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It’s ‘liquidity, stupid’: VCs say tech investing is tough amid IPO lull and ‘nuts’ AI hype

3 mn readKey Points It’s a tough time for the venture capital industry right now as a dearth of blockbuster initial public offerings and M&A activity has sucked liquidity from the market, while buzzy artificial intelligence startups dominate attention. At the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, two venture investors — whose portfolios include the likes of […]

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CFPB expands oversight of digital payments services including Apple Pay, Cash App, PayPal and ZelleHow mentoring can empower women working in private markets

2 mn readThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday issued a finalized version of a rule saying it will soon supervise nonbank firms that offer financial services likes payments and wallet apps. Tech giants and payments firms that handle at least 50 million transactions annually will fall under the review, which is meant to ensure the newer entrants adhere to the […]

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Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s

6 mn readProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program. On May 14, the final day for submitting new bills in the Mississippi Legislature, a bold new package of them landed on the desks […]

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Scott Resumes Giving Away Millions In Large Chunks

3 mn readShe is back at it. MacKenzie Scott, who in the past few years has given away more than $17 billion, has provided $65 million to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) in New York City. It is the largest contribution in LISC’s nearly half-century history. The LISC gift was not a solo. The Corporation for Supportive Housing […]

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Why USC’s JuJu Watkins is the next big thing in college hoops

11 mn readLindsay Gottlieb was crammed in the corner of a small back kitchen, standing in a cluster near Caitlin Clark and Zach Edey. The USC women’s basketball coach and her star freshman, JuJu Watkins, were in a holding area at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, where finalists for the men’s and women’s Wooden Award were being […]

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Texas Democrat Pushes for High-Speed Rail Line Between Three Major Cities

2 mn readA Texas state representative is hoping to develop a high-speed rail line along a major north to south highway running through the state. Democrat John Bucy has proposed legislation that would allow the Texas department of transportation to join forces with a private company to build and maintain a high-speed rail line along the I-35 […]

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