Apollo Global Management is delivering big returns for wealthy individuals by focusing on risky, single-asset private equity bets. The strategy involves “continuation funds” for companies that can’t be easily sold. But they’re avoiding the AI hype to manage the risk.
Business Insider is shifting focus after a two-year foundational transformation. The outlet’s 2026 goals are clear: hit financial targets and become a daily routine for its core audience. The strategy is already showing early results in traffic and return visits.
Steve Rabuchin, VP of Amazon’s satellite project Leo, has retired after over 20 years. In other moves, Madrona partner Jon Turow is joining Anthropic, and Convera has hired Google Cloud’s Meaghan Riley as its chief commercial officer.
The South African National Energy Development Institute is losing its CEO. Dr Titus Mathe is stepping down on March 31 to become the new head of the Technology Innovation Agency. The board has started the search for his replacement.
Nubank, the massive Latin American digital bank, has won conditional approval for a U.S. national bank charter. The move is a major step in its global expansion, with plans to launch deposit accounts and credit cards stateside.
In a startup world obsessed with speed, South Park Commons is raising $500 million to fund its “anti-accelerator” model. The members-only community lets technologists explore for six months, with no pressure to even start a company.
Moltbot, an open-source AI assistant, has taken GitHub by storm with nearly 90,000 favorites. But its power to act across your apps comes with a huge security cost that’s already being exploited.
CVector, an AI startup building a “nervous system” for industry, just closed a $5 million seed round. The funding will help it show big industrial customers how small operational changes translate directly into major cost savings.
The coworking market is surging back to life, but it looks completely different. Forget WeWork’s startup chaos—today’s growth is fueled by giants like Amazon and Pfizer taking flexible space for hybrid work teams.
A cross-border initiative has given eight indie game studios in Ireland a major boost. Each received £15,000 or €15,000 and 12 weeks of mentorship to build a playable prototype.
