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Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Dick Kramlich, an early investor in Apple, dies at 89

Dick Kramlich, founder of New Enterprise Associates, discusses on “Sexism in the valley” during the third day of Web Summit in Altice Arena on Nov. 8, 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal. Horacio Villalobos | Corbis News | Getty Images Dick Kramlich, the venture capital pioneer who co-founded New Enterprise Associates almost 50 years ago and built […]

Entertainment

Estonia’s Oscar Entry Is an Otherworldy Venture

White cherry blossoms descend from the sky just as a tragedy is about to change the course of a uniquely religious fishing community on the shores of Lake Peipsi, the body of water that separates Estonia from Russia. Relatively commonplace as that description may read, writer-director Marko Raat’s “8 Views of Lake Biwa” is closer […]

Donors’ grant enables Ph.D. students to venture and learn

When Roseanne Nooren began her Ph.D. training four years ago, she found great purpose in studying pancreatic cancer. “Once a person is diagnosed, it may be only months before they pass, and that’s largely because of the way the cancer metastasizes,” she says. “I thought this was an area of research that could really make […]

Politics

Trump’s many conflicts of interest: Truth Social, a crypto venture, and more

“Victory” cologne and perfume. “Crypto President” watches. Limited-edition “American Eagle” guitars. T-branded golf shoes and “Fight Fight Fight” high-top sneakers. These are just a sample of the many products licensed to bear President-elect Donald Trump’s brand, including some that he has promoted on his social media site Truth Social just weeks before his inauguration. If […]

Business & Finance

Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’

Zenefits CEO David Sacks speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Calif. Paul Chinn | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Venture investor and podcaster David Sacks will join the Trump administration as the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Thursday. Sacks […]