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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 - 9h -
Grand Canyon knocks off Utah Valley 75-57
Tyon Grant-Foster and Makaih Williams scored 16 points apiece as Grand Canyon beat Utah Valley 75-57ABC News - 2d -
Deciphering Ancient Indus Valley Script Could Earn You $1 Million
A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.The New York Times - 3d -
Silicon Valley billionaires splurge £144m on London Spirit in Hundred auction
Winning bid for 49% stake values London Spirit at £295m Welsh Fire stake sold for reported £35m to tech entrepreneur The Hundred is set to deliver an eye-watering windfall for English cricket ...The Guardian - 3d -
As Silicon Valley CEOs Fawn Over Trump, Their Employees Discreetly Resist
Tech titans embraced Trump almost en masse, sometimes after high-profile past public opposition. Now some of their workers are cautiously expressing their dissent.Inc. - 3d -
How Silicon Valley turned China into its lifeline
Eric Schmidt helped Washington reimagine the west coast tech titans as shields against the world’s second-largest economyFinancial Times - 3d -
DeepSeek Might Be a Copycat. Silicon Valley Is Notorious For Them.
The AI world is fretting about the emergence of a low-cost LLM developed by an obscure Chinese firm that may have copied OpenAI.Inc. - 5d -
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 - 5d -
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump
As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.The New York Times - 5d -
‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley
The industry’s liberal reputation is misleading. Its reactionary tendencies – celebrating wealth, power and traditional masculinity – have been clear since the dotcom mania of the 1990s. An ...The Guardian - 5d -
The Papers: 'Europe's Silicon Valley' and Strictly Wynne's apology
The chancellor's plans for growth and the Strictly live tour axing Wynne Evans feature in the papers.BBC News - 6d -
Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge
Chancellor to announce plans to improve infrastructure in region to put it at forefront of science and tech advances. Rachel Reeves is unveiling plans to create “Europe’s Silicon Valley” between ...The Guardian - 6d -
In Melbourne, the Silicon Valley of Tennis
The four Grand Slams love to one up each other, but the Australian Open is first on more than just the calendar.The New York Times - 6d -
Why Silicon Valley is blown away by Chinese AI app DeepSeek
The Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek became the most downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple’s app store and its low cost claims are putting the pressure on major American tech companies.NBC News - 6d -
How China's 'AI heroes' overcame US curbs to stun Silicon Valley
How did a little-known Chinese start-up build a powerful new AI model despite restrictions?BBC News - 6d -
Why DeepSeek Could Change What Silicon Valley Believe About A.I.
A new A.I. model, released by a scrappy Chinese upstart, has rocked Silicon Valley and upended several fundamental assumptions about A.I. progress.The New York Times - 6d -
Silicon Valley Is Raving About a Made-in-China AI Model
DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27 -
DeepSeek Prompts a Reckoning Across Wall Street and Silicon Valley
The fast-growing popularity of the Chinese artificial intelligence software hit shares in tech giants like Nvidia, as Silicon Valley worried about what comes next.The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
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 -
How small Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek shocked Silicon Valley
Hedge fund billionaire Liang Wenfeng builds model on tight budget despite US attempt to halt China’s high-tech ambitionsFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
LNG exporter Venture Global dips below IPO price in its trading debut
The energy company raised $1.75 billion by pricing 70 million shares at $25, the middle of its reduced $23 to $27 price range.MarketWatch - Jan. 24 -
Beyond Oracle and Nvidia, these stocks and sectors can benefit from the Stargate AI venture
Here’s a roadmap to the next stages of the buildout of AI in the U.S.MarketWatch - 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 -
Terrell Buckley is the new head coach at Mississippi Valley State
Another day, another former NFL player becomes the head coach of a college football program.Yahoo Sports - 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 -
Generali and Natixis Ink Asset-Management Joint Venture
Generali and the owner of France’s Natixis Investment Managers agreed to jointly create a European asset manager overlooking nearly $2 trillion.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 21 -
Park Rangers rescue man stranded in steep gully in Death Valley
Park rangers at Death Valley National Park rescued a man stranded on a Mosaic Canyon hike.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
Trump-backed crypto venture to extend token sales after raising $1bn
Entrepreneur Justin Sun among investors buying into World Liberty FinancialFinancial Times - Jan. 20 -
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 -
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
How GTA pioneer Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures will make great worlds with strong storytelling
South Korean game publisher Smilegate recently made a strategic investment and became a partner in Absurd Ventures, a game studio founded by Rockstar Games cofounder Dan Houser. Houser spent more ...VentureBeat - 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 -
Disney’s streaming strategy gets more confusing as Venu Sports venture is axed
Analysts are split on whether Disney should move forward with plans to combine Hulu + Live TV and Fubo, following the cancellation of its sports joint venture with Fox and WBD.MarketWatch - Jan. 10 -
Disney, Warner Bros., Fox kill streamed sports joint venture
Three of the nation's largest broadcast media companies have scrapped plans to launch a joint direct-to-consumer streaming platform for live sports, the group announced Friday. Warner Bros. ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Silicon Valley’s largest start-ups to shun IPOs in 2025
Huge recent fundraising deals for Databricks, SpaceX and OpenAI further delay need for stock market debutsFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Piers Morgan targets US after YouTube venture buyout from Rupert Murdoch’s News UK
British presenter’s production company to acquire his ‘Uncensored’ showFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Chinese venture capitalists force failed founders on to debtor blacklist
Pursuit of entrepreneurs threatens start-up ecosystem as investors target personal assets to claw back fundingFinancial Times - Jan. 6
