Daniel Penny Is Hired by Venture Capital Firm Whose Founder Backed Trump

Mr. Penny, who was acquitted after choking a mentally ill subway passenger to death, will work for Andreessen Horowitz. Before the killing, he had been an architecture student.

The New York Times - 10h

Asia's capital market needs a 'Taylor Swift' of IPOs to catalyze listings, venture capitalist says

Asia's "nascent capital market" needs a catalyst — but investors shouldn't be deterred from investing in the region's private markets, experts say.

CNBC - 1d

Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Dick Kramlich, an early investor in Apple, dies at 89

Dick Kramlich, one of Silicon Valley's early venture capitalists, died over the weekend.

CNBC - 1d

Third Point pushes back on a pitch to take Soho House private. Three ways the firm can maximize value

Activist Third Point recently wrote a letter to Soho House, calling on the company's board to ensure a fair sales process for the company.

CNBC - 3d

Canada’s Auto Industry Capital Braces for Trump Tariffs

Windsor, Ontario, right across the border from Detroit, has close ties to the United States but now faces exceptional economic disruption.

The New York Times - 3d

Nvidia’s CEO, whose chips play a key role in the DeepSeek drama, becomes latest corporate exec to pay a visit to Trump

President Trump met Friday afternoon with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White House, with their get-together coming as the chip giant has faced questions due to the big splash made by Chinese AI ...

MarketWatch - 4d

After DeepSeek, Venture Capital Investors Face Questions About Their A.I. Bets

Venture capitalists plowed money into A.I. start-ups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But the rise of the Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek has called that funding frenzy into question.

The New York Times - 6d

Bangladesh hires Big Four audit firms to review ‘robbed’ banks

Central bank governor says EY, Deloitte and KPMG have already begun work after loss of estimated $17bn

Financial Times - Jan. 26

Trump’s Crypto Venture Divides the Industry He Aims to Support

The president’s promotion of a speculative digital coin left some crypto investors feeling blindsided, while others saw it as a gimmick that undermined the industry’s credibility.

The New York Times - Jan. 25

‘Leveraged to the hilt’: PE-backed firms hit by wave of bankruptcies

High interest rates and thrifty consumers pushed record number of portfolio companies into bankruptcy last year

Financial Times - Jan. 25

Venture Global closes below IPO price in disappointing debut despite Trump's support of LNG industry

"The Trump administration has made very clear they support growing LNG exports," Venture CEO Mike Sabel told CNBC in an interview Friday.

CNBC - Jan. 24

WHO scales back hiring, travel as Trump's withdrawal set to hit funding

World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

CBS News - Jan. 24

LNG exporter Venture Global slashes IPO price range despite President Trump’s pro-energy push

Venture Global is now seeking a more reasonable valuation of about $65 billion, versus earlier plans for about $110 billion.

MarketWatch - Jan. 23

Firms in Trump's Stargate venture have touted DEI programs, clashing with new order

President Trump has announced a major AI initiative called "Stargate" -- but the firms involved have DEI policies that go against his goal of eliminating such programs.

ABC News - Jan. 22

How Trump Decided to Pardon Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Libertarian and crypto allies of Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence for distributing drugs on his Silk Road website, leveraged President Trump’s desire for political support to secure ...

The New York Times - Jan. 23

Chasing Deals, Founders Worked Trump Inauguration Parties as Pitch Events

Reports of startup founders seeking audiences with influential administration players this week herald a new mindset about government among entrepreneurs.

Inc. - Jan. 22

Trump pardons founder of Silk Road drugs website

US president says Ross Ulbricht was victim of ‘weaponisation of government’

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

CBS News - Jan. 22

The business of America is business: Trump is bringing capital back to the nation’s capital

Trump promises to bring capital to the nation’s capital in a way Washington has never seen.

The Hill - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace

Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president. Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht

President Trump said Tuesday he had signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the scandalous online marketplace Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump had made to Libertarian ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

Trump unveils $500bn joint AI venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank

Dubbed Stargate, it aims to construct data centers and infrastructure needed to power AI development. Donald Trump has unveiled what he called “the largest AI infrastructure project in history” – a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

'A good day for America': Oath Keepers founder praises Trump pardons

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the militant Oath Keepers organization, praised President Trump following his pardon and release from prison. Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his ...

NBC News - Jan. 21

Microsoft-backed firm Mistral sees the world moving beyond AI models this year

French AI firm Mistral's CEO said he sees AI broadly moving away from models toward "systems" that integrate models and contextual business data in 2025.

CNBC - Jan. 21

Stirewalt: Will Trump invest his political capital or spend it?

Do you feel like “sunlight is pouring over the entire world?” It probably depends on whether you voted for the man who offered those sentiments about his own reascendance to the presidency this ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Founder

The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political persecution.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

Trump-backed crypto venture to extend token sales after raising $1bn

Entrepreneur Justin Sun among investors buying into World Liberty Financial

Financial Times - Jan. 20

Danielle Collins hits back at Australian Open critics: ‘Six sponsorship opportunities came up this tournament’

Danielle Collins has hit back at criticism of her goading of the Australian Open crowd, saying: “I don’t care what some guy living in his basement is writing on the internet.” Collins, the American ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 18

Bitkraft Ventures hires Anuj Tandon to kick off game investments in India

Anuj Tandon has joined Bitkraft Ventures, a seed-stage investor for interactive media and games, as partner focused on the fast-growing Indian game market.

VentureBeat - Jan. 17

Bank of England delays new capital rules ahead of Trump presidency

Officials push back implementation of new Basel regime until 2027 as they await clarity on US approach

Financial Times - Jan. 17

How about that?! Danielle Collins has a back-and-forth with a booing Australian Open crowd

Danielle Collins has gotten into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player

ABC News - Jan. 16

How AI Triggered a Venture Capital Uptick in 2024

VC dealmaking is on the rise, but still well below peak levels in 2021.

Inc. - Jan. 14

Kalshi names Donald Trump Jr. as strategic advisor to prediction market firm

The president-elect's eldest son's growing business footprint now includes the prediction market platform that rose to prominence during the 2024 election.

CNBC - Jan. 13

Wall Street looks forward to a bonfire of capital and climate rules under Trump

Profits are poised to dominate in a new era shorn of years of hard-won regulatory restrictions. When some of the biggest banks on Wall Street reveal their full-year earnings this week, they will ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Thailand trips, relationships and Jayden Daniels: How Kliff Kingsbury got his swagger back in D.C.

The Commanders' first-year offensive coordinator has rediscovered the joy of playcalling and building relationships.

ESPN - Jan. 9

Daniel Penny seeks dismissal of lawsuit by subway chokehold victim's father

Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine who was acquitted of criminal charges in the death of a Black man on a New York City subway, has filed to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the victim's father. In ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

Bottom Line: Palantir taps Trump-tied firm as it chases government contracts

Defense Palantir Technologies has hired Miller Strategies to lobby on issues related to defense policy and appropriations. The U.S. government has awarded Palantir nearly $2.5 billion in contracts ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

Gronk, Drew Brees push back on concern about Patriots hiring Vrabel

Rob Gronkowski and Drew Brees explain why they'd have no issue with the Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel despite his defensive background.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7

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