The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI

Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. He landed famed public investor Cathie Wood and her ARK Invest Venture Fund as a lead in a startup fundraising round. Lucra announced last month that it raised a $20 million Series B, led by the […]

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Why Pope Leo XIV is speaking up about artificial intelligence and humanity

Monday morning, the Roman Catholic Church made its biggest foray yet into the discourse on artificial intelligence and the role it should play in human life as the technology develops. In the first encyclical of his papacy, titled Magnifica humanitas (Latin for “magnificent humanity”), Pope Leo XIV argued that AI is not intrinsically immoral, but […]

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Schwab CEO says his firm will attract new customers with wealth building instead of meme coins and gambling

Charles Schwab (SCHW) CEO Rick Wurster says his company’s stock deserves a higher valuation. The investment services giant is aiming to close that gap by integrating AI into its tried and true wealth-building recipe while dodging the so-called “transactions business” race younger upstarts are running. “We are in the outcomes business,” said Wurster, who spoke […]

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4 Takeaways From Daniel Suarez’s Big Win At Somber Charlotte

The NASCAR industry rallied behind the Busch family and then tried to bring some normalcy to its weekend by running the traditional 600-mile race Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Daniel Suarez, who has credited Kyle Busch with helping him in his early days moving from NASCAR’s Mexico series to the United States, won on a […]

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Startup Battlefield 200 applications close before May 27  | TechCrunch

The deadline to apply or nominate for Startup Battlefield 200 is Friday, May 27. This program is your shot at VC access, global visibility, TechCrunch coverage, and $100,000 in equity-free funding. If you’re building a breakout startup — or know a founder who is — now is the time to move. Apply today for the opportunity to take the TechCrunch Disrupt Stage alongside 200 of the world’s most […]

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Why foreign investors are exiting Nifty giants to hunt in India’s small and midcap market

Even as foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have slashed their concentration in India’s marquee blue-chip stocks to nearly half of what it was four years ago, they have quietly expanded the number of Indian stocks they hold stakes in from roughly 900 to 1,300. Foreign investors are piling into capital goods, manufacturing, defence, healthcare and new-age […]

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Spring Is the Season of Pretty Lace Details — Finds Start at $10

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Lace is having a major moment this spring but not in the overly precious way you might remember from years past. This season’s versions feel fresh, wearable and surprisingly versatile, showing up as delicate trim […]

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