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Glen Anderson has been brokering trades in private company shares since 2010, back when the number of institutional investors focused…

The war in Iran has hammered global oil markets, with gas prices in the U.S. spiking significantly. Amid the rise…

Few rivalries in the startup ecosystem are as intense (and occasionally bitter) as the race between Polymarket and Kalshi for…

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour posted a video on Wednesday of six men decked out in business casual doing push-ups on…

The war in Iran reached a new extreme this week, as both Israel and Iran launched strikes on oil and…

Mick Mulvaney wants to be clear: He really likes gambling. “You’re talking to the only former member of Congress who’s…

One day not long ago, a founder texted his investor with an update: he was replacing his entire customer service…

OpenAI has fired an employee over the employee’s activity on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the company confirmed to Wired. The…

Brandtech Group has appointed three regional chief executives — Lisa De Bonis in the UK, Jeff Matisoff in North America,…

As AI data centers drive up electricity prices, London-based startup Tem thinks AI might be able to help solve it,…

After nearly a decade of rapid expansion, the newsletter-based local publisher 6AM City is shrinking its human-led footprint in an…

paceX is reportedly lining up four major Wall Street banks for a 2026 IPO that could provide the reset the market needs.  The company just completed a tender…

Google on Tuesday announced its more affordable Google AI Plus plan is now available in all markets where its AI…

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