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The startup Blackstone just backed to turn any exec’s data question into instant answers

The startup Blackstone just backed to turn any exec’s data question into instant answers

Ethan Ding cofounded TextQL in 2022 with Mark Hay, and the startup just closed $17 million in strategic investment led by Blackstone.

By Allie GarfinkleApril 17, 2026

Emma Grede—the self-made millionaire behind the $5 billion Skims empire—says it all began with an audacious cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘The difference between me and someone else is, I made it happen’

Emma Grede—the self-made millionaire behind the $5 billion Skims empire—says it all began with an audacious cold call to Kris Jenner: ‘The difference between me and someone else is, I made it happen’

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 16, 2026

An AI protest

Anti-AI sentiment is on the rise—and it’s starting to turn violent

By Beatrice NolanApril 16, 2026

Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg

Harvey’s 30-year-old CEO says failing is a ‘good way to learn’ and destroying his ego led to an $11 billion success

By Jacqueline MunisApril 16, 2026

Paul Scherer poses casually while sitting on a bookshelf

Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world’s first ‘mutual friend’

By Lily Mae LazarusApril 16, 2026

Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services

Canva debuts a new suite of agentic tools, as the design app quietly becomes one of the world’s most used AI services

By Nicholas GordonApril 16, 2026

Latest Stories

Exclusive: Senator presses DOJ and Treasury over status of Binance monitors after $1.7 billion in Iran-linked crypto flows

Crypto Exclusive: Senator presses DOJ and Treasury over status of Binance monitors after $1.7 billion in Iran-linked crypto flows

By Ben WeissApril 17, 2026

A mother and child shopping.

Economy If the economy feels even worse for you than the inflation data says, that might be because childcare isn’t deemed a ‘necessity’

By Eleanor PringleApril 17, 2026

The world holds its breath: Trump says Iran war will end ‘pretty soon’ as uranium deal is in sight

Economy The world holds its breath: Trump says Iran war will end ‘pretty soon’ as uranium deal is in sight

By Jim EdwardsApril 17, 2026

Top CD rates today, April 17, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%

Personal Finance Top CD rates today, April 17, 2026: Lock in up to up to 4.20%

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 17, 2026

Today’s top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on April 17, 2026

Personal Finance Today’s top high-yield savings rates: Up to 5.00% on April 17, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV waves

Success Pope Leo warned the world is in ‘big trouble’ if Elon Musk becomes the first trillionaire

By Preston ForeApril 17, 2026

The first wave of bank earnings shows why ‘resilience’ is Wall Street’s favorite word

Newsletters The first wave of bank earnings shows why ‘resilience’ is Wall Street’s favorite word

By Diane BradyApril 17, 2026

Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings on July 10, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Newsletters End of an era: Reed Hastings steps down from Netflix

By Andrew NuscaApril 17, 2026

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San Francisco skyline.

Real Estate AI startups are leasing luxury apartments in San Francisco for staff and offering large rent stipends to attract talent

By Nino PaoliOctober 18, 2025

Donald Trump

Politics White House joins Bluesky, immediately roasts Democrats with sizzle reel of Trump’s first 9 months

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressOctober 18, 2025

Jan Hammer

Commentary Why Europe needs a Delaware

By Jan HammerOctober 18, 2025

Sam Altman

AI Dating chatbot expert: ChatGPT subscriptions aren’t ‘really earning much so having erotic content will bring them quick money’

By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressOctober 17, 2025

Hailey Bieber

Success Hailey Bieber has shared what she will do with the $1 billion she made from her Rhode sale to e.l.f. Beauty earlier this year

By Jessica CoacciOctober 17, 2025

Asymmetric Capital Partners raises $137 million second fund, beating ZIRP-era odds

Newsletters Asymmetric Capital Partners raises $137 million second fund, beating ZIRP-era odds

By Allie GarfinkleOctober 17, 2025

Europe’s defence wake-up call: why innovation can’t wait

Commentary Europe’s defence wake-up call: why innovation can’t wait

By Alex FerraraOctober 16, 2025

Upgrade avoided the neobank meltdown—and just raised $165 million en route to an IPO

Banking Upgrade avoided the neobank meltdown—and just raised $165 million en route to an IPO

By Jeff John RobertsOctober 16, 2025

Newsletters The AI investing boom gets its posterboy: Meet Leopold Aschenbrenner

By Allie GarfinkleOctober 16, 2025

Meredith Koop, stylist to Michelle Obama

AI Why Michelle Obama’s stylist invested in the LVMH-backed AI styling platform Alta: ‘It was a no-brainer’

By Emma BurleighOctober 15, 2025

Mackenzie Scott

Success MacKenzie Scott has sold nearly half of her stake in Amazon, as the billionaire philanthropist casually donates over $110 million to DEI causes

By Jessica CoacciOctober 15, 2025

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solmon holds a microphone

Newsletters Goldman’s acquisition of Industry Ventures is a bet on soaring secondaries

By Allie GarfinkleOctober 15, 2025

A handful of bad data can 'posion' even the largest AI models, researchers warn

AI A small amount of bad data can ‘poison’ even the largest AI models, researchers warn

By Beatrice NolanOctober 14, 2025

OpenAI’s ‘flatlining’ subs in Europe: The AI boom’s poster child may be struggling to recruit new subscribers, Deutsche Bank warns

Big Tech OpenAI’s ‘flatlining’ subs in Europe: The AI boom’s poster child may be struggling to recruit new subscribers, Deutsche Bank warns

By Jim EdwardsOctober 14, 2025

Newsletters Exclusive: Flow Engineering raises $23 million Series A led by Sequoia to power hardware’s new era

By Allie GarfinkleOctober 14, 2025

Olivier Wenden.

Commentary The $2.5 trillion ocean economy is at a crossroads. Capital must act now

By Olivier WendenOctober 14, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom

AI Gavin Newsom signs law to regulate AI, protect kids and teens from chatbots

By Trân Nguyễn and The Associated PressOctober 13, 2025

Newman's Own

North America Newman’s Own and Novo Nordisk have funded a program of Gen Z Native Americans who are fighting tribal food insecurity

By James Pollard and The Associated PressOctober 13, 2025

The protein bar startup David is upending food science through its venture-backed experiments—and it’s just getting started

Newsletters The protein bar startup David is upending food science through its venture-backed experiments—and it’s just getting started

By Leo SchwartzOctober 13, 2025

Zach Yadegari

Success Gen Z coder rejected by the Ivy League despite founding a $30 million app says college is ‘not worth it for most people’

By Jessica CoacciOctober 12, 2025

Ben Horowitz and Raghu Raghuram on AI, politics, and the questions they don’t have easy answers to

AI Ben Horowitz and Raghu Raghuram on AI, politics, and the questions they don’t have easy answers to

By Allie GarfinkleOctober 12, 2025

This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience

Success This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience

By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 12, 2025

Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything

Investing Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 11, 2025

A close up photo of Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.

AI A 3-person policy nonprofit that worked on California’s AI safety law is publicly accusing OpenAI of intimidation tactics

By Sharon GoldmanOctober 10, 2025

Aravind Srinivas, chief executive officer of Perplexity AI Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

AI Perplexity’s 31-year-old CEO horrified after seeing a student using his free AI browser to cheat: ‘Absolutely don’t do this’

By Eva RoytburgOctober 10, 2025

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

AI AI enabled Klarna to halve its workforce—now, the CEO is warning workers that other ‘tech bros’ are sugarcoating just how badly it’s about to impact jobs

By Preston ForeOctober 10, 2025

Fermi Inc. cofounders Toby Neugebauer, left, and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, right, mark their Nasdaq IPO in early October for their AI power company plans.

Energy Rick Perry’s AI power startup Fermi already has a $16 billion market cap—and zero revenue

By Jordan BlumOctober 10, 2025

OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap on what history teaches us about AI and the enterprise race

Newsletters OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap on what history teaches us about AI and the enterprise race

By Allie GarfinkleOctober 10, 2025

Google is tightening its ‘Work from Anywhere’ policy: Now a single day will count as a full week

Future of Work Google is tightening its ‘Work from Anywhere’ policy: Now a single day will count as a full week

By Nino PaoliOctober 9, 2025

HavocAI raises $85M to sell autonomous boats to the U.S. military as startups vie for money set aside in Big Beautiful Bill

Innovation HavocAI raises $85M to sell autonomous boats to the U.S. military as startups vie for money set aside in Big Beautiful Bill

By Jessica MathewsOctober 9, 2025

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