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Thrive Capital led VCs into pro sports ownership; Collaborative Fund just upped that play
Collaborative Fund just bought into D.C. United and its stadium, with firm founder Craig Shapiro pitching it as a way to showcase for the firm's startups.
Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year
Nvidia has its finger in every pie, and sees another year of plenty in its future, Jensen Huang says. But, he insists, its deals are not circular.
Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and he wants to talk about your work, not his
Mark Wahlberg is taking the Disrupt stage with Bruce K. Lee for a candid conversation on entrepreneurship, investing, deal flow, healthcare, wellness and how he’s leveled up his approach to business.
OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand
The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity.
Israel and the Far Right Want You to Believe There Is an Islamic Invasion of the West | naked capitalism
Israel helps manufacture the myth of an "Islamic Invasion of the West," which the far right uses to distract from systemic Western crises
OpenAI targets work of Wall Street junior bankers with new ChatGPT for Financial Services
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Financial Services, targeting the labor-intensive research, modeling and pitchbook tasks traditionally handled by junior bankers.
Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’
A drone strike on the protective structure at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant could have endangered the safety of millions of people, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo told reporters via v...
UN climate chief warns political division is undermining fight against ‘economic security emergency’
The head of the UN's climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step with reality, as he set out a stark account of the economic toll climate change is already inflicti...
You're already getting socialism—and Democratic Socialists have nothing to do with it
The election of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and the surprising performance of Democratic Socialist or DSA-aligned candidates in Democratic primaries across the United States is reviving interest in socialism as a conce...
‘An assault on humanity itself’: Guterres pays tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors and first responders
Twenty-five years ago, the heinous terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against the United States claimed thousands of lives and represented “an assault on humanity itself”, the UN chief said on Thursday.
Has Capitalism Failed, or Has Neoliberalism Destroyed It? | naked capitalism
Capitalism comes in many flavors. Sadly, the neoliberal one that has become dominant is particularly rancid.