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Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off planVenture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.BBC BusinessBUSINESS
Kalshi partners with brokerage Alpaca as it tries to build its international audienceThe prediction market platform and the financial infrastructure and brokerage startup are working to get Kalshi's event contracts to global investors.CNBC FinanceBUSINESS
The 'choose your own adventure' earnings: Why retailers are handling tariff refunds so differentlyRetailers have diverged on how they've reported tariff refunds in their earnings this quarter, with some choosing to lower prices and others boosting margins.CNBC BusinessBUSINESS
How Sweden built one of Europe’s hottest startup ecosystemsSophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
Supporting Thailand’s next generation of AI startupsOpenAI and Thailand’s MHESI launch an eight-week accelerator helping 10 health, wellness, and education startups turn AI prototypes into trusted products.OpenAI NewsAI
A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood youngI knew I’d officially become a ‘longevity influencer’ this month when a company called Generation Lab reached out to offer me the chance to write about—and even receive—their new rejuvenation treatment, an injectable combination of two existing drugs which they call 1…MIT Technology ReviewTECHNOLOGY
Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markupFashion startup Atorie announced Thursday a $9. 5 million seed round.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources sayThe $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
Adventure Time Is Finally Getting the Full Blu-ray TreatmentThe full Adventure Time Blu-ray set is now up for preorder with a release date of October 20, and the best deal is getting it directly through Gruv.IGNCULTURE
Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into roboticsGeneral Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructorsIn the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY
US battery startups have found a lifeline in defensebattery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.TechCrunchTECHNOLOGY

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