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‘An insane offer’: the cyber start-up founder who squeezed another $9bn from Google

1 month ago | ft.com | Ivan Levingston |George Hammond

Assaf Rappaport sought to reassure employees at his cyber security start-up Wiz last summer after walking away from a potential $23bn...
Elon Musk’s X raises $1bn in new equity fundraising round

1 month ago | ft.com | George Hammond |Eric Platt

Elon Musk’s X has raised about $1bn in a new equity funding round that values the social media company at $44bn, bringing its valuation...
Tech groups boost IPO revival hopes despite market tumult

1 month ago | ft.com | Tabby Kinder |George Hammond

A handful of technology start-ups expected to publicly list their shares next month has led to cautious optimism on Wall Street of a...
Elon Musk’s X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround

1 month ago | ft.com | George Hammond |Tabby Kinder |Hannah Murphy |Eric Platt

Social media site X’s valuation has soared back to $44bn, underscoring the sharp turnaround in the company’s fortunes since its owner...
Alphabet agrees to buy cyber security group Wiz for $32bn

1 month ago | ft.com | Ivan Levingston |George Hammond |James Fontanella-Khan |Oliver Barnes

Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy cyber security start-up Wiz for $32bn, sealing the search engine’s record acquisition less than...
Banks and fintechs join ‘stablecoin gold rush’

1 month ago | msn.com | Akila Quinio |Nikou Asgari |George Hammond

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Banks and fintechs join ‘stablecoin gold rush’

1 month ago | ft.com | Akila Quinio |Nikou Asgari |George Hammond

Some of the world’s largest banks and fintechs are rushing to launch their own stablecoins, aiming to grab a slice of a cross-border...
Crypto prices jump as Trump names tokens included in strategic reserve

1 month ago | ft.com | Philip Stafford |Eric Platt |George Hammond

Cryptocurrency prices jumped on Sunday after President Donald Trump said a US strategic reserve of digital assets would include bitcoin...
OpenAI seeks new powers to fend off hostile takeover from Elon Musk

2 months ago | ft.com | George Hammond |Cristina Criddle

OpenAI is considering granting special voting rights to its non-profit board in order to preserve the power of its directors, as the...
SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25bn in OpenAI

2 months ago | ft.com | Arash Massoudi |David Keohane |George Hammond |Stephen Morris

SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI, in a deal that would make it the ChatGPT maker’s biggest financial backer,...