Venture Capital (VC) News   Code Metal , a verifiable AI code-translation startup, raised a  $125M  Series B at a $1.25B valuation led by Salesforce Ventures   TechFunding News   Jump , an AI OS for financial advisors, raised an  $80M  Series B led by Insight Partners FintechGlobal   Metal 3D-printing startup Freeform raised  a $67M  Series B from Apandion , Founders Fund , Two Sigma Ventures , and others TechCrunch   Origen , a UAE AI workflow integration company, raised a $

Markets were jolted after the Supreme Court  struck down the core of President Trump’s sweeping tariff program , prompting an immediate White House countermove with a new global levy,  first at 10% , then raised to 15% . In corporate boardrooms, Microsoft’s longtime Xbox chief  is stepping aside as the company doubles down on AI leadership, alternative asset manager Blue Owl  is facing investor scrutiny over  loan sales and liquidity concerns , and Meta  is trimming employee

Venture Capital (VC) News   Musk's xAI raised a $3B Series E from Saudi-backed AI firm HUMAIN  ahead of its $1.25T  merger with Musk's SpaceX Bloomberg   Ineffable Intelligence , the UK AI startup of ex-DeepMind scientist David Silver, is raising a $1B seed round at a $4B  valuation led by Sequoia   TheDecoder   Vestwell , an infrastructure platform for modern savings, raised a $385M Series E led by Blue Owl Capital  and Sixth Street Growth   FintechGlobal   Used-car marketpl

Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A)   CSX  Chief Executive Open to Deal as Rivals Pursue Mega Merger   Bloomberg   J&J Explores $20 Billion-Plus Sale of Orthopedics Unit   Bloomberg   Novartis  to Exit Indian Unit With $159 Million Stake Sale Bloomberg   Indonesia Sees $11 Billion in Share Sales for Free-Float  Aim Bloomberg   Stanchart Botswana Unit Lures Interest From South African Banks Bloomberg   Jollibee  Signs Deal to Buy Korean Hot Pot Chain for $87 Million Bloomberg  

The corporate reshuffle is accelerating across retail, tech, and consulting. Amazon  has officially dethroned  Walmart as the world’s largest company by revenue, powered not just by ecommerce but by the profit engine of AWS and advertising. eBay  is doubling down on ecommerce with a  $1.2 billion  acquisition of Depop , while Mark Zuckerberg  is under scrutiny in a landmark trial over whether Instagram targeted young users despite public denials. And inside boardrooms, the AI

Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A)   EBay forecasts upbeat revenue, buys Depop to boost fashion presence Reuters   Virgin Media O2 owners to buy British fibre firm Substantial for $2.7 billion Reuters    India's Bharat Petroleum, HPCL Mittal buy Venezuelan oil, sources say Reuters   Leonard Green To Take Mister Car Wash Private In $3.1 Billion Deal  Benzinga   Interactive Strength To Acquire Ergatta Through A Combination Of Cash, Debt, Stock And Future Contingent Consideration

Venture Capital (VC) News   Korsana Biosciences  emerged from stealth with $ 175M  co-led by Wellington Management and TCGX   VC Daily   Inertia  raised a $ 450M Series A  led by Bessemer Venture Partners   CarbonCredits   Vestwell  raised $ 385M  in Series E  funding led by Sixth Street Growth and Blue Owl Capital   VC Daily   ChipAgents  closed a $ 50M Series A1  round led by Matter Venture Partners   VC Daily   DG Matrix closed a $ 60M Series A  funding round led by Engine

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire  trimmed big tech stakes in Apple  and Amazon  as he closed out his CEO run, while European Central Bank  chief Christine Lagarde  is reportedly planning an early exit moves that could reshuffle capital and political risk. OpenAI  is scaling in India  with Tata, locking 100MW (and eyeing 1GW) of AI-ready capacity, and the Louvre  uncovered a $12M ticket-fraud ring  that exposed institutional vulnerability. Big money, shifting leadership, and AI infr

Venture Capital (VC) News   Seasats  Scoops Up $20M Series A Round  was led by Konvoy Ventures .   VC Daily   Intrinsic Foundries  raises Rs 12 Cr in seed round  led by Transition VC   Entrackr   CraftifAI  secures $3 Mn in seed round  led by  Ankur Capital   Entrackr   Utility Global  Raises $100M Series D Funding  led by APG Asset Management   VC Daily   Realta Fusion  Secures $9.5M  led by Future Ventures .   VC Daily   QuadSci Receives $8M Series A   Funding Round  led by

Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A)   Blackstone Agrees to Acquire Champions for About $2.5 Billion Bloomberg    Steel Dynamics, SGH Raise BlueScope Steel Takeover Bid to $11 Billion Wall Street Journal     Ovintiv to sell its Anadarko assets for $3 billion Reuters   Eric Trump invests in Israeli drone maker XTEND's merger with Florida construction firm Reuters   Air Industries Breaks Through With Strategic Merger, Sets Eyes On Aerospace Dominance  Benzinga   Danaher to buy Mas

Warner’s  board just reopened the bidding table briefly entertaining Paramount’s  “best and final” even as it pushes shareholders to stick with the signed Netflix deal, turning Hollywood into a high-stakes auction over the future of premium content. Meanwhile, the job market  has a new paywall: desperate candidates are spending thousands on “ reverse recruitment ” just to land interviews, a troubling sign that access to opportunity is becoming monetized. In AI, OpenClaw’s  fo

Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A)     Rosebank  in Talks to Buy Two US Firms  for Over $3 Billion Bloomberg     Billionaire Cheng’s  Units Agree Settlement With HK Regulator   Bloomberg     Banks  Prep Sale of BASF Coatings ’ €4 Billion Buyout Debt Bloomberg     Aberdeen Says €7.8 Billion  InPost  Buyout Bid Undervalues Company Bloomberg     Hapag-Lloyd to Buy Competitor  Zim  in $4.2 Billion Deal Bloomberg     Third Point  Builds Indra Stake, Urges Board to Pursue M&A Bloomb

Venture Capital (VC) News   Uptiq  Raises  $25 Million  Series B to scale Industry-Ready AI Solution led by Curql, with participation from Silverton Partners, 645 Ventures, and others   VC Daily     Scala Emerges From Stealth With  $8.5M Funding to Enable Contact Centers Entering the AI Era led by  Madrona and FUSE   VC Daily     Rogo  secures  $75m  Series C funding, opens new UK office led by  Sequoia Capital    VC Daily     PaleBlueDot   AI  has raised $150 million  in Ser

Speculation is speeding up in markets, media, and industry alike. Polymarket  is turning Bitcoin ’s volatility into a  five-minute betting arena , underscoring how real-time crypto sentiment is becoming its own tradable asset. In traditional media, Anderson Cooper  is stepping away from 60 Minutes  amid a broader shake-up at CBS News , while in corporate Australia a  KPMG partner  has been fined for using AI to pass an AI exam , a sign of how quickly the technology is reshapi

Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A)    Bangchak Buys Chevron’s HK Unit as the Thai Firm Expands in Asia Bloomberg   ByteDance Nears $6 Billion Moonton Sale to Savvy, Reuters Says Bloomberg   Mubadala Capital Chases ‘Complexity’ Post Clear Channel Deal Bloomberg   World No. 2 Gold Miner is ‘Willing to Move’ on M&A, CEO Says Bloomberg   Philippines’ First Gen to Buy Into Hydropower Business for $1.3 Billion Bloomberg   Wasserman to Sell Talent Agency After ‘Personal Mistakes’ Blo

Venture Capital (VC) News   Anthropic raised a  $30B  Series D at a $380B post-money valuation led by ICONIQ , Dragoneer , Founders Fund , D. E. Shaw Ventures , and MGX TechCrunch   Talkiatry , a tech-enabled psychiatry provider, raised a $210M  Series D led by Perceptive Advisors PRWire   AI health-plan workflow startup Anterior  raised a $40M  round from NEA , Sequoia , FPV , and Kinnevik   VC Daily   Alva Energy , a startup retrofitting existing nuclear plants, raised a $3

Corporate America is recalibrating. Kraft Heinz  is shelving its long-planned breakup as its new CEO vows to fix pricing missteps and reignite growth, while six of Wall Street’s biggest bank chiefs  collectively pocketed more than  $250 million  in pay after a blockbuster year for stocks . Uber is doubling down on its European food-delivery ambitions with a push into seven new markets, and AI-powered ad platform Moloco is preparing to test investor appetite with a Goldman and

The AI   trade  has caused massive sell-offs to shipping, trucking, and logistics giants like C.H. Robinson  and Universal Logistics after a small company unveiled a tool that could scale freight volumes without adding headcount. At the same time, polling giant Gallup  quietly ended an 88-year tradition by halting presidential approval ratings , signaling a shift in how public sentiment will be measured and reported. In Cape   Town , President Cyril Ramaphosa  pledged renewed

Venture Capital (VC) News   Insurance  platform Equal Parts raised a $23M Series A  led by Inspired Capital.   VC Daily   Mental health  startup Somethings raised a $19.2M Series A  round led by Catalio Capital.   VC Daily   Humanoid robotics company Apptronik raised a $520M Series A-X  extension with participation from Google and Mercedes-Benz.   VC Daily   Financial crime compliance firm Bretton AI  secured a $75M Series B led by Sapphire Ventures   Fintech Futures   Securi

Mergers & Acquisitions News (M&A)    Jacobs' QXO to buy Kodiak for $2.25 billion, taking aim at Home Depot and Lowe's, sources say. Reuters   Deutsche Boerse to buy General Atlantic's stake in ISS STOXX for $1.31 billion. Reuters    PennyMac To Acquire Subservicing Business Of Cenlar Capital For Upfront Purchase Price Of $172.5M And Up To $85M Of Contingent Consideration Payable Over Three Years. Benzinga   Westinghouse Air Brake Tech Acquires Dellner Couplers In $960M All-Ca