Brian Singerman's new fund has a twist, and Peter Thiel as a big backer | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/bri…

Some news - I raised $175M for Verified Capital with a plan to back transformative technology companies at any stage of their journey. Thanks to Iain Martin for the writeup in Forbes. forbes.com/sites/iainmart…

Coatue Veteran Kris Fredrickson Goes It Alone With New Venture Fund via @forbes forbes.com/sites/iainmart…

A must read story by my ProPublica colleagues. The IRS is building a vast system to share tax records with ICE and just last month the immigration enforcement agency requested the addresses of 7.3 million taxpayers. propublica.org/article/trump-…

Records obtained by ProPublica show the Trump administration is preparing to shut down seven major investigations of alleged housing discrimination and segregation, including some where HUD already found civil rights violations had occurred. propublica.org/article/trump-…

Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

Update: Excited to share that I've joined Reuters as a space and defense correspondent. I'll be reporting on weapons, national security and Silicon Valley, focusing on major arms, space companies, and venture-backed startups. Send tips / say hi: [email protected]

New: Why JPMorgan is hitting fintechs with stunning new fees for data access: forbes.com/sites/jeffkauf…. The bank’s aggressive move is a big escalation in the ongoing battle between financial services incumbents and challenger fintechs.

“When all else fails, bring up Trae Young's name in a negative light and people will tune in. It is an unfair reality given how much he has accomplished in just seven years in the league.” I sounded off on modern NBA media for Soaring Down South: soaringdownsouth.com/former-nba-cha…

Before his death in 2019, the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein had a property empire stretching from Paris to New Mexico where he committed many of his alleged crimes. They've all since been sold. Read what happened Forbes: forbes.com/sites/giacomot…

Vibe Coding Turned This Swedish AI Unicorn Into The Fastest Growing Software Startup Ever forbes.com/sites/iainmart…

VCs aren’t happy about AI founders jumping ship for big tech, leaving behind "carcasses" of companies. Some say it could impact the value of equity as a part of pay packages at startups. forbes.com/sites/rashishr…

In the last generation of startups it took years for even the best companies to hit $100 million of revenue. Sweden's new AI unicorn Lovable got there in just eight months... Here's the inside story of how this Stockholm-based team outpaced Wiz, and Deel forbes.com/sites/iainmart…

Vanta cofounder and CEO Christina Cacioppo spoke with Forbes about AI, acquisitions and long-term aims for the eight-year-old security and compliance company + more on their (preemptive) Series D. Read here: forbes.com/sites/phoebeli…

Just published: "'We’d Call That Corruption’: How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire" forbes.com/sites/danalexa…

Scoop: Cognition is in talks to raise north of $300M at a valuation of $10B, more than doubling its value from March. The startup had just announced its acquisition of Windsurf after its founders joined Google. With Rashi Shrivastava and Iain Martin forbes.com/sites/richardn…

NEW from me for Forbes: Our estimate of JD Vance's net worth is up by $2 million this year, bringing it to $12 million. Dig into his newly disclosed assets and our other findings here: forbes.com/sites/kylemull…

For all the speculation surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and his clients, there's a lot we already know about how he got so rich: Two billionaire patrons and a tax scheme. Giacomo Tognini & I break down the numbers on Forbes 👇 forbes.com/sites/giacomot…

The transactions reveal how Epstein was almost entirely dependent on Apollo's Leon Black for his income between 2012/2017. In total he earned $170m over five years for "tax advice" forbes.com/sites/giacomot…

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