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Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

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China has dominated the market for rare earth elements, but US scientists and companies are scrambling to catch up.

STEM scholars with startup dreams struggle to find support. A new type of professorship may be the solution.

Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Video premiered its first African original title, filmed in Nigeria, in Lagos Thursday ahead of its debut on the streaming platform Friday.

Hi, it’s Mureji Fatunde in New York. Today we’re exploring private equity carveouts with some consultants. Crypto firm Digital Voyager finds a new buyer while Elon Musks puts his future at Twitter to a vote. Today's top stories

Hi, it’s Mureji Fatunde in New York bringing you highlights from a recent conference at Columbia Business School. We’ve also identified that HPE is a bidder for Nutanix, plus RBC fires its head of equity syndicate over a communications breach. Today's top stories

Private companies are prepared to continue holding off on going public through next year if the market doesn’t improve, said one of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s top technology bankers.

Mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings could rebound next year with inflation appearing to come under control, according to a top Citigroup Inc. dealmaker.

Hello, it’s Mureji Fatunde writing from New York. In today’s newsletter, I share some takeaways from a new book by a lawyer turned VC who was first a Deadhead. We also take a look at the potential implications of a Binance/FTX tie-up and a big tower deal wrapping up in Europe. Today's top stories

A year after launching Africa’s first digital currency, Nigeria’s central bank is turning to the nation’s three-wheeler taxi operators to speed the adoption of the eNaira, as regulators across the world scrutinize its every move.

The parent company of Stable Diffusion, an artificial intelligence tool that makes digital art, has reached unicorn status after raising funds from some top names in venture capital.

Zoomcar Inc., an India-based car-sharing platform, has reached an agreement to go public via a merger with blank-check firm Innovative International Acquisition Corp.

Hello, it’s Mureji Fatunde in New York with a look at a platform that digitizes M&A operations and another that makes sure no M&A target is overlooked. We also have breaking news on a huge grocery deal and some new SPAC combos. Today's top stories

Vista Equity Partners has agreed to pay $4.6 billion for KnowBe4 Inc. after sweetening its offer for the software-security firm.

Serena Williams’s venture capital firm is backing Nigerian data and insights firm Stears Inc. in a $3.3 million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital.

Hello all-it’s Mureji Fatunde in New York. Today we’re discussing a seed investment that could plant a—wait for it—seed in the investment landscape for African startups. Elsewhere, the owner of Chelsea FC is bringing a private jet company public through his SPAC. Today's top stories

Tally Technologies Inc., a startup that automates credit card payments, has tripled its valuation to $855 million in a funding round led by Sway Ventures.

Hello all it’s Mureji Fatunde writing from New York. Today, we discuss reflections and predictions from some of UBS’ top dealmakers as we prepare to enter the final quarter of 2022. Elsewhere, Apollo considers a logistics takeover, FTX prepares for…

Wasabi Technologies Inc., a Boston-based cloud-storage startup, has reached unicorn status with its latest fundraising.