Venture Capital

Banking

Morgan Stanley Jumps on Private Market Research Bandwagon

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There are more than 1,500 active unicorns that have raised roughly $1 trillion in venture capital funding, according to PitchBook data.

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Hedge Funds

Nelson Peltz Says $7B Take-Private Bid Would Let Janus Henderson ‘De-Risk’

Trian and General Catalyst said they want to free Janus Henderson “from the constraints of operating as a public company.”

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Blockchain

Ethereum Treasuries Boom as Companies Look Beyond Bitcoin

In the past 30 days, Ethereum treasury companies scooped up more than 545,000 ether worth at least $1.6 billion, CoinTelegraph reported.

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CIO Upside

Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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CIO Upside

What’s The Point of Chasing Superintelligence?

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“Putting ‘safe’ next to ‘superintelligence’ is kind of an oxymoron.”

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Advisor Upside

The Wealthtech That Quintupled Assets Year-Over-Year, Twice

New funding and growth have launched the digital investment advisor Farther’s valuation to more than half a billion dollars.

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Investments

Silicon Valley Incubator Backs Its First Defense Company

Y Combinator is backing Ares Industries, a defense company that builds “low-cost cruise missiles.” It previously avoided the defense market.

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