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forbes.com - Melissa Houston - The Future Of Venture Capital Depends On Who Controls The Capital
The Future Of Venture Capital Depends On Who Controls The Capital
Forbes

Catherine Gray, Founder She Angel Investors, Executive Producer Show Her The Money For years, the conversation around women and venture capital has centered on one statistic: women founders receive less than 2% of venture capital funding. But that…

crunchbase.com - Guest Author - The Biggest Consequence Of An AI IPO Isn't The IPO Itself. It's What Happens Afterward.
The Biggest Consequence Of An AI IPO Isn't The IPO Itself. It's What Happens Afterward.
Crunchbase

The current focus on AI IPOs is largely centered on public market performance. Investors want to know whether these companies justify their valuations and how their shares will trade after listing. But everybody is watching the wrong metric. The…

csoonline.com - Neal Weinberg - 7 key trends defining the cybersecurity market today
7 key trends defining the cybersecurity market today
CSO Online

AI is having a seismic impact on the cybersecurity market. Record-shattering amounts of venture capital is flowing into a new generation of startups focused on AI cybersecurity. At the same time, established cybersecurity vendors are racing to…

yahoo.com - Thomas Wasson - Mariner Logistics taps Flock Freight veteran as CEO
Mariner Logistics taps Flock Freight veteran as CEO
Yahoo!

Mariner Logistics recently named Justin Turner chief executive officer, handing the integrated, asset-backed 4PL to an executive who spent the past decade scaling brokerages and freight technology companies. The new Mariner Logistics CEO takes over…

seekingalpha.com - Kevin Anthony D. Arroyo - Western Union: Getting Acquired May Be The Company's Only Salvation (Upgrade) (NYSE:WU)
Western Union: Getting Acquired May Be The Company's Only Salvation (Upgrade) (NYSE:WU)
Seeking Alpha

Despite acquisition rumors, given The Western Union Company's deteriorating strategic asset as indicated by its performance on key metrics, it would be wise to avoid such troublesome predicaments. Declining performance on key metrics indicates the…

washingtonexaminer.com - Pedro Ordein - China doesn't need to sink our aircraft carriers to defeat America
China doesn't need to sink our aircraft carriers to defeat America
Washington Examiner

That is the competition America now faces with China. For decades, American strategy has rested on an understandable assumption: Military superiority helps preserve global leadership. It deters adversaries, reassures allies, and remains…

fortune.com - Emily Forlini - Fidji Simo on her life after OpenAI and new startup, ChronicleBio
Fidji Simo on her life after OpenAI and new startup, ChronicleBio
Fortune

Emily Forlini here, filling in for Allie. Sometimes, I wonder what would happen if the AI industry pointed its billions and top-tier talent into solving problems that matter most. I'm talking about disease, hunger, and poverty. The industry often…

afr.com - Emma Rapaport, Paul Smith - Inside Canva's quiet experiment to stop an existential AI threat
Inside Canva's quiet experiment to stop an existential AI threat
Australian Financial Review

Unknown to most of its 265 million users, Canva is quietly running an experiment to see if its own take on artificial intelligence can help save a business model that has been wildly successful, until now. Last week, the Australian design software…

mirror.co.uk - Tom Victor - Inside Jeff Bezos' stunning £208bn empire as he prepares for Liverpool stake
Inside Jeff Bezos' stunning £208bn empire as he prepares for Liverpool stake
Daily Mirror

Jeff Bezos is preparing to take a stake in Liverpool. The billionaire is part of a consortium which also includes Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Amazon founder Bezos has been one of the richest men in the world for a number of years. He sat…

washingtonexaminer.com - Eric Wargotz - Delayed to death: Healthcare middlemen run out the clock on sick Americans
Delayed to death: Healthcare middlemen run out the clock on sick Americans
Washington Examiner

In the medical classroom, future doctors face a different hurdle. They spend valuable clinical training hours navigating insurance red tape instead of learning to treat patients. Finally, in my courtroom, I protect equity and administrative law. I…

axios.com - Chelsea Naso - Point2 collects $60M, Bernhard's $1B Bowman buy, Jazz's $820M epilepsy deal
Point2 collects $60M, Bernhard's $1B Bowman buy, Jazz's $820M epilepsy deal
Axios

• InKind, an Austin-based restaurant commerce enablement platform, raised $414m. Citi and Cross River led, joined by Sagard, Varadero Capital, and Trinity Capital. Go deeper • Point2 Technology, a San Jose, Calif.-based maker of data…

businessinsider.com - Henry Chandonnet - Is it the 'age of the unc'? These 40-something founders say they have something the AI kids don't
Is it the 'age of the unc'? These 40-something founders say they have something the AI kids don't
Business Insider

Amir Elaguizy has books about neural networks from the '60s. The 42-year-old serial entrepreneur doesn't believe that being younger means you're more AI-native. Elaguizy emailed with Geoffrey Hinton, the ' Godfather of AI,' before Hinton started…

nypost.com - Ariel Zilber - Florida official thanks 'Economic Developer of the Year' Mamdani with savage Times Square billboard
Florida official thanks 'Economic Developer of the Year' Mamdani with savage Times Square billboard
New York Post

Florida business boosters are trolling New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the heart of Times Square — thanking him for sending jobs, companies and wealthy residents south as the Sunshine State looks to capitalize on a years-long migration…

businessinsider.com - Laura Pollacco - I spent 15 years chasing my dream of designing planes. I gave it up to help revive rural Japan.
I spent 15 years chasing my dream of designing planes. I gave it up to help revive rural Japan.
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daisuke Fujii, the cofounder of Farm & Firm Company, a Japanese consulting firm that helps farmers and rural communities generate new income through agritourism, hospitality, and business…

coindesk.com - Ian Allison - Inside stablecoin firm BVNK's journey to a $1.8B acquisition by Mastercard
Inside stablecoin firm BVNK's journey to a $1.8B acquisition by Mastercard
CoinDesk

Long before big-ticket crypto deals and billion-dollar acquisitions make headlines, there's a long and hard-fought journey, often culminating in a secretive contest where jockeying suitors bid, bluff or walk, until eventually the best match makes…

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