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afr.com - Zoe Samios - Tom Waterhouse turns venture capitalist (and manages a 3900pc return)
Tom Waterhouse turns venture capitalist (and manages a 3900pc return)
Australian Financial Review

The venture capital fund started by high-profile racing identity Tom Waterhouse is proving a lucrative investment for its backers, with documents indicating its returns have reached almost 3900 per cent since the vehicle was established six years…

globes.co.il - Assaf Gilead - Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy Israeli co Koi Security for $400m
Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy Israeli co Koi Security for $400m
גלובס

Exclusive: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to buy Israeli endpoint security company Koi Security for about $400 million, 'Globes' has learned. If the acquisition goes ahead this would be the first deal for an Israeli company since Palo Alto…

cointelegraph.com - Aaron Wood - Will Crypto Billionaires Actually Leave California After New Tax?
Will Crypto Billionaires Actually Leave California After New Tax?
Cointelegraph

Crypto billionaires are threatening to leave the state of California after a prominent trade union proposed a 5% assets tax on residents worth more than $1 billion. The Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West proposed…

independent.co.uk - J.R. Duren - Should AI be your financial advisor in 2026?
Should AI be your financial advisor in 2026?
The Independent

Artificial intelligence has become a go-to resource for a wide variety of situations. Holiday shoppers used AI at record rates to help with purchase decisions and research deals this year. But what about using AI as your financial planner? Does it…

theguardian.com - Graeme Wearden - From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026
From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026
The Guardian

Investors expect global stock markets to keep rising in 2026, despite fears that the AI bubble could burst, and anxiety about chaos engulfing the US central bank. Wall Street strategists broadly expect the S&P 500 share index of US-listed companies…

dmnews.com - Melody Glass - When platform economics demanded physical stores
When platform economics demanded physical stores
DMNews - Clarity and Insight in a Noisy World

This article was published in 2026 and references a historical event from 2017, included here for context and accuracy. Tension: Digital platforms discovered that consumers never accepted channel separation, forcing retailers to abandon their…

zmescience.com - Jordan Strickler - The World's First Laptop Weighed 24 Pounds and Had a Five Inch Screen, But It Changed Computers Forever
The World's First Laptop Weighed 24 Pounds and Had a Five Inch Screen, But It Changed Computers Forever
ZME Science: not exactly rocket science

In April 1981, the floor of the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco was crowded with hobbyist tinkerers, engineers and curious gawkers. However, against a backdrop of beige desktop boxes sat one contraption forcing onlookers to stop and…

marketbeat.com - Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $225.72 Million Stake in Welltower Inc. $WELL
Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Has $225.72 Million Stake in Welltower Inc. $WELL
MarketBeat

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL - Free Report) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional…

essentiallysports.com - Md Saife Fida - How Brooks Koepka Spent His $100 Million LIV Golf Payday: Real Estate, Cars and More Explored
How Brooks Koepka Spent His $100 Million LIV Golf Payday: Real Estate, Cars and More Explored
EssentiallySports

Koepka's Investments How much did the freedom cost Koepka? Why did Keopka leave LIV? From a 13,000-square-foot Jupiter fortress to investment ventures alongside Harry Kane, Brooks Koepka didn't just spend his paydays; he fortified a legacy that has…

defenseacquisition.substack.com - Pete Modigliani - Happy 2026: The Year of Execution
Happy 2026: The Year of Execution
Defense Tech and Acquisition

Welcome to the latest edition of Defense Tech and Acquisition. APFIT Awards $400M in new FY26 projects - with more ahead. AI and software are shaping future warfare and defense stocks. The Army and Marines establish new drone units and training.

pointalize.com - Phillip Rosenheinrich - When Hotel Points Beat Airbnb For A 7-Night Stay
When Hotel Points Beat Airbnb For A 7-Night Stay
Pointalize

For the last decade, the common wisdom for any trip longer than four days has been simple: “Book an Airbnb.” The logic suggests that access to a kitchen and avoiding hotel taxes makes vacation rentals the automatic winner for…

thetimes.com - Hannah Prevett - The great return to the office will trample over working parents
The great return to the office will trample over working parents
The Sunday Times

Since the end of pandemic lockdown restrictions, Britain's offices have been caught in a strange half-life. Back-to-office diktats were announced, softened, quietly ignored. Hybrid working became the compromise everyone claimed to support, yet no…

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