Back to school. Venture capitalists nearly doubled their spending on new US university spinoffs in 2025 to $690 million after three years of declines, PitchBook data show. They also increased their spending in later rounds of US companies spun out from academia, contributing $6.3 billion to those startups. One such ...
Month: April 2026
Anthropic is gaining on OpenAI’s revenue, but hasn’t yet eclipsed itAnthropic is gaining on OpenAI’s revenue, but hasn’t yet eclipsed it
There’s been a debate in certain nerdier circles of the tech industry about comparing the revenues of Anthropic and OpenAI and I have at least part of the answer. But first, a word of warning. I’ve been covering the industry long enough that the pattern is clear: The numbers you ...
Welcome to Y’all Street: bullish Dallas aims to steal New York’s financial crownWelcome to Y’all Street: bullish Dallas aims to steal New York’s financial crown
Texas city believes loose rules and low taxes will make the US’s biggest banks come running – can it pull it off? As the warm sun rises over the Dallas skyline, SUVs and pickup trucks whiz past an unassuming construction site that is helping cement the city’s Texas-sized financial ambitions. ...
Trump’s war and Melania’s Epstein statement, with US editor Betsy Reed – The LatestTrump’s war and Melania’s Epstein statement, with US editor Betsy Reed – The Latest
Melania Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce that she ‘never had a relationship’ with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Her address has seemingly put Epstein back on the political agenda when focus had been firmly on ...
Lebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on TuesdayLebanon and Israel officials to meet in US on Tuesday
A senior Lebanese official earlier told the BBC that Lebanon would only take part in talks if a ceasefire was in place. ...
Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank villagePalestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village
The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned “government sponsored Jewish terrorism” was out of control. ...
Man accused of coercing wife into sex with 120 men goes on trial in SwedenMan accused of coercing wife into sex with 120 men goes on trial in Sweden
The 61-year-old denies threatening physical violence and plying his wife with drugs to force her into having sex with strangers. ...
Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious ‘civil war’, say researchersChimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious ‘civil war’, say researchers
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years. ...
French man charged with locking son in van for more than a yearFrench man charged with locking son in van for more than a year
The boy was found malnourished, naked, lying next to human excrement and unable to walk, the prosecutor said. ...
The five big sticking points in US-Iran talksThe five big sticking points in US-Iran talks
Peace talks between the US and Iran are due to begin in Pakistan on Saturday. ...