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Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook
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 - 15h -
These Founders Are Reinventing Black Haircare
Banana fibers, recycling, and biodegradable collagen are just a few of the materials replacing plastic.Inc. - Feb. 19 -
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes loses fraud appeal
Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood-testing company.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
Millennium’s billionaire founder explores expanding ownership to executives
Izzy Englander still owns 100% of one of the world’s top hedge fundsFinancial Times - 23h -
This Founder Left OpenAI to Launch a Competitor. It Aims to Bring AI to the Masses
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former CTO, has taken the wraps off her new company, Thinking Machines Lab. Here’s what to know about its goals.Inc. - Feb. 19 -
Startup founders are turning to 'seed-strapping' in a difficult funding environment
Seed-strapping is the "Goldilocks version" of bootstrapping and venture capital, Josh Payne of OpenSky Ventures tells CNBC.CNBC - Feb. 23 -
Ken Rosenthal, Founder of Panera Bread’s Forerunner, Dies at 81
He built a small chain of bakery cafes, with sourdough bread as its star. A few years after it was sold, it became nationally famous under a new name.The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
Trump's dangerous theory on birthright citizenship contradicts the Founders' goals
By its own terms, the 14th Amendment applies to “all persons” born in the United States, disqualifying no one by parentage.The Hill - Feb. 24 -
US court upholds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s conviction
Holmes, who is serving nine years, attempted to overturn conviction over multimillion-dollar investor fraud scandal. A US court upheld the conviction of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
5 Indispensable Tech Tools I Use as a Busy Founder and CEO
From AI chatbots to futuristic sunglasses, these tools are now a part of my day-to-day life.Inc. - Feb. 27 -
WWE co-founder Linda McMahon confirmed as secretary of education
WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45.ABC News - 2d -
Can hedge funds prosper without their star trader founders?
Two of the biggest names in global macro trading, Alan Howard and Chris Rokos, embody differing approaches to legacyFinancial Times - 1d -
Remember Digg? It’s Getting a Reboot, Thanks to Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
The early social media platform is under new ownership following an investment from Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six fund and original founder Kevin Rose.Inc. - 1d -
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins bid to acquire TikTok
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviserABC News - 1d -
Digg founder teams up with former Reddit rival to buy and revive website
Content aggregator Digg is making a comeback thanks to a partnership with rival and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.CNBC - 23h -
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition Review: Just OK
This compact 1080p graphics card may leave you wanting more.Wired - 6h -
Microsoft Hosted Explicit Videos of This Startup Founder for Years. Here's How She Got Them Taken Down
Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web.Wired - Feb. 20 -
How a national-security review made AppLovin America’s hottest stock — and its founders billionaires
Who says government can’t create wealth? CFIUS, an obscure panel playing an increasing market role, blocked the sale of AppLovin years before a stock-market bonanza.MarketWatch - Feb. 21 -
Federal court denies Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appeal to overturn fraud conviction
On Monday, a California federal appeals court denied Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' plea to have her 2022 fraud conviction overturned. Holmes and her former partner are serving prison time over ...CBS News - Feb. 25 -
A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world.Wired - Feb. 25 -
Don’t Call it Crypto: How This Founder Used Stablecoin to Build a New Cross-Border Payment Network
Sinclair Toffa left Palantir to bring innovation to international payments.Inc. - Feb. 25 -
Reddit co-founder says Meta’s end to third-party fact-checking is ‘very pragmatic’
"It is impossible to do fact-checking at scale, let alone in real time, as Facebook was trying to do," Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian told CNBC.CNBC - Feb. 27 -
Why Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Want to Buy Their Company Back From Unilever
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are reportedly looking to reacquire the beloved ice cream brand, claiming its corporate owner has muzzled the company’s social activism.Inc. - 6d -
Join Inc. Founders House at SXSW to Learn from the Best Brand Builders Around
Over three days, attendees will connect with one another, hear from star entrepreneurs, and get seriously inspired.Inc. - 1d -
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak blasts Musk's DOGE over 'sledgehammer' approach to government layoffs
Apple co-founder slammed the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, over mass job cuts at various government agencies.CNBC - 1d -
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Criticizes DOGE and Elon Musk’s Management Style
“It’s not good for a business to run that way,” Wozniak said of recent DOGE mass firings.Inc. - 1d -
What’s a Pecha Kucha? And How Can It Help Founders Stay On Brand While Scaling?
Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, shares her favorite strategy for sharing creative control.Inc. - 23h -
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 - 3h -
Is the U.S. facing a constitutional crisis?
Some Democrats are concerned over President Trump's use of executive power and are warning of a "constitutional crisis." The Trump administration rejects these claims, saying the president follows ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Breaking down the state of education in the U.S.
Two major reports released in the past month show the nation's fourth and eighth graders overall have declined in math and reading since 2019. But, surprisingly adults aren't doing much better. Nat ...CBS News - Feb. 25 -
U.S. and Ukraine close in on minerals deal
The United States and Ukraine have agreed to the framework of a deal for access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals. President Trump had pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for access to ...CBS News - Feb. 26 -
Why are coffee prices soaring in the U.S.?
Consumers still coping with high food costs face scalding hot coffee prices, with retail costs up 75% in recent years.CBS News - 6d -
The turning tide of U.S. support for Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine approached its third anniversary last month, the tide began to turn — not on the battlefield, but in the White House.CBS News - 3d -
Trump invites Greenland to join U.S.
During his address to Congress, President Donald Trump suggested that Greenland would be welcomed to the United States, adding, "if you choose." Trump called the island "very important for military ...NBC News - 1d -
Vance visits the U.S.-Mexico border
President Donald Trump gave his first first address to a joint session of Congress of his new term last night, outlining his agenda and actions so far in remarks that focused heavily on culture war ...NBC News - 1d -
These are the most competitive rental markets in the U.S.
New apartment construction hit a record high last year, but all that new supply is apparently not enough to cool the competition in the market.NBC News - 1d -
These are the most competitive rental markets in the U.S.
Even with a record amount of new supply, demand for rental apartments is soaring. That has the competition heating up.CNBC - 1d -
U.S. pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine
In a move to pressure Ukraine into President Trump’s peace talks, the Trump administration has temporarily paused intelligence sharing with the war-torn country. Plus, President Trump announced the ...NBC News - 20h -
U.S. pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine
The Trump administration has confirmed it's stopped intelligence sharing with Ukraine after also pausing military aid for the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.CBS News - 6h