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Japanet expands its VC fund after bets on Anthropic and xAI pay off
Japanese home shopping company Japanet is expanding its venture capital fund with San Jose-based Pegasus Tech Ventures, following the success of early bets in SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI. The Nagasaki-based retailer known for infomercials…
Exclusive: Startup Humble debuts cabless autonomous truck targeting $900 billion U.S. freight industry
The autonomous vehicle wave has its newest entrant. Humble, a San Francisco-based startup, emerged from stealth today with a $24 million seed round and a fully electric autonomous freight vehicle called the Humble Hauler, Fortune learned…
Prediction platform Polymarket in talks to raise funds at up to $15bn valuation
Polymarket, the online prediction platform that hosts bets on events such as the Iran war, is in talks to raise $400m (£296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn. The company has gained notoriety in recent months over wagers placed on the Middle…
U.S. seizes Iranian-flagged ship, Warsh's big week, Cursor funding and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. The Boston Marathon is today, and I'm feeling particularly inspired by this runner who went from being partially paralyzed to running…
Naver, Krafton, Mirae Asset launch $476.4 mil. AI fund in India
Naver said Tuesday it has created a 700 billion-won ($476.4 million) investment fund with Krafton and Mirae Asset Group to foster companies in the artificial intelligence (AI), fintech and content sectors in India. The companies co-hosted an event…
Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets.
As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made. Users on Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market, could place bets on when the airman would be…
Capital One Venture X Business Review: Huge Perks, Great Value
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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China ships more humanoid robots than the U.S. as investors diverge on AI bets
China is winning the race to ship humanoid robots, but even its largest startups in the sector have valuations far smaller than their U.S. rivals. Geopolitics has complicated the investment landscape, with U.S. pension funds exiting the Chinese…
GOP-linked group urges Congress to slash red tape on Pentagon acquisitions
A GOP-linked group is urging Congress to slash red tape on the Pentagon's defense acquisition process, a restructuring aimed at prioritizing shorter timelines for delivery, expanding the industrial base and boosting capacity. The new report from…
Optiver Steps Toward AI, Crypto Startup Exposure with VC Stake
Optiver Holding BV has taken an equity stake in crypto and artificial intelligence-focused venture capital firm Eden Block, as the two technologies continue to attract institutional backing. The Amsterdam-headquartered firm will use the investment…
Can you profit off nature without destroying it? These venture capitalists are betting on it.
Lionfish leather and AI to reduce bird collisions: See all the innovations that a new “biodiversity” VC firm is backing. Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before…
House Candidate Unveils Plan to Pay Americans Who Face AI Job Displacement
A prominent congressional candidate in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections just unveiled a striking new AI policy that is bound to ruffle some feathers in Silicon Valley. New York assemblymember Alex Bores, a Democrat who is running for a House…
AI scribe Heidi Health's 'crazy new platform' eclipses Canva
Australian medical scribe business Heidi Health says its annualised revenue has surged to $US50 million ($70 million) from just $US1 million two years ago, cementing its position as the fastest growing Australian technology company since design…
21shares Enhances Hyperliquid Staking ETP with Staking Rewards
Investors can now capture rewards from the protocol commanding over 50% of DEX perpetual open interest Zurich, 21 April 2026 – 21shares, a global leader in cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs), today announced the addition of…
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[ED] HYBE chief faces arrest warrant
HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, creator of K-pop boy group BTS, has been under a legal microscope since late 2024 over alleged violations of the nation's Capital Markets Act in 2019. He stands accused of misleading investors and venture capital firms…
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