Investment in maker of ‘low-cost cruise missiles’ a sign of Silicon Valley’s shifting stance towards the arms industry
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Private company shutdowns jump compared with last year despite AI funding frenzy, threatening millions of jobs at VC-backed firms
Study finds more than half of Fortune 500 groups cited new technology as a potential hazard in their latest annual reports
Early backer of artificial intelligence pioneers has raised largest fund of its kind
Early exits for hotly-tipped companies including Inflection and Character. AI highlight challenge for founders as costs rise
VC funding points to capital returning to Europe as interest in region grows
Future Fund scheme run by the British Business Bank issued 1,190 companies with convertible loans worth £1.14bn
Only two of 11 co-founders of ChatGPT maker are still active at the $86bn company after a series of exits this year
The funding, which was co-led by Peter Thiel’s VC firm, will go towards production of autonomous weapons for America and allies
Swiss drugmaker examines options for Flatiron Health after acquisition has disappointed
Executives at Abu Dhabi’s $300bn fund lead restructurings and management changes as valuations sink
Private equity firm General Atlantic backs start-up as it turns to ‘untapped’ market of those experiencing menopause
The decision of the Israeli-founded cyber security company and Google to call off their match has lessons for the tech sector
More varied work and faster pace are tempting some corporate general counsel to make the switch
Counter-intelligence centre says hostile states such as China could gain sensitive data and intellectual property
Climate start-ups have struggled to raise finance to prove their systems at scale
SoLo Funds lets borrowers set their own flat fees but consumer authorities want it to state costs as a yearly interest rate
A big overhang of ageing — and unsold — private tech companies has developed
Stanford computer scientist’s ‘spatial intelligence’ venture wins backing from investors including Andreessen Horowitz
Deal would be rare bright spot for investors who have struggled to return money to backers in recent years
Acquisition of cloud specialist would be largest in Alphabet’s history
Yuri Milner’s DST Global takes stake at $17bn valuation in rare investment from overseas after China’s tech crackdown
All-cash acquisition by California-based chipmaker is the largest of its kind in Europe in a decade
Venture capital firm has poured more than half of its recent investments into artificial intelligence