A look at UK-based startup accelerator Founders Factory, which has invested in 300+ startups; KPMG says UK VC funding fell from $20B in 2023 to $15B in 2024
The infrastructure to help young companies grow in the UK is varied and well established — If 2023 was the year of downturn … Bluesky: @theopriestley.com . LinkedIn: Richard Dana and Nick Huber Blue...
In addition to chip subsidies, the US must rethink its immigration policies to lure high-skilled workers and invest in STEM to become a manufacturing hub again
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — Just 15 minutes outside of downtown Columbus, the suburbs abruptly evaporate. Tweets: @aliyabhatia , @scottlincicome , @ericmgarcia , @rkelchen , @klonkitchen , @calebwatney , @reimu...
Snap opens down 33% following its Q2 earnings report; Snap stock is down 77% year-to-date
- Shares of Snap fell 35% on Friday, a day after the company reported disappointing second-quarter results. — Snap attributed its results to a challenging economy, slowing demand for its online platf...
Amazon Q1: $75.5B revenue, up 26% YoY, net income of $2.5B, down from $3.6B in Q1 2019, AWS revenue of $10.2B, up from $7.7B YoY; stock down 7%+
an estimated $4 billion — on responding to the coronavirus pandemic...Some of the $4 billion will also fund higher wages for workers, personal protective equipment.” https://www.cnbc.com/... Patrick M...
Sundar Pichai's appearance before Congress was another in a long line of pointless hearings, where lawmakers display limited knowledge and execs are evasive
It's hard to imagine how these hearings will result in anything more substantial than a few less-than-viral soundbites. Tweets: @rakeshlobster , @drphilgoff , @wiczipedia , @cwarzel , @caseyjohnston ,...
Malware attack raises concern that the NSA has lost control over cyberweapons they developed, and that damage from the Shadow Brokers leaks could be much worse
Twice in the past month, National Security Agency cyberweapons stolen from its arsenal have been turned against two very different partners … Tweets: @xor , @counternotions , @privacyint , @nicoleperl...
High private tech valuations the result of investors betting against doomed public incumbents unable to innovate
Bubble, My Ass: Some Unicorns Might Be Overvalued, But All Dinosaurs Gonna Die. — Summary: pundits argue billion-dollar startups are overvalued, but few realize … Tweets: @mdudas , @mitchellharper ,...