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Former Airbnb engineer raises $25 million for AI security platform Teleskope
M13 led the Series A for the New York-based startup with participation from M13 and Lerer Hippeau.
Coinbase’s latest run places Brian Armstrong among the great leaders of Silicon Valley
The company’s place as the flagship of the U.S. crypto industry is stronger than ever.
The 30-year-old obsessive networker who is leading a wildly profitable niche on Wall Street known as ‘directs’
Matt Swain has become a pioneer by pairing family offices looking to triple their money with under-the-radar businesses looking to exit.
In private credit, banks are ‘quietly preparing for some distress on the horizon’ by requiring ever-stricter legal terms for debt-ridden companies
For instance, the level of so-called lien subordination protection has doubled in a year.
Rivian’s CFO hints the end of EV tax credits means manufacturers are being forced to finally make more affordable electric cars
“It meant that we needed to reduce our costs in our vehicle roadmap,” Claire McDonough said of the end of the EV tax credits.
The 30-year-old obsessive networker who is dominating a wildly profitable niche on Wall Street known as ‘directs’
Matt Swain has become a pioneer by pairing family offices looking to triple their money with under-the-radar businesses looking to exit.
CEO Andy Jassy says Amazon’s 14,000 layoffs weren’t about cutting costs or AI taking jobs: ‘It’s culture’
Jassy said the cuts weren’t AI-driven, “not right now at least.”
More than half of Gen Z says they only use cash as ‘a last resort’ and doing so is ‘cringe,’ survey shows
Some Gen Zers are so against using cash they’ll forgo shopping from stores that are cash only.
