Prediction Capital hits first close of €30M for new fund to back startups addressing UN SDGs

Another day, another dollar, and another VC fund launches. But, refreshingly, this one will specifically address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Prediction Capital is a new VC sprung out of the Swiss Family Office infinitas Capital, the investment firm of former entrepreneur and investor Robin Lauber, and formed together with Christopher Chuffart and Kilian Graulich….

Twitter brings back the gray ‘Official’ tick less than 48 hours after Elon ‘killed it’

Have you ever seen a Christopher Nolan movie? Something like Tenet, perhaps, where time moves backwards and nothing makes sense? That’s what Twitter’s blue and grey checkmark saga is starting to feel like. Here’s a short recap of the events so far. Twitter’s blue checkmark used to prove users’ identities. Then, shortly after acquiring Twitter,…

KFC Germany used the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht to promote fried chicken and cheese. It apologized an hour later.

KFC fried chicken. Patcharaporn Puttipon 636/Shutterstock KFC Germany used the the anniversary of Kristallnacht as a promotional opportunity for fried chicken. An hour later, the company sent out an apology message on the same app. The company attributed the blunder to a system error. KFC has apologized after using the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht to…

Bahamas freezes certain FTX assets, further crippling Sam Bankman-Fried’s troubled crypto trading firm

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange is mired in a liquidity crisis. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images The Bahamas securities regulator has frozen the assets of FTX Digital Markets, an FTX subsidiary. It said it’s aware of statements suggesting the firm mishandled, mismanaged, or transferred client assets to Alameda Research. The Bahamian securities regulator said any…