisticated investment vehicles have grown significantly over the…
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging…
Here Are Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico's Billionaire Donors
The eighth-generation Texan, former middle school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian is running against Trump-backed Ken Paxton. Few outside Texas had heard of middle-school teacher turned state lawmaker and seminarian James Talarico before he…
From Homelessness to Kickstarter CEO: How Everette Taylor Built His Path
Growing up in inner-city Richmond, Va., Everette Taylor was surrounded by gang violence, prostitution and drug dealing, and little exposure to traditional markers of success. Wealth, to him, was an abstract idea, something he understood primarily…
VLC creator turns attention to robots, raises $5 million for real-time device platform
Most people know VLC Media Player as the free video player with the iconic orange traffic-cone logo. Now, its lead developer, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, is building technology for a very different future: one filled with robots, drones, and AI-powered…
Dem Senator's 22-Year-Old Son Raises Eyeballs After Raking In $30 Million Investment
The 22-year-old son of Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised $30 million in investments to launch a derivatives exchange startup already valued at $300 million, according to a report. Gillibrand is one of the top pro-crypto U.S.
European island with 300 days of sun is 'having a moment' with Brits
A tiny European island boasting 300 days of sunshine annually is 'having a moment' with British holidaymakers. The number of tourists flying to Malta from the UK is reportedly up by around 25 percent in 2026. The island is now reachable from 19…
Influential Economic Policy Center Bankrolled By Shady Dating App Founder
An Ivy League economic policy center widely cited by legacy media received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a group run by its co-founder's brother, a dating app founder with a controversial past. Sam Yagan, a co-founder of online dating…
Elastic reportedly acquires site reliability engineering startup Deductive AI
Elastic NV has reportedly acquired Deductive AI Inc., a startup with a platform that helps enterprises fix errors in their technology infrastructure. TechCrunch on Thursday cited a source as saying that the deal is worth up to $85 million. That's…
Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it. By Justin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan for ProPublica A businessman with ties to Chinese…
Pizza Needs a Turnaround. America Needs a Slice.
We, the people, have apparently been ordering fewer pies and treating mozzarella like a quarterly indulgence instead of a constitutional right. This is how civilizations wobble. First, the Roman Empire, then MoviePass, now the Tuesday night large…
The 3 Best High-Limit Cards You Can Apply for in June 2026
One of my Chase credit cards right now has a $50,000 credit limit, and I barely spend $1,000 a month on that card. This means my overall card utilization ratio barely crosses 2%, keeping my credit score very happy and healthy. I built my limit up…
Australian government backpaddles on cosmetic tax changes
In a politically revealing scramble to satisfy the demands of the financial elite, the Albanese Labor government this week unveiled retreats on even the minimal capital gains tax tweaks it announced in the May 12 budget. Prime Minister Anthony…
The Ledger: Is Fox a Good Bet After $22B Roku Deal?
Fox jumping into a $22 billion acquisition reminds us that in a consolidating media industry, the next surprise is just around the corner. (Although anyone who's been reading The Ledger over the last few weeks already had Roku on the radar.) For an…
Premium: The Silicon Valley Bubble (Part 2)
So it's been a big week for me after I published an exclusive covering OpenAI's audited financials from 2024 and 2025, with reactions ranging from “oh my god, OpenAI spent $34 billion to make $13.07 billion in revenue!” to…
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