The fascination with China’s ability to build things America struggles with, from bridges to advanced tech, risks a dangerous miscalculation about what drives China.
Category: Venture Capital
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The Tech Right Gets Its Own Phyllis Schlafly
Katherine Boyle, an influential venture capitalist who is a friend of the vice president, thinks the country’s path forward involves cultural conservatism and more weapons production.
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The Rules of Investing Are Being Loosened. Could It Lead to the Next 1929?
A group of financiers is trying to convince the public to invest heavily in private equity and crypto — a risky gambit with some real 1920s vibes.
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Kalshi, a Fast-Growing Prediction Market, Raises New Funds
The fund-raising round comes as online prediction marketplaces gain mainstream prominence.
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Reflection AI Raises $2 Billion as It Aims to Compete With DeepSeek
The big fund-raising round was the latest sign of investor fervor for artificial intelligence companies despite concerns that the boom is overheated.
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Base Power, a Battery-Focused Power Company, Raises $1 Billion
The company, which leases out residential batteries as well as sells energy, is betting that it can profit from a new approach to soaring energy demands.
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Stock Exchange Parent to Take Big Stake in Polymarket
The $2 billion deal values the crypto-powered betting site, where users can wager on politics, sports and more, at about $8 billion.
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Is A.I. Investment Getting Too Circular?
Skeptics of a recent investment spree involving OpenAI and others say deals raise questions about the robustness of the artificial intelligence boom.
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A.I. Fighter Jets and Cockroach Spies: Inside the Changing Business of War
Russia’s war on Ukraine changed the course of a generation of start-ups and investors that have applied a new business model to Europe’s military buildup.
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Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Puts Many Tech Start-Ups in a Bind
Silicon Valley start-ups said they were concerned they would be disproportionately hurt by the new visa fee for skilled foreign workers, given their limited resources.
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Robinhood Unveils a Publicly Traded Venture Capital Fund
The brokerage plans to announce a new publicly traded venture capital fund that would let ordinary investors get a piece of privately held start-ups.
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The Billion-Dollar Stakes for OpenAI
The artificial intelligence giant is closing in on a deal with Microsoft regarding its future governance, but other questions stand over its huge costs.