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Kinterra Capital, a Canadian private equity firm, has closed its $565 million debut fund dedicated to securing critical mineral assets for battery development. The influx of private capital comes amid increasing government incentives into the sourcing and production of battery materials in North America. Kinterra’s oversubscribed round will target asset-level investments in North America, Western […]

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Have you ever puked and had diarrhea at the same time? I have, and when it happened, I was listening to a fan-made audiobook version of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (HPMOR), a fan fiction written by Eliezer Yudkowsky. No, the dual-ended bodily horror was not incited by the fanfic, but the two […]

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Tiger Global Management is going through a major management change. Per a message from founder Chase Coleman sent this afternoon to the 22-year-old firm’s limited partners, Coleman is taking over both the outfit’s public company investing and private equity businesses, while the longtime head of the latter, Scott Shleifer, becomes a a senior advisor as […]

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The man’s winnings were the fourth largest in U.S. lottery history.

The pumpkin pie was first spotted at Costco in August.

Decentralized social networking may be the future, but in the meantime, there are a lot of Twitter alternatives to keep up with. A new app called Yup aims to help by offering a single place to read feeds, follow friends across services, and cross-post to a range of social apps, including Twitter/X itself, as well […]

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OpenAI’s fate took a a twist nobody could have imagined last week, and all we can do is watch to see what the final outcome will be.

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Ex-OpenAI president Greg Brockman — who, as far as we’re aware, isn’t currently employed at OpenAI in any capacity — is posting updates about OpenAI products on X, including one today about ChatGPT’s voice narration feature being made available to all ChatGPT users. ChatGPT Voice rolled out for all free users. Give it a try […]

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How can you grow revenue with less effort in a challenging economic environment? What are the leading teams doing that is different from everyone else, and what can we learn from them and put in place to improve our results? Here are my four pieces of advice.

Understand the sales funnel and how small businesses can compete with larger rivals using cost-effective marketing and branding strategies.