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Tim O’Reilly makes a persuasive case for why venture capital is starting to do more harm than good

Tim O’Reilly has a financial incentive to pooh-pooh the traditional VC model, wherein investors gamble on nascent startups in hopes of seeing many times their money back. Bryce Roberts, who is O

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As the IPO market warms, Accolade targets billion-dollar debut

As the IPO market heats up, one offering slipped beneath our radar. This morning, then, we’ll catch up on Accolade’s initial public offering and what its proposed pricing may tell us about

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IPOs that could happen soon, cannot happen soon enough

Earlier today we took a look at two companies that have filed to go public, nCino and GoHealth. The pair join Lemonade in a march toward the public markets.But those three firms are hardly alone. We k

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Dell’s debt hangover from $67B EMC deal could put VMware stock in play

When Dell bought EMC in 2016 for $67 billion it was one of the biggest acquisitions in tech history, and it brought with it a boatload of debt. Since then Dell has been

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Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra says recession is the ‘perfect time’ to be aggressive for well-capitalized startups

Email is one of those things that no one likes but that we’re all forced to use. Superhuman, founded by Rahul Vohra, aims to help everyone get to inbox zero.Launched in 2017, Superhuman charges $30 p

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Beyond the negative impact of COVID-19

03:40 Editor's note: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every corner of the world. Contrary to the common belief that it is only going to have a negative impact on individuals, Charlot

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Fleksy rolls out an SDK for its AI keyboard

The developers behind Fleksy have launched an SDK for Android and iOS to scale demand for white labelling of their AI keyboard software which bakes in privacy-safe next-word prediction. Swipe-style in

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How will socially distanced nightclubs run?

01:44 Nightclubbing is a central part of social life for many people.Clubbing and partying have been pretty much nonexistent throughout the COVID-19 health crisis so far due to the lar

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Scientists retract study that suggested hydroxychloroquine was dangerous

The World Health Organisation says trials of the drug will resume, after halting them following the study's publication.

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Global Business Daily: Brazil woe, Renault rethink, Wizz Air expansion

"We thought too big in terms of sales."That's Renault's interim CEO Clotilde Delbos, explaining why the French car maker is cutting several thousand jobs and attempting to save more than $2 billion o

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Trump's top expert says anti-malarial drug he's touted 'doesn't work' on COVID-19

Dr Anthony Fauci has said scientific advice shows hydroxychloroquine has a lack of desired effect on coronavirus.

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Gareth Bale questions critics of golf hobby

Real Madrid's Welsh footballer Gareth Bale plays during the UEFA Champions League match against Manchester City in Madrid, Spain, February 26, 2020. /VCG Wales and Real Madrid forward Gareth B

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Trump says wants full Afghanistan pullout but hasn't set target date

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his desire for a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan but added that he had not set a target date, amid speculation he might make ending America's

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What people tend to get wrong about remote work

What do people tend to get wrong about remote work? And how can companies make it work better for them?While just about every tech company on the planet has become remote over the last few weeks, GitL

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Pelosi sees negotiations on new $3 trillion COVID-19 relief package

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. /Reuters U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday there wi

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Kevin Rose on health apps, crypto, and how founders get through this time with their sanity intact

Kevin Rose has been in the spotlight since cofounding the early social news aggregation site Digg in late 2004. A genial whiz kid turned serial entrepreneur, he has since become as well-known for lau

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Longtime VC Todd Chaffee of IVP says late-stage scene is now ‘M&A world’

Todd Chaffee has long been one of the most senior members of the late-stage venture firm Institutional Venture Partners. Chaffee joined IVP in 2000 after logging six years at Visa, and went on to lead