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Indian social media platform Koo, positioned as a competitor to Elon Musk’s X, is shutting down after last-ditch acquisition talks with Dailyhunt collapsed. Despite securing more…
In the last two years, innovation has accelerated in the development of new materials. And a new French startup called Altrove plans to play a role…
Husband and wife former Olympians target $50M for new fund to invest in influencer-led consumer brands
Samyr Laine and his wife, Ayanna Alexander-Laine, started Freedom Trail Capital in 2023 and are working toward a $50 million fund. Both are former Olympians who…
Google’s environmental report avoids the true energy costs of artificial intelligence
Google has released its 2024 Environmental Report, a more than 80-page document outlining all of the giant company’s efforts to apply technology to environmental issues and…
European regulation turns ESG reporting from nice to mandatory. This creates new sky winds for startups like Paris Apidaywhose platform targets private equity and blue-chip companies…
Newsletter writer covering Evolve Bank data breach says bank sent him cease-and-desist letter
The situation surrounding a data breach that has affected an ever-increasing number of fintech companies has gotten even stranger. Evolve Bank & Trust announced last week…
Sophisticated spacecraft often run on shockingly antiquated computing systems: consider the Perseverance rover running on a PowerPC 750, the processor famous for running iMacs in the…
Alternative investment platform Yieldstreet is the latest company to reveal that its clients were affected by the recent data breach at Evolve Bank and Trust, TechCrunch…
Raising a Series A round in today’s competitive market can be a daunting task. To equip early-stage founders with the knowledge and strategies needed to succeed,…
Industry Ventures Raises $900M Fund to Invest in Small, Early-Stage VCs and Their Startups
The trend in venture capital raising in 2024 is pretty clear so far: Large, established VC firms continue to attract capital from limited partners, while smaller,…