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Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

Sarah Tavel, Benchmark’s first woman GP, transitions to venture partner

Money Eight years after joining Benchmark as the firm’s first woman general partner, Sarah Tavel announced on X that she is transitioning to...

X is rolling out support for 4K video uploads thumbnail
Los Angeles Daily

X is rolling out support for 4K video uploads

LOS ANGELES DAILY provides reliable, free, up-to-the-minute syndicated news to any media publication. LOS ANGELES DAILY is a network member of the Associated...

Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland and see its national dogsled race as Trump talks up US takeover thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland and see its national dogsled race as Trump talks up US takeover

Vance and one of her three children will be part of a U.S. delegation set to “visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage,”...

The Cuban Missile Crisis has a lesson for today’s stock market as the next Trump tariffs could fuel a huge rebound, top Wall Street forecaster says thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

The Cuban Missile Crisis has a lesson for today’s stock market as the next Trump tariffs could fuel a huge rebound, top Wall Street forecaster says

“There are increasing signs of that we’ve actually established a tradable bottom.” The stock market’s trajectory during the Cuban Missile Crisis could provide...

Education secretary says Columbia University’s changes put it on track to recover funding after Trump pulled $400 million over Gaza protests thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Education secretary says Columbia University’s changes put it on track to recover funding after Trump pulled $400 million over Gaza protests

Columbia will put its Middle East studies department under new supervision and overhaul its rules for protests and student discipline. U.S. Education Secretary...

The US now suffers from these 5 dead giveaways of an emerging&market economy in trouble, former IMF official says — ‘It pains me to say it’ thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

The US now suffers from these 5 dead giveaways of an emerging&market economy in trouble, former IMF official says — ‘It pains me to say it’

“Worse, by dint of its size, America’s actions have a much greater impact on the world economy than those of any run-of-the-mill emerging...

‘Don’t fight Bessent’s Treasury’ is new mantra in US bond market thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

‘Don’t fight Bessent’s Treasury’ is new mantra in US bond market

Bessent’s fixation on the 10-year yield is so intense that he’s forced some on Wall Street to tear up their predictions for 2025....

Proposed Trump policy could force thousands of citizens applying for Social Security benefits to verify their identities in person thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Proposed Trump policy could force thousands of citizens applying for Social Security benefits to verify their identities in person

While the move could potentially protect against fraud, it could also cause long wait times and mass disruption. Trump’s Social Security Administration proposed...

How news organizations should overhaul their operations as the gen AI threatens their livelihoods thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

How news organizations should overhaul their operations as the gen AI threatens their livelihoods

Most news companies are using AI to tweak existing workflows, not rethink their business models. Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called GTC a Super Bowl where there are no losers — then he tackled concerns about China’s DeepSeek thumbnail
Canada Inquirer

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called GTC a Super Bowl where there are no losers — then he tackled concerns about China’s DeepSeek

With its new software, DeepSeek R1 could run 30 times as fast, Huang said. Jensen Huang reaffirmed Nvidia’s starring role in the AI...