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Watch live: BI's Rising Stars of VC list
This year, 37 up-and-coming investors made the list of rising stars of venture capital. In this live Q&A, hear how the list is put together and learn about the hottest trends in venture capital. Plus, catch an interview with one of this year's…
Qatar offers AI compute to lure startups
Qatar Investment Authority expanded its Fund of Funds program to $3 billion, tripling its size a year after launch, and has added a coveted perk: access to subsidized AI computing power, a move that executives expect will help Doha become a leading…
The hedge fund strategies investors desire most in 2026 - and the 3 charts that show why
Hedge funds are more in demand than ever. For the second year in a row, hedge funds — the group of firms including Citadel, Millennium, D.E. Shaw, and Bridgewater — are the most sought-after asset class, according to Goldman Sachs'…
Big Capital One Venture X Lounge Access Changes Live: Here's What's New
The Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card (review) and Capital One Venture X Business (review) have in recent years become popular premium travel credit cards, offering great value. This includes everything from a $300 annual travel credit, to…
Q&A: Why Deep Tech Investors Are Turning To The Secondary Market For Liquidity
As a founding managing partner of Celesta Capital, Sriram Viswanathan knows a thing or two about deep tech. Founded in 2013, San Francisco-based Celesta is focused exclusively on deep tech, built around the conviction that major technology shifts…
The View | Hong Kong's housing market recovery rests on solid foundations
Hong Kong has its mojo back. The city's economy grew 3.5 per cent last year, the fastest pace since 2021, according to an advanced estimate published by the Census and Statistics Department on January 30. A sharp increase in exports, the unexpected…
Private markets suffer 'reality check' as fundraising dries up
Private markets fundraising fell to a decade low across Europe in 2025, after a slowdown in dealmaking and stuttering performance led major buyout shops to struggle to return cash to investors. According to a fresh analysis of the sector, a dearth…
Reeves's tax rises to drag on growth this year, warns EY
Rachel Reeves's Budget tax rises will drag on growth for at least a year, economists have warned. The UK economy is expected to grow modestly by 0.9pc in 2026, according to new forecasts from the EY Item Club. While this represents a marginal…
Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants
What is and isn't a weed that needs to be eliminated in the field is determined by the eyes of the farmer — and now, increasingly, by a new AI model from Carbon Robotics. Seattle-based Carbon Robotics, which builds the LaserWeeder — a…
AI leads Australian start-up $5b funding boom
Funding for Australian technology start-ups surged by $1 billion last year, fuelled by a gold rush into artificial intelligence, as local investors hit back at suggestions they are inflating a speculative bubble. New numbers compiled by research…
US firm Aura to buy Australia's Qoria in $675 million deal, relist on ASX
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Australia-listed Qoria said on Monday that U.S.-based Aura Consolidated Group would acquire the tech firm at an implied valuation of A$972 million ($675.64 million), and then relist the merged entity on the…
Venture Capitalists Are Using Profits From Genocide to Fund AI-Powered Weapons
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. What does it mean for humanity if cutting-edge AI weapons development for the Pentagon is being…
How a 'spy sheikh' bought 49% of the Trump family's flagship crypto company: 'We've got some pretty meaningful investors'
Just four days before President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, two lieutenants to a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family signed a contract to funnel $500 million into a Trump family crypto company. The investment into World Liberty…
Family offices brace for higher inflation with real estate and alternative investments
More than 60% of U.S. family offices cited interest rates and inflation as among the top risks to their portfolios this year, according to a new survey by J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Globally, family offices cited geopolitical risks. To protect their…
ISM Manufacturing PMI Rise is Bullish For Bitcoin
A metric tracking the health of the US economy has just posted its highest monthly score since August 2022, and crypto analysts say it could signal a turnaround for Bitcoin, which is trading at $78,000. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM)…
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