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Venture capital funding for African startups is 'stabilizing'
African startups raised $3.9 billion across more than 500 deals in 2025, according to a report by the African Private Capital Association. The industry group for venture capital and private equity investors said the year's performance signaled that…
Opinion | The Trouble With Public Access to Private Markets
While the public stock market shrinks, the private market expands. Now small investors may finally be invited into private deals, but probably only second-rate ones for confiscatory fees. Is this what we want? I bear some responsibility for what is…
Dragonfly Capital Closes $650M Fourth Fund Amid Slow Venture
Dragonfly Capital raised a $650 million fourth fund, standing out amid a broader slowdown in crypto venture funding. Early investments in Polymarket and Rain helped secure investor confidence in the new fund. The firm is shifting focus toward…
Sports-focused prediction market Novig raises $75 million to challenge Kalshi and Polymarket
As the prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket dominate the attention of investors and regulators, a sports-focused challenger called Novig is announcing $75 million in fresh funding to compete with the twin giants. Led by the blockchain venture…
A16z Secrets Revealed: How This Huge Investment Fund Finds Promising Startups Even in Rural France!
Historically linked with Silicon Valley, venture capital behemoth Andreessen Horowitz is now extending its influence far beyond the borders of the United States in a quest to identify the next big unicorn companies. From Stockholm to Paris, the…
Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein
Def Con, one of the largest and longest-running hacking conferences in the world, announced on Wednesday that three people linked to Jeffrey Epstein are no longer allowed to attend. The conference justified adding Pablos Holman, Vincenzo Iozzo, and…
UC San Diego Launches the FORGE to Power a New Era of National Security Innovation
As University of California San Diego moves to better connect campus breakthroughs with urgent national security and civilian needs, the university has launched the FORGE, a new initiative designed to align defense priorities with the researchers…
OpenAI funding on track to top $126 billion with latest round
San Francisco – OpenAI is close to finalising the first phase of a new funding round that is likely to bring in more than US$100 billion (S$126.8 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. The record-breaking financing deal that…
Brevan Howard Crypto Fund Falls 30% Amid Market Crash
Brevan Howard's crypto fund lost around 30% in 2025, marking its worst year since 2021. The loss aligns with the broader crypto market crash in October 2025. The company's investment strategy didn't help it withstand the market crash. Investment…
Humanoid robots go viral in China after billions watch their viral Spring Gala Performance - and one of them costs under $1,500
Humanoid robots starred during China's Spring Festival Gala performance The event is China's most-watched TV show and got 23 billion views Some of the robots on show now have order backlogs as interest soars China gave the world a glimpse of its…
Alzheimer's biotech gets $175m, Mister Car Wash goes private, Kraken buys Magna
• Temporal, a Bellevue, Wash.-based open-source AI platform, raised a $300M Series D at a $5B valuation, led by a16z. Amplify Partners, Sequoia Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Index Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Lightspeed Venture…
How Crypto's Lobbying Muscle May Save the Clarity Act
Andrew here. Lauren Hirsch goes deep into the latest jousting over Warner Bros. Discovery. We'd like to ask: Which would be a better owner of the company, Netflix or Paramount? Please. Also, Grady McGregor examines the powerful lobbying machine…
Republican Gov Hits Back At Trump Official Trying to Limit States' Rights: I'll 'Beat You In Court'
President Donald Trump's Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Brian Selig elicited a stern reply from Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) this week when he promised to stop state governments from regulating prediction markets. “Over the…
CNBC Daily Open: Iran-U.S. talks and Ukraine-Russia negotiations in focus - progress in sight?
Anthropic launches yet another new AI model, with the Claude Sonnet 4.6. Port of Los Angeles data shows that China is yet to buy more U.S. agricultural products. Meta expands its deal with Nvidia to use millions of its AI chips. Nvidia is…
Jake Paul says a chance meeting with Sam Altman at Trump's inauguration led to an OpenAI investment and a crash course in ruthless 15-minute meetings
A chance meeting at President Donald Trump's second inauguration brought together OpenAI Sam Altman with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, an unlikely connection that gave Paul a crash course in efficiency. Speaking with host Molly O'Shea on the…
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