18th November 2025 Jeff Bezos is stepping back into an operational role as co-CEO of a new AI startup, Bitcoin is testing fresh lows as sentiment sours, Ford is officially selling cars on Amazon, and Bangladesh has handed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a historic death sentence in absentia. All this and more in today’s Read  It And Eat! Major Headlines   Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to the trenches as co-CEO of new AI startup, Project Prometheus Amazon’s founder Jeff Be

Shareholders of railroad giants Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern overwhelmingly voted to approve their historic $85B merger  AP News Pharma giant Merck agreed to acquire biotech company Cidara Therapeutics in a $9.2B cash deal Wall Street Journal  Russian energy giant Lukoil is in talks with bidders to sell its international energy assets ahead of sanctions Reuters Akzo Nobel to Acquire Axalta in $9.2 Billion Paint Deal Bloomberg China Ramps Up Buying of US Soybeans After B

Forterra Closes $238M Series C  VC Daily  Alembic Secures $145M Series B and Growth Funding VC Daily  BluePill Snares $6M in Seed Funding  VC Daily  Skims Seals $225M in New Financing  VC Daily  Celero Communications Lands $140M Funding  VC Daily  Gridware Nets $55 Million Growth Round   VC Daily  Span Inks $25M Seed and Series A Funding  VC Daily  PowerLattice Banks $25 Million Series A Funding VC Daily  SubImage Scores $4.2M in Seed Funding   VC Daily  Solve Therapeutics Se

15th November 2025 Starbucks baristas across the U.S. are staging a nationwide “Red Cup Rebellion,” escalating pressure on the coffee giant during one of its busiest promotional days. Verizon’s new CEO is preparing the company’s largest-ever layoffs, slashing 15,000 jobs as the telecom battles slowing growth and fierce competition. At the Fed, policymakers are openly split on whether December brings another rate cut, pushing market odds below 50%. And in a story stirring inte

India’s Biggest Lender Backs Another Wave of Bank Mergers Bloomberg San Diego Padres Owners Considering Sale at Record Valuation Bloomberg IFM in Talks to Raise $2 Billion Debt for Green Group Deal Bloomberg PPHE Hotel’s Owners Weigh Taking Park Plaza Firm Private Bloomberg Oaktree Sees Value in Asset-Backed Bonds Amid AI Credit ‘Excess’ Bloomberg Glencore, Hillhouse Invest in Chinese Aluminum Smelter’s $700 Million IPO Bloomberg Bavarian Chairman Quits After Investor Revolt

Exowatt Lands Additional $50M  VC Daily  Self Announces $9M Seed Financing  VC Daily  sunday Pulls In $21M Series B Round  VC Daily  Gopuff Raises $250M  VC Daily  Cursor Nabs $2.3M Series D at $29.3B Valuation  VC Daily  CHAOS Industries Secures $510M  VC Daily  Maybern Receives $50M Series B Round  VC Daily  Carbon Lands $60M Funding Round  VC Daily  Bonside Scoops Up $100M  VC Daily Fabric8Labs Lands $50M Financing Round  VC Daily

13th November 2025 The longest U.S. government shutdown  in history ended after 43 days  as President Trump  signed a funding bill to restore federal services and return workers to their jobs, though political tensions remain. AMD  shares jumped 8% after forecasting a 60% boost in data center revenue over the next 3–5 years , fueled by AI deals  with OpenAI  and Oracle  and ambitions to challenge Nvidia’s dominance . Kim Kardashian’s Skims  raised $225 million  at a $5 billio

12th November 2025 SoftBank  offloads $5.8B Nvidia  stake to fuel AI bets, including OpenAI  and Ampere Computing. Markets wobble, but the firm aims for its strongest annual profit since 2020. Zhimin Qian  sentenced to 11+ years for a £5.5B crypto scam after seven years on the run.Authorities seized 61,000+ bitcoins, the UK’s largest crypto seizure.  Yann LeCun  plans to leave Meta  to build a startup focused on world model AI. His exit follows internal tension as Meta shifts

11th November 2025 Warren Buffett bids farewell to shareholders in his final Thanksgiving letter as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, reflecting on six decades of partnership, philanthropy, and perspective. The BBC faces its biggest credibility crisis in decades following the resignation of two top executives. Apple delays the next version of the iPhone Air amid weak sales and design trade-offs. At the White House, President Trump hosts Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a onetime al

Media giant Comcast 's Sky unit is in talks to buy the broadcasting arm of UK's ITV for $2.1B, including debt  Bloomberg Paramount Boosts Post-Merger Savings Target to $3 Billion Bloomberg Braskem Owner Novonor Is Close to a Deal to Sell Its Stake to IG4 Bloomberg KKR, Singtel Group Seek $3.8 Billion Loan for STT GDC Buyout Bloomberg Elliott Takes Toyota Industries Stake, Contests Buyout Price Bloomberg SoftBank Sells Nvidia Stake for $5.8 Billion to Fund AI Bets Bloomberg Wa

Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off TechCrunch  6sense founder Amanda Kahlow raises $30 million for new human-replacement AI sales startup 1mind TechCrunch  AI PowerPoint-killer Gamma hits $2.1B valuation, $100M ARR, founder says TechCrunch  Onchilles Pharma Raises $25M in Series A1 Funding Round VC Daily  Avallon Raises $4.6M Seed Financing Round VC Daily  Truffle Security Lands $25M Series B Round VC Daily  Education platform Flint

10th November 2025 Donald Trump promises Americans a $2,000 “tariff dividend” as the White House leans on customs revenue to counter cost-of-living pressures. In New York, newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani unveils a heavyweight transition team featuring former FTC Chair Lina Khan. The administration is also working on a 50-year mortgage plan, a bold bid to reshape housing affordability. And Apple is quietly building the next frontier of iPhone connectivity with new satellite

Kailera Therapeutics Inks $600 Million Series B VC Daily  MiSalud Health Pulls In New Funding VC Daily  Amae Health Nabs $25M Series B Round VC Daily  Reevo Launches With $80M VC Daily  Fastbreak AI Lands $40 Million Series A VC Daily  CampusKnot Snares $1.1M VC Daily  IndustrialMind.ai Raises $1.2 M Pre-Seed Round VC Daily  Digs Scoops Up Additional $5M VC Daily  Upway Completes $60M Series C Financing VC Daily  Synchron Announces $200M Series D Round VC Daily

Blackstone Gets More Time for Big Yellow Bid as UK Budget Looms Bloomberg Owners of Foreign Worker Dorm Firm TS Group Said to Weigh Sale Bloomberg GoTo Jumps on Report Danantara to Be Involved in Grab Merger Bloomberg Tether-backed Rumble, Northern Data Said Close to Merger Deal Bloomberg Permira to Acquire Corporate Services Firm JTC for £2.3 Billion Bloomberg Billionaire Ross’ Firm Strikes Deal to Buy West Palm Beach Hotel Bloomberg Onex CEO Sees Potential for More Insuranc

7th November 2025 Elon Musk  won shareholder approval for a record $1 trillion Tesla pay package , reinforcing his control as the company accelerates its AI and robotics ambitions . China  is loosening rare earth export rules , though analysts say the move falls short of  U.S. expectations , keeping global trade tensions simmering. UK finance minister  Rachel Reeves  is reportedly planning an income tax rise  in her upcoming budget, aiming to shore up public finances  while e

6th November 2025 France  is urging the EU  to launch a formal probe into Shein  after finding child-like sex dolls and banned weapons on its platform. The move ramps up pressure under the Digital Services Act , which could see the fast-fashion giant face heavy fines. The US DOJ  has closed its antitrust review of Google’s $32B Wiz acquisition , clearing a major hurdle for the tech giant’s push into cloud security , though global regulators are still reviewing the deal. Snap

5th November 2025 It’s been a day of recalibration across markets and politics. Michael Burry made waves by shorting the AI boom, calling out Palantir and Nvidia just as tech stocks took a breather. Bitcoin slid below $100,000 for the first time since May, sparking $1.3 billion in liquidations. Meanwhile, Democrats scored sweeping wins in the first elections of Trump’s second term, with Zohran Mamdani’s historic New York mayoral victory leading the charge. From Wall Street to

4th November 2025 OpenAI is going big, closing  a $38 billion cloud deal with Amazon to supercharge its next wave of AI models and computing ambitions. Elon Musk faces a rare “no” from Norway’s $2.1 trillion wealth fund as investors revolt against his record-shattering $1 trillion Tesla pay plan. Starbucks brews a bold comeback in China, offloading majority control of its $4 billion business to local giant Boyu Capital in a move to reclaim its caffeine crown. Down under, Aust

Ayvens Backers Seek to Sell $1.1 Billion Stake in Car Leaser Bloomberg Crescent to Sell Rockies Assets to Aethel for $400 Million Bloomberg Bain Lines Up $3.1 Billion Private Loan for Service Logic Buy Bloomberg Surgery-Imaging Firm Ultragreen.ai Starts Gauging Interest for Singapore IPO Bloomberg Top Paid UK Oil CEO Fights Forgery Claims as He Chases North Sea Deal Bloomberg AI Fintech Optasia Surges in JSE Debut, Eyes Asia Expansion Bloomberg  Nintendo Ups Switch 2 Sales Ou

Courage Therapeutics Closes $11M Seed Financing  VC Daily  Zag Bio Announces $80 Million Series A VC Daily  Popai Health Nabs $11M  VC Daily onXmaps Announces Strategic Investment VC Daily  TranscendAP Grabs Venture Funding  VC Daily  AUI Raises $20M  VC Daily  Harvey Nets $150 Million Funding VC Daily  Whatnot Banks $225 Million In Series F  VC Daily  Blueprint Scores $60M Funding  VC Daily  Teleskope Secures $25M Series A Funding  VC Daily