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People Want to Belong': Ken Chenault on Amex GBT and the Future of Travel Membership
Kenneth Chenault's decision to leave his long-time role leading American Express for a venture capital firm in 2018 was, by his own admission, a bit of a head-scratcher. Chenault, one of the first Black CEOs at a Fortune 500 company, had spent 17…
AI Startup's Bizarre Plan to Launch a Hundred 24/7 Cafes Disintegrates as Reality Sets In
When you're building out an experimental AI-powered insurance company, it's probably best to stick with the business fundamentals — and leave the fancy espresso to the baristas. That's the lesson being learned by the brain trust at Corgi…
Inside Ukraine's secretive tech world building the future of war
Serhii Kupriienko sits in an unadorned room in an unadorned house on a quiet residential street in Kyiv, sketching out for me what the future of war looks like. “I'm not very good at drawing,” he says, dragging a blue marker across…
Tech Bros and the Trump administration are building an AI empire-in the Philippines
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In a move that upended the international conversation about AI, earlier this month, a researcher at the AI company Anthropic named…
The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Cybersecurity, AI And Health Take The Lead
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board. This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's Top 10…
'Seattle's answer to YC Demo Day': 25 startups pitch investors from across the country at AI House
AI House brought investors from as far as Boston, New York, Colorado and the Bay Area to Seattle this week for something the city's startup scene has rarely tried: a demo day meant to help bring outside money to local founders. Twenty-five…
Anthropic investor Lonsdale says AI firms stoking fear to sway policy
AUSTIN, Sept 25: Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic and the co-founder of technology company Palantir, said on Friday that efforts by some leading artificial intelligence companies to warn of existential risks from AI amounted to a dangerous…
Germany's startup boom: What is working and what is holding them back
This article was authored by Jens Teutrine, DACH representative (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) at the Consumer Choice Center, and a former Member of Germany's Federal Parliament. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and…
Space Economy Investment Hits Record $23B As SpaceX (SPCX), Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) And AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) Attract Institutional Capital
Global venture capital investment in the space technology sector reached an all-time high of $23 billion in the 12 months through June 2026, nearly 140% above the $9.7 billion recorded in Q2 2025. The surge was driven by late-stage growth capital…
PopUp Bagels Opens First Bergen County Shop in Tenafly
PopUp Bagels is bringing its viral grab-and-go concept to Bergen County for the first time, with plans to open a shop at 6-8 Washington Street in Tenafly this fall. The company has listed October 2 as the opening date on its website, though a…
Four eras of San Francisco tech culture
The other day I went on the Monitoring the Situation livestream, and we talked about the history of San Francisco tech culture: I've never actually worked in the tech industry, but I've lived on and off in the Bay Area for a quarter of a century…
The whistleblower who uncovered a VC-backed Ponzi scheme
Axios recently reported on how venture capital was involved in a $31 million Ponzi scheme whose victims included NFL star Travis Kelce and several retired NBA players. Now we've learned that a venture capitalist was the key whistleblower. What…
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[Vantage Point] The P6.60 signal: What big money is telling us about GCash
Putting your business savings into a stock requires a margin of safety. While GCash remains an everyday essential, slowing profit growth and a massive secondary share sale mean the final offer price—not just brand familiarity—will…
Gary Lineker collects million-pound dividend after Goalhanger toasts £10m profit
Gary Lineker has shared in a £5m dividend after Britain's biggest independent podcast business toasted bumper profit. Lineker, a former England footballer and BBC presenter who co-founded Goalhanger and remains one of its largest…
Accel India, 360 ONE Group sell over 4% stake in BlueStone for ₹513 cr
Venture capital firm Accel India and 360 ONE Group sold a little over 4 per cent stake in omnichannel jewellery retailer BlueStone for ₹513 crore through separate block deals on the BSE. The two investors sold a combined 61.98 lakh shares on…
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