PepsiCo to buy prebiotic brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion

29-year-old couldn't afford a house in the U.S., so she bought one sight unseen in Italy: 'I plan to use it like a retirement plan'

Lauren Scott started looking to buy overseas in 2021 and closed on a house in Tuscany, Italy in 2022.

CNBC - 3d

Wales least affordable part of Britain for first-time buyers, report says

Wales is the most difficult part of Britain for first-time buyers to buy a home, a new report finds.

BBC News - 2d

FirstFT: What we learnt from the Yemen security breach

Also in today’s newsletter, retail investors ‘buy the dip’, and Israel readies Gaza occupation plans

Financial Times - 21h

Here's how much Capital One would be worth post-Discover deal, according to one Wall Street firm

In a Tuesday note, BTIG analysts upgraded the financial stock to a buy from a hold-equivalent rating.

CNBC - 15h

Many with disabilities risk losing Medicaid if they work too much

Disability rights advocates say income and asset caps for Medicaid buy-in programs are a "poverty trap" for millions of Americans.

CBS News - 15h

Manchester United 4-1 (5-2 agg.) Real Sociedad: Bruno's hat trick seals place in Europa League QFs

By the sheer will of Bruno Fernandes's hat trick and a 4-1 victory (5-2 on aggregate) at Old Trafford, Manchester United are through to the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13

Alibaba’s new open source model QwQ-32B matches DeepSeek-R1 with way smaller compute requirements

While DeepSeek-R1 operates with 671 billion parameters, QwQ-32B achieves comparable performance with a much smaller footprint.

VentureBeat - Mar. 5

Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)

Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook.

VentureBeat - Mar. 6

Trump Signs Order to Create a ‘Crypto Reserve’

The first-of-its-kind reserve will be anchored by a stash of Bitcoin the government already owns, estimated to be worth billions of dollars.

The New York Times - Mar. 9

Potential $7.4B Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims

Opioid victims are not getting a "fair shake" in potential $7.4 billion settlement, a claimant in the Purdue Pharmacy bankruptcy case says.

CBS News - Mar. 9

Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid Would Be ‘Catastrophic for Women’s Health,’ Says Chelsea Clinton

Republicans want to slash $880 billion from the agency overseeing Medicaid. There’s no way to do so without touching benefits.

Inc. - Mar. 10

Social Security to increase overpayment withholdings to 100% from 10%

The clawback reversal would apply to new overpayments and will save $7 billion over 10 years.

MarketWatch - Mar. 10

UN to rent Bangladesh property owned by former regime associate

Sobhan family under scrutiny amid efforts to claw back billions of dollars allegedly lost under Sheikh Hasina’s rule

Financial Times - Mar. 11

Junior Bridgeman, NBA player-turned-billionaire businessman and Bucks minority owner, dies at 71

Bridgeman played more than a decade in the NBA before amassing a reported $1.4 billion in wealth

CBS Sports - Mar. 12

Monopoly Go maker Scopely to acquire Niantic’s games business for $3.5B

Scopely has agreed to acquire Niantic's games business, which includes Pokémon Go, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion.

VentureBeat - Mar. 12

Comcast expands partnership with Olympics, extends media rights through 2036

Comcast gained the rights to broadcast the Olympic Games through 2036 as part of a new $3 billion agreement with the International Olympic Committee.

CNBC - Mar. 13

Taxpayers will suffer if Thames Water collapses, warns regulator

Ofwat says placing Thames under government control could end up costing taxpayers billions of pounds.

BBC News - Mar. 13

NBC to broadcast Olympics in the U.S. through 2036

Comcast NBCUniversal signs deal with IOC for U.S. broadcast rights worth $3 billion.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13

Trump and DOGE Create Anxiety but Opportunity for Federal Contractors

By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through government contracts.

The New York Times - Mar. 14

Microsoft says ID@Xbox has paid $5B to date to indie game devs

Microsoft said that ID@Xbox indie gaming label has paid out $5 billion to date to independent game developers.

VentureBeat - Mar. 18

Reeves to squeeze public spending further in Spring Statement

Billions of pounds of savings sought from Whitehall budgets to fill a hole in the public finances

Financial Times - Mar. 18

2025 Is Shaping Up to Be a Year of Self-Care. Call It the White Lotus Effect.

Wellness tourism has ballooned into a $259 billion industry just as consumers have more reason to check out.

Inc. - 4d

Secretive Future Fighter Jet Contract Goes to Boeing, Trump Says

The initial contract for the next-gen stealth fighter jet for the Air Force, known as NGAD, is worth around $20 billion.

Inc. - 4d

Sir James Dyson: Sucking up the cash

How a blocked vacuum cleaner led to a billion-dollar idea for inventor James Dyson

BBC News - 2d

The Importance of Being SpaceX

Tesla might be suffering, but SpaceX is poised to profit off billions in new government contracts

The New York Times - 1d

What is the new F-47 fighter jet Trump announced?

Trump revealed Boeing has won the $20 billion contract to create and engineer the F-47 fighter jet.

The Hill - 22h

CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pulling back $11.4 billion in funds allocated in response to Covid to state and community health departments.

NBC News - 13h

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf just challenged Anthropic CEO’s vision for AI’s future — and the $130 billion industry is taking notice

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf challenges Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "compressed 21st century" vision, arguing AI systems are building "yes-men on servers" rather than the revolutionary ...

VentureBeat - Mar. 6

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