Sterling Investment: United Way reflects on its 70-year history, kicks off new campaign

United Way of Hamblen County Pacesetter companies and Leadership givers anticipated the command from keynote speaker Sterling Henton to send retiring Executive Director Gary Matthews “out with a bang” and raised 42 percent of this year’s campaign...

Electric Forest Festival Deepens Investment in Oceana County, Driving Community Impact

With students returned to local schools, they will see some new equipment in their band and music departments. This summer, the Electric Forest Charitable Fund awarded $20,000 in grants, including another $10,000 earmarked for their Music in...

Anatomy of an Investment Piece: Bottega Veneta's Intrecciato Bags

Bottega Veneta's signature Intrecciato weave has solidified the brand's prominence for the last 50 years. Intrecciato bags first gained widespread popularity after Lauren Hutton starred in the 1980 film American Gigolo. The brand's creative...

Metaplanet Secures $1.45 Billion Capital Raise, Nets $30 Million Investment From KindlyMD Subsidiary Nakamoto

Metaplanet MTPLF has advanced its Bitcoin BTC/USD strategy with a major move to raise capital for expanded BTC acquisitions and income-generating initiatives. What Happened: Tokyo-listed company Metaplanet has finalized a $1.45 billion...

Namibia’s Airline Ambitions: Strategic Investment or Taxpayer Burden?

The collapse of Air Namibia in 2021 marked the end of a costly chapter in the country’s aviation history, one defined by mounting losses, repeated government bailouts and persistent questions about financial sustainability. Yet, discussions about...

PODCAST | Digging into Cisco’s investment in AI and Africa

The group reported that AI infrastructure orders stood at over $2bn for the period, which is more than double the company’s original $1bn target. Of the total, $800m of that came in the fourth quarter alone. Through the discussion, Katsoudas...

Asia Minute: Visa challenges are complicating foreign investment plans

More than 300 South Koreans working on an electric battery factory in Georgia remain detained by the U.S. government today. South Korea's foreign minister is involved in talks to resolve this situation, but there may be a lingering issue with...

Mud Crab Hatchery To Come Up In Paradip With Rs 2.81 Cr Investment

Bhubaneswar: A long-cherished dream of Odisha’s mud crab farmers is about to be realized. Under the financial support of the Forest, Environment, and Climate Change Department ECRICC- GCF, the State’s first Mud Crab Hatchery with a production...

Hepher return 'important investment' in Exeter academy

Baxter brought in former Newcastle and Bristol coach Dave Walder to take over as backs coach in May, as Chiefs' director of rugby Baxter took on a more hands-on role with coaching the side. He says Hepher has had great influence with some of...

Alibaba Leads $60M Series B Investment in PixVerse AI

PixVerse, the AI video platform serving over 100 million users worldwide, has closed a $60 million Series B funding round led by Alibaba. New investor Antler joined the round, which will fuel the company's mission to make high-quality video...

India advances free trade talks with Australia, eyes $300 billion foreign investment

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India will soon finalize the second tranche of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia and expects to conclude an FTA with Oman in the coming weeks. Speaking at FICCI LEADS 2025, he added...

Calling for an end to harmful child “protection” systems, and investment in what works

Introduction by Croakey: In marking National Child Protection Week, it’s critical to prioritise the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, now and into the future. This means dismantling harmful systems and “supporting our...

India signs investment deal with Israel amid Gaza genocide

India has signed a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with Israel, deepening economic ties with the occupying Zionist state as it faces mounting international condemnation for the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The deal was finalised during Israel’s...

Investment ‘vital’ to making Severn flooding project a reality

The River Severn burst its banks near Llandrinio Bridge. Image: LDRS Persuading private business and landowners to invest in a project overseen by four councils either side of the Wales/England border to reduce flooding along the River Severn,...

Startup wisdom: How to break the cycle of meeting hangovers

Startup wisdom is a new TNW series offering practical lessons from experts who’ve helped build great companies. This week, Vivian Acquah, a certified inclusion strategist, workshop facilitator, and founder of Amplify DEI, shares her tips on ending...

Nvidia venture arm extends investment in Boston quantum startup QuEra

Chip monitoring startup proteanTecs raises $51M with backing from Arm, Samsung, and Siemens

ProteanTecs, a company developing deep data solutions for electronics health and performance monitoring, has raised $51 million in a Series D funding round led by IAG Capital Partners. New strategic investors included Arm, Samsung Catalyst Fund,...

SPLX launches AI Asset Management to map and secure enterprise AI stacks

SplxAI Inc., a security platform for artificial intelligence company, today announced the launch of AI Asset Management, an extension of the SPLX platform that gives enterprises visibility into their AI models, agentic workflows and...

Bears $53 Million Investment Had One of Worst Week 1 Performances in the NFL

Getty Head coach Ben Johnson of the Chicago Bears. Monday night in Chicago was supposed to be the beginning of a new era for the Bears, particularly on offense, with their revamped offensive line taking center stage. Instead, their 27–24 loss to...

ASML makes $1.5 billion investment in Mistral AI

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 ASML this week invested €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in Mistral AI, a French AI start-up, in its latest €1.7 billion funding round, reports Reuters. As a result, ASML became the largest shareholder of Mistal AI, which...