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Forage, a payment processor that helps retailers and food delivery companies accept EBT cards, raised a $40 million Series B led by Mouro Capital at a valuation of $225 million (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 3, 2026

Yulia Chernova / Wall Street Journal: Forage, a payment processor that helps retailers and food delivery companies accept EBT cards,…

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As America’s AI boom drains venture capital from Africa, the continent’s startups are turning to domestic funding sources, like pension funds and local venture capital firms (Rivaldo Jantjies/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 28, 2026

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Tether buys SoftBank’s approximately 26% stake in Bitcoin treasury company Twenty One Capital, bringing its stake to approximately 71%; SoftBank’s stake was worth about $679 million (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 24, 2026

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Sources detail growing concerns within SoftBank over Masayoshi Son’s more than $60 billion bet on OpenAI, which some fear will concentrate too much capital in one company (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 19, 2026

Featured Podcasts Training data: Rebuilding computing from the ground up for the AI era: Serval’s Jake Stauch Sequoia Capital partners…

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UK-based Iceotope, which develops liquid cooling technology for data centers, raised a $26 million Series B round co-led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 15, 2026

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Apollo Sports Capital and Tom Dundon invest $225 million in pickleball

By Stacey D. WallsMay 1, 2026

Ben Johns comes to the right side to hit a short shot against Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquine during the…

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A look at “Stanford inside Stanford,” where venture capital firms pursue 18- and 19-year-old students, offering them mentorship and funding in an effort to convert their promises into profits (Theo Baker/The Atlantic)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 25, 2026

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SpaceX’s S-1 extracts list “manufacturing our own GPUs” among the “substantial capital expenditures” it is undertaking, with the amount of the expenditure to be determined (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 23, 2026

Featured Podcasts Invest like the best: Dylan Patel – The infinite demand for tokens, the myth of Claude and supply…

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Disturbances in Hormuz hit China’s capital of Christmas and holiday spending

By Stacey D. WallsApril 20, 2026

Christmas is still eight months away, but artificial tree manufacturer Lou Liping is already worried about a bad holiday season…

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OnlyFans is in advanced talks to sell a less than 20% stake to Architect Capital at a valuation of more than $3 billion, down from a previously announced stake of around 60% at a valuation of around $5.5 billion (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 17, 2026

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Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

Trump’s new AI order raises the stakes in Sino-US tech competition – The Diplomat

Boeing CEO announces 737 Max production will start on new line on July 6

Family offices are investing in sports, from pickleball to smart soccer balls

Record Broadway Ticket Sales Show Consumers Are Splurging on Experiences

Lululemon (LULU) first quarter 2026 results

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ presents ‘double taxation’ trap, lawyers say

Trump holds sit-down event in Wisconsin as apparent decline deepens

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC massively backfired

Trump is erased as Kennedy Center begins removing his name

Scott Bessent collapses in front of Congress as he tries to defend Trump for not caring about Americans

Shocked Trump Loses Iran War Powers, Ballroom and Arms Fund on Same Day

Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to integrate AI into the healthcare system, including an FDA fast-track regulatory process for digital health technologies such as AI chatbots (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post)

OpenAI deploys Lockdown Mode, an optional security setting designed to give users advanced protection against rapid injection attacks by limiting certain features (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

Google Cloud says its SpaceX compute deal is a "short term" agreement "to ensure we have transitional capacity to meet growing customer demand" for Gemini Enterprise (Kate Conger/New York Times)

Marvell and Flex, a contract electronics manufacturer, will join the S&P 500; MRVL jumps more than 6% after hours after closing 16.74% lower amid heavy selling (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

More than 20 European news publishers file suit seeking more than 640 million euros from Google following an EU ruling that allows anyone harmed by Google’s advertising market abuses to seek damages (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

Browsing: capital

Forage, a payment processor that helps retailers and food delivery companies accept EBT cards, raised a $40 million Series B led by Mouro Capital at a valuation of $225 million (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

As America’s AI boom drains venture capital from Africa, the continent’s startups are turning to domestic funding sources, like pension funds and local venture capital firms (Rivaldo Jantjies/Bloomberg)

Tether buys SoftBank’s approximately 26% stake in Bitcoin treasury company Twenty One Capital, bringing its stake to approximately 71%; SoftBank’s stake was worth about $679 million (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

Sources detail growing concerns within SoftBank over Masayoshi Son’s more than $60 billion bet on OpenAI, which some fear will concentrate too much capital in one company (Bloomberg)

UK-based Iceotope, which develops liquid cooling technology for data centers, raised a $26 million Series B round co-led by Two Seas Capital and Barclays Climate Ventures (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Apollo Sports Capital and Tom Dundon invest $225 million in pickleball

A look at “Stanford inside Stanford,” where venture capital firms pursue 18- and 19-year-old students, offering them mentorship and funding in an effort to convert their promises into profits (Theo Baker/The Atlantic)

SpaceX’s S-1 extracts list “manufacturing our own GPUs” among the “substantial capital expenditures” it is undertaking, with the amount of the expenditure to be determined (Reuters)

Disturbances in Hormuz hit China’s capital of Christmas and holiday spending

OnlyFans is in advanced talks to sell a less than 20% stake to Architect Capital at a valuation of more than $3 billion, down from a previously announced stake of around 60% at a valuation of around $5.5 billion (Financial Times)