Sources: Josh Kushner, Bob Iger to buy Lakers for $12.5B
Lakers’ $12.5 billion handoff to a Disney mogul and a venture‑capital whiz marks an unprecedented merge of Hollywood, tech and sport.
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Lakers’ $12.5 billion handoff to a Disney mogul and a venture‑capital whiz marks an unprecedented merge of Hollywood, tech and sport.
DeepSeek has halted its current funding round following a series of leaked internal communications and viral posts involving founder Liang Wenfeng.
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Neko Health, the body-scanning startup founded by Daniel Ek, has secured $700 million to initiate its expansion into the United States market.
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American biopharma companies are increasing operational secrecy as competition with China’s expanding bioeconomy intensifies.
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