Monthly Archives: August 2022

Open Web Annotation Tool Hypothesis Forms Public Benefit Corporation, Garners $2.5M Investment from ITHAKA

Hypothesis, maker of an open annotation tool that allows users to make public or private annotations on any web page, PDF or document, has incorporated as a public benefit corporation — a move that will enable it to pursue the funding needed to scale the service, the company said in a news announcement.Read More

Daily Crunch: Collectible trading card marketplace TCGplayer sells to eBay for $295M

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Embarrassing losses are making Russian forces very cautious around one of Putin’s most prized military outposts

Smoke rises after explosions at a Russian air base near Novofedorivka in Crimea on August 9. Reuters Russian military sites in Crimea have been hit by a series of explosions over the past two weeks. Ukraine hasn’t officially taken credit, but officials have suggested it was involved in the blasts. Russia hasn’t formally blamed Ukraine,…

How Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner built their $1.1 billion fortune and how they spend it

Senior White House advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were born into money. REUTERS/Amir Cohen Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were a high-profile couple long before they became fixtures in the White House. Coming from two prominent real-estate families, some estimates project the couple’s net worth to be $1.1 billion. Jared Kushner spoke about the…