From Switzerland’s Founderful to Italians Founders Fund and the Dutch Operator Fund, a new crop of European VC firms claim to operate as “entrepreneurs backing entrepreneurs.” Although it might still be early to call it a trend, Swedish fund Node.vc has now joined this group, with €71 million in funding to deploy into startups across […]
Cole Palmer closes in on Frank Lampard as Chelsea complete Premier League awards double
Cole Palmer closed the gap on Chelsea icon Frank Lampard by scooping his latest award. Earlier this week, Palmer was voted England Player of the Year by fans, following his goal in the Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain. The latest accolade to go to the former Manchester City youngster is the Premier League Player […]
OpenAI closes the largest VC round of all time
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re diving into OpenAI’s $ 6.6 billion fundraising round, the fifth Cybertruck recall in less than a year, and a neat project that’s Shazam-ing songs heard on a San Francisco street. Let’s get into it. OpenAI closed the largest VC round of all time this week. The […]
Amazon closes more of its cashierless convenience stores
Amazon continues to scale back efforts around its cashierless checkout technology, Just Walk Out. The e-commerce giant closed three of its Go convenience stores in New York last week, The Information confirmed on Friday, leaving just 17 across the nation. (Amazon notes it recently opened one in Washington.) These convenience stores use AI systems to […]
Fever vs. Sun final score, results: Connecticut closes door on Caitlin Clark's rookie season with late run
Despite fighting back admirably in the fourth quarter from a deficit that grew as large as 11 points, Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking rookie season came to an end Wednesday at the hands of the Sun. After losing Game 2 in the first round two years in a row, Connecticut overcame Indiana 87-81 at home behind a […]