The Merchant Banking Evolution In Venture Capital

The Merchant Banking Evolution In Venture Capital

The venture capital playbook is getting a major rewrite. After decades of the traditional model (write checks, offer advice, make introductions), a growing number of funds are morp

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Mark Zuckerberg Goes On Trial Today In $8 Billion Meta Privacy Lawsuit—What To Know

Mark Zuckerberg Goes On Trial Today In $8 Billion Meta Privacy Lawsuit—What To Know

The lawsuit targets billionaires including Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel and Reed Hastings—along with Biden’s former chief of staff.

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InnovationRx: Hawley, Who Voted To Slash Medicaid, Introduces Bill To Reverse Cuts

InnovationRx: Hawley, Who Voted To Slash Medicaid, Introduces Bill To Reverse Cuts

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at how Daniel Nadler became a billionaire building a ChatGPT for doctors, big news from two Chinese biotech companies, what doctors

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Over 80% Of Adults In The U.S. Experience Loneliness, Study Finds

Over 80% Of Adults In The U.S. Experience Loneliness, Study Finds

A study of nearly 50,000 people living in the United States revealed that most experience some degree of loneliness, putting them at greater risk of depression and poor physical he

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Sub-$20,000 Used Cars Are Becoming A Vanishing Breed, Study Suggests

Sub-$20,000 Used Cars Are Becoming A Vanishing Breed, Study Suggests

Pre-owned rides at affordable prices are becoming difficult to find, leaving cash-strapped buyers in a bind.

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Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?

Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?

Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party?

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‘Who Killed Love?’ A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.

‘Who Killed Love?’ A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.

A popular and contentious game, Revenge on Gold Diggers, sheds light on misogyny, inequality and the feeling among many men that they are economic victims.

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Canadian Retailer Couche-Tard Abandons Its $47 Billion Bid to Buy 7-Eleven

Canadian Retailer Couche-Tard Abandons Its $47 Billion Bid to Buy 7-Eleven

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $47 billion bid spurred changes at the chain’s Japanese owner. Now, the question is whether that momentum will carry forward.

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What Is a Coffee Bucket? A Trend has Lattes Going Big for Attention.

What Is a Coffee Bucket? A Trend has Lattes Going Big for Attention.

Across the United States, cafes are serving jumbo-size coffee drinks in plastic buckets. The gimmick is working.

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Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This Week

Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This Week

The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going to a vote. But a coalition of ultraconservative House Republicans stage

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Henry Raymont, First to Report Bay of Pigs Invasion, Dies at 98

Henry Raymont, First to Report Bay of Pigs Invasion, Dies at 98

On assignment for U.P.I. in Cuba, he learned of the U.S.- backed effort to overthrow Fidel Castro and was imprisoned. He later worked for The New York Times.

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He Helped Create NPR. Now He May See it Be Defunded.

He Helped Create NPR. Now He May See it Be Defunded.

Bill Siemering, 91, says potential funding cuts put a “unique, invaluable cultural resource” at risk.

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Republican Tax Bill Is a Losing Deal for Gamblers

Republican Tax Bill Is a Losing Deal for Gamblers

The law is creating backlash from the gambling industry and bettors who could owe taxes even if they break even.

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How Republicans Supersized Silicon Valley’s Favorite Tax Break

How Republicans Supersized Silicon Valley’s Favorite Tax Break

Tucked into the huge set of tax cuts that Republicans passed into law this month was the expansion of an unusually valuable tax break for start-up investors.

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Steve Benson, a Skewering, Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist, Dies at 71

Steve Benson, a Skewering, Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist, Dies at 71

With national reach, he won the prize in 1993 and was a finalist for it four times while at The Arizona Republic. Some of his work rankled his own Mormon community.

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