Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments

Ron Conway stepped down from the board of Salesforce’s philanthropic arm after the company’s chief executive, Marc Benioff, said he supported President Trump and wanted the National Guard to come to San Francisco.

News
Kalshi, a Fast-Growing Prediction Market, Raises New Funds

The fund-raising round comes as online prediction marketplaces gain mainstream prominence.

News
Is A.I. Investment Getting Too Circular?

Skeptics of a recent investment spree involving OpenAI and others say deals raise questions about the robustness of the artificial intelligence boom.

News
Stock Exchange Parent to Take Big Stake in Polymarket

The $2 billion deal values the crypto-powered betting site, where users can wager on politics, sports and more, at about $8 billion.

News
A.I. Fighter Jets and Cockroach Spies: Inside the Changing Business of War

Russia’s war on Ukraine changed the course of a generation of start-ups and investors that have applied a new business model to Europe’s military buildup.

News
Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Puts Many Tech Start-Ups in a Bind

Silicon Valley start-ups said they were concerned they would be disproportionately hurt by the new visa fee for skilled foreign workers, given their limited resources.

News
Robinhood Unveils a Publicly Traded Venture Capital Fund

The brokerage plans to announce a new publicly traded venture capital fund that would let ordinary investors get a piece of privately held start-ups.

News
The Billion-Dollar Stakes for OpenAI

The artificial intelligence giant is closing in on a deal with Microsoft regarding its future governance, but other questions stand over its huge costs.

News
ASML to Invest $1.5 Billion in Mistral, the French A.I. Start-Up

ASML, the Dutch maker of semiconductor equipment, is investing about $1.5 billion in Mistral, the French A.I. start-up.

News
Anthropic Raises Its Valuation to $183 Billion in New Funding

The artificial intelligence start-up garnered another $13 billion as its valuation rose by nearly three times, from $61.5 billion earlier this year, amid a frenzy over the technology.

News