Bob Iger, the former chief executive of Disney, and Josh Kushner, the venture capitalist, are buying the Los Angeles Lakers. Their wives set them up.
Category: Kushner, Joshua
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How Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner’s Bromance Led Them to Lakers
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Inside the $12.5 Billion Deal for the Lakers
The New York Times – Business:The transaction, hashed out last weekend, reflects the huge profit potential of major sports franchises.
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Who Is Joshua Kushner, the New Lakers Co-Owner?
The New York Times – Business:The brother of Jared Kushner is an influential venture capitalist with big bets on A.I. and health insurance.
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Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion
The New York Times – Business:The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.
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FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan
The New York Times – Business:The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
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OpenAI Takes Stake in Thrive Holdings, a Buyer of Services Firms
The move by the parent company of ChatGPT is meant to help imbue Thrive Holdings’ accounting and I.T. services companies with artificial intelligence tools.
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What Does It Cost to Keep Workers Safe?
The deadly shooting in Midtown Manhattan raises questions about what’s needed now to adequately secure office buildings.
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Thrive Capital Creating Vehicle for Serial M&A
The investor is raising money to start and build companies infused with artificial intelligence, then use them to buy more.
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Isomorphic Labs, Google’s A.I. Drug Business, Raises Money From Thrive
The company, which uses artificial intelligence to develop new treatments, now counts the venture capital firm Thrive Capital as a backer.
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OpenAI Aims for a $150 Billion Valuation
The ChatGPT maker is closing in on another mega funding round as investors bet the boom in artificial intelligence has plenty of room to grow.