2024

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Nvidia acquires AI workload management startup Run:ai for $700M, sources say

TechCrunch: M&A

Nvidia is acquiring Run:ai, a Tel Aviv-based company that makes it easier for developers and operations teams to manage and optimize their AI hardware infrastructure. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed publicly, but two sources close to the matter tell TechCrunch that the price tag was $700 million. CTech reported earlier this morning the […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Buffett says Berkshire sold its entire Paramount stake: 'We lost quite a bit of money'

CNBC: Investing

"I was 100% responsible for the Paramount decision," Buffett said. "It was 100% my decision, and we've sold it all and we lost quite a bit of money.

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Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

After letting exclusive talks with the movie studio Skydance lapse, Paramount’s directors met over the weekend and decided to negotiate with all the suitors.

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Inside Amira Yahyaoui’s Claims about Mos, a Student Aid Start-Up

The New York Times: Banking

Amira Yahyaoui, a human rights activist, promoted the success of her student aid start-up, Mos. Some of her statements do not add up, according to internal data and people familiar with the company.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Execution of Definitive Agreement to Acquire up to 67% of Giraffe Energy – Expansion of Orange Basin Platform in Namibia & Creation of Community Trust

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

TORONTO, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V: SEI, OTCQB: SEUSF) (“ Sintana ” or the “ Company ”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated effective April 24 th , 2024 with Crown Energy (Pty) Ltd. (“ Crown Energy ”), a private Namibian company providing for the acquisition (the “ Acquisition ”) by the Company from Crown of up to 67% of the issued and outstanding shares of Giraffe Energy Investments (Pty) Ltd. (“ Giraffe ”).

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Investing in Tomorrow: Lifetime Value of Financial Education in High School

Tyton Partners

Investing in Tomorrow: Lifetime Value of Financial Education in High School Tyton Partners’ 2024 Investing in Tomorrow research publication focuses on how schools, K-12 providers, and state and local agencies can positively influence the lasting impact of high school financial education on students’ future financial well-being. In March 2023, only 24% of United States high school students were guaranteed that they would take a one semester course in personal finance.

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Why is the $180bn games industry shedding thousands of staff?

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Despite healthy sales, publishers such as Epic Games and Activision Blizzard are making hundreds of employees redundant – which may radically reshape the industry It is widely agreed that 2023 was a stellar year for video games. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , Baldur’s Gate 3 , Alan Wake 2 , Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 … barely a week passed without some blockbuster hit or independent gem.

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Yahoo is acquiring Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news startup Artifact

TechCrunch: M&A

Yahoo is acquiring Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the company announced on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Artifact will no longer operate as a stand-alone app, and its AI-powered personalization technology will be integrated across Yahoo, including the Yahoo News app in […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Accenture to acquire Udacity to build a learning platform focused on AI

TechCrunch: M&A

Accenture announced today that it would acquire the learning platform Udacity as part of an effort to build a learning platform focused on the growing interest in AI. While the company didn’t specify how much it paid for Udacity, it also announced a $1 billion investment in building a technology learning platform it’s calling LearnVantage. […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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Brita snaps up smart water bottle startup, Larq

TechCrunch: M&A

Smart water bottle-maker Larq this week announced that it has been acquired by filtration giant, Brita. More specifically, Brita GmbH, the German company founded in 1966, which spun off and sold its North/South American wing to Clorox in 1988. Brita GmbH maintains the brand in the rest of the world, but it currently is barred […] © 2024 TechCrunch.

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Warren Buffett says AI scamming will be the next big 'growth industry'

CNBC: Investing

Artificial intelligence has both "enormous potential for good and enormous potential for harm," the investing guru said during Berkshire's annual meeting.

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Berkshire cuts Apple investment by about 13%, Buffett hints that it's for tax reasons

CNBC: Investing

Berkshire reported that its Apple bet was worth $135.4 billion, implying around 790 million shares. That would mark a decline of around 13% in the stake.

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‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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In Silicon Valley, You Can Be Worth Billions and It’s Not Enough

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Andreas Bechtolsheim, the first investor in Google, has an estimated $16 billion fortune. He recently settled charges that he engaged in insider trading for a profit of $415,726.

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A Strong U.S. Dollar Weighs on the World

The New York Times: Banking

Two-thirds of the roughly 150 currencies have weakened against the dollar, whose strength stems from high interest rates because of stubborn inflation.

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Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Here’s What Happens Next.

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

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China’s First Quarter Results Show Growth Propelled by Its Factories

The New York Times: Banking

China’s big bet on manufacturing helped to counteract its housing slowdown in the first three months of the year, but other countries are worried about a flood of Chinese goods.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Forced to Change: Tech Giants Bow to Global Onslaught of Rules

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

For years, Apple, Google, Meta and others operated unfettered. But new laws and regulations have finally compelled them to make major shifts to their products and businesses.

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First Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting without Charlie Munger: What to expect from Warren Buffett

CNBC: Investing

The absence of Charlie Munger will be on everyone's mind when Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting kicks off Saturday in Omaha.

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Binance’s Founder Plans a Comeback Even as He Faces Prison Time

The New York Times: Banking

Since pleading guilty to violating money-laundering rules, Changpeng Zhao, who ran the giant crypto exchange Binance, has networked across the United States to set up his next act.

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Former Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for $128 Million

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

The plaintiffs, including Parag Agrawal, the former chief executive, are asking for severance after they lost their jobs during Mr. Musk’s 2022 takeover of the company.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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Stocks Climb to Record, Lifted by Big Tech and Rate Cut Hopes

The New York Times: Banking

The S&P 500 crossed above its January 2022 peak after weeks of wavering. Investors have been buying stocks after homing in on signals that the Fed’s campaign of raising interest rates is over.

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Microsoft signs deal to invest more than $10 billion on renewable energy capacity to power data centers

CNBC: Investing

Microsoft and Brookfield Asset Management will develop 10.5 gigawatts of renewable energy, in a deal they describe as the largest of its kind.

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AI needs to keep cool—literally. That's driving demand for these infrastructure companies

CNBC: Investing

The advent of AI has sent demand for data centers skyrocketing, along with industrial components to keep all the AI chips from overheating.

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This sector ETF that won big in April is set to outperform again after a pause, according to the charts

CNBC: Investing

The utilities sector was the only S&P 500 sector with a positive return in April, resulting in a bullish long-term momentum shift for the Utilities SPDR (XLU).

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee sees small-cap benchmark Russell 2000 surging by 50% in 2024

CNBC: Investing

The Fundstrat head of global research told CNBC's "Last Call" the environment on Wall Street is shaping up to be a positive one for small cap stocks.

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TDECU Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sabine State Bank and Trust to Increase Commercial Banking Opportunities in Texas and Louisiana

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

The not-for-profit credit union creates greater access for all Members, including small businesses that specialize in oil and gas, energy and agriculture. The not-for-profit credit union creates greater access for all Members, including small businesses that specialize in oil and gas, energy and agriculture.

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BlackRock says now is the time to lock in higher yields and move cash into bonds

CNBC: Investing

History shows investors can miss out on locking in higher yields if they wait for an answer on Fed rate cuts, a new BlackRock report says.

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