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Dorothy Kilroy has seen her company’s smart ring on some very famous fingers. Mark Zuckerberg wears one. So does Jack Dorsey. Prince Harry, too. But when Oura‘s chief commercial officer sat down at Toronto’s Elevate conference with this editor last week, she surprised me, saying the company’s fastest-growing user segment isn’t tech billionaires or wellness-obsessed execs. It’s women in their early twenties. It highlighted what an interesting moment this is for Oura. The 13-year-old Finnish health tech company essentially invented the smart ring category and turned it into a billion-dollar business. But now competitors are circling, including Samsung with its…
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many years, American and Chinese scholars worked shoulder to shoulder on cutting-edge technologies through open research, where findings are freely shared and accessible to all. But that openness, a long-standing practice celebrated for advancing knowledge, is raising alarms among some U.S. lawmakers. They are worried that China — now considered the most formidable challenger to American military dominance — is taking advantage of open research to catch up with the U.S. on military technology and even gain an edge. And they are calling for action.“For far too long, our adversaries have exploited American colleges and universities…
by Brian Major Last updated: 11:55 AM ET, Mon October 13, 2025 Jamaica’s minister of tourism, Esmund Bartlett, completed the first phase of a global marketing blitz during which he outlined new key performance indicators (KPI’s) for Jamaica’s top three source markets – the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States – to guide tourism growth through 2030. Bartlett launched the blitz at the Jamaica Travel Mart in London, where he set the U.Ktarget at 500,000 visitors and £500 million in earnings over the next five years. He continued in Toronto, where 600,000 visitors and $750 million in earnings was…
Grindr’s majority owners are scrambling to take the LGBTQ+ dating app private after a stock decline triggered a personal financial crisis, according to a report from Semafor. The owners in question are Raymond Zage, a former hedge fund manager and U.S. expat now based in Singapore, and James Lu, a Chinese-American entrepreneur and former Amazon and Baidu exec. Together they led the 2020 acquisition of Grindr from Chinese ownership for over $600 million, then took the app public in 2022 through a blank-check merger. Reportedly, Zage and Lu, who together control more than 60% of Grindr, pledged nearly all their…
Struggling low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines secured a major victory in bankruptcy court on Friday as it continues its latest Chapter 11 restructuring process. The court officially awarded the airline $475 million in funds from its existing bondholders to keep its operations up and running. The cash infusion, which was first announced by the airline at the beginning of October but not yet approved by the court, will be an essential lifeline for Spirit, which stated last quarter it sorely needed more liquid assets. In addition to the $475 million influx, the carrier also received court approval to proceed with a tentative…
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a 25-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm with $7 billion in assets under management, CNBC was first to report on Monday. The deal underscores the growing importance of secondary markets and buyouts as traditional venture exits remain sluggish. The investment bank is paying $665 million in cash and equity, with up to $300 million more tied to the firm’s performance through 2030, according to a release from Goldman. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year, and all 45 Industry Ventures employees are expected to join Goldman. We’ve…
News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.Those outlets say the policy threatens to punish them for routine news gathering protected by the First Amendment. The Washington Post and The Atlantic on Monday also publicly joined the group that says it will not be signing.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reacted by posting the Times’ statement on X and adding a hand-waving emoji. His team has…
David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., during an interview for an episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations” in New York, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a venture capital firm with $7 billion in assets under supervision, according to a release from the investment bank.Goldman is paying $665 million in cash and equity, and up to $300 million more based on the firm’s future performance through 2030, the bank said. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of…
This story is the first in a series designed to help advisors find the right match for their clients in different travel industry segments.To the uninitiated, it may appear as though all-inclusive resorts are cookie-cutter replicas of one another. Travel advisors who specialize in this niche, however, are quick to point out that nothing could be further from the truth. These agents will also tell you that planning all-inclusive resort vacations goes well beyond the individual properties they’re booking — it also involves ensuring that clients are matched to the right resort.“There are so many things to take into consideration,”…
The countdown is on! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 kicks off in exactly two weeks — taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco — and this is your final chance to lock in up to $624 in savings before prices increase on Friday, October 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join more than 10,000 founders, investors, and operators for three days of inspiration, connection, and dealmaking across 200+ sessions, 250+ tech leaders, and 300+ showcasing startups. Image Credits:TechCrunch Why attend Disrupt 2025 TechCrunch Disrupt is where the global startup ecosystem meets to shape what’s next — from AI and biotech…