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Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Airlines across North America plan to make significant investments in cybersecurity and AI as the aviation sector focuses on upgrading its aging IT infrastructure, according to a report released Monday by SITA.  Nearly eight out of every 10 carriers in North America ranked cybersecurity as one of their top three IT priorities during 2025, with nearly half of these carriers citing cybersecurity as their top priority. Meanwhile, almost half of...

Atish Davda is EquityZen's CEO, former quant at AQR Capital and a Penn alum who loves FinTech, Python, traveling and tennis. Getty The secret is out about private markets. BlackRock’s recent announcement that its model portfolios will now incorporate private market investments marks a pivotal shift in the investment landscape. This move may make a significant impact in democratizing access to private assets—something to which I’ve dedicated my career. Big market moves like this also challenge the status quo. If BlackRock’s model portfolios make private market investments the norm, financial...

For as long as I can remember, I've used a UPS -- aka, Uninterruptible Power Supply -- for various devices: computers, routers, televisions, and more. Those UPS battery backups have saved my hide on several occasions. For example, I've been hard at work on an important project, and the power goes out. Thanks to my battery backups, I have time to save all my work and safely shut down my computer until the power returns.A UPS should be considered an essential device in this digital age, especially for those who...

The first property Jeff White and Suleyka Bolaños bought was a piece of work. It was a fourplex that they planned on house hacking, meaning they'd move into one unit and rent out the other three."It took us three months before we could fully move in," White told Business Insider. The renovation process "was like having two full-time jobs for both of us."Looking back, "we could have done a lot better," said White, who is now a real-estate agent and helps investors in the Denver area find properties. "I've looked...

After hitting pause on the implementation of tariffs on all countries, except China, the White House now has a “golden opportunity” to negotiate new trade and investment deals with friendly nations, isolate adversaries and bring manufacturing back to the United States, according to Juan Zarate, chairman of the Center on Economic and Financial Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a two-time Wash100 Award winner. In an article for the Foreign Policy Magazine, Zarate and co-author Elaine Dezenski, also from the Center on Economic and Financial Power, said...

Nearly doubled AUM in one of the toughest fundraising markets in decades VANCOUVER, BC, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Active Impact Investments, Canada's largest climate tech seed fund, has closed its third fund at $110 million CAD, bringing total assets under management to over $180 million. With nearly twice the size of its previous fund, Active Impact is doubling down on the Canadian market opportunity, where conditions are aligning to support climate innovation globally, and reaffirming their thesis of backing early-stage climate tech ventures that abate emissions and advance...

In this article, we will be explaining the important habits you can form during this time. Published Date - 7 May 2025, 02:26 PM Mumbai: For most people, their 20s are the best time to experience the world. It’s a time when the world feels like your oyster. During this period, many of us begin our careers, and with financial independence in hand, it’s natural to experiment with different passions and jobs. With so much excitement and possibility, no one really wants to think about retirement....

The town of Longboat Key’s fiscal year 2025 mid-year report included some positives like investment income, but staff also acknowledge more work needs to be done. Town Manager Howard Tipton and Finance Director Sue Smith presented the update on May 5 at the town’s regular meeting. “It has been a remarkable seven months in this fiscal year since the hurricanes,” Tipton said. The town’s fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 and runs through Sept. 30. Hurricanes Helene and Milton impacted the island at the end of September 2024 and early October 2024, which...

“We are seeing a lot more application-layer pitches from founders. Our investments will likely be weighed more heavily there," said Hemant Mohapatra, a partner at global VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners. “We're very active in the market."  It's a sentiment that's echoed by the largest VC firms in the Indian market including Lightspeed, Accel India and Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia).  Lightspeed said its cheque sizes for AI startups would vary, depending on a company's technology. Its investments have ranged from $3.5 million with a...

But like some other “Trump effect” investments, Trump doesn’t deserve all the credit.TSMC said it had already spent $65 billion in Arizona over the past five years to build two fabrication facilities on its sprawling Phoenix campus and was weeks from breaking ground on a third after the Biden administration gave it a $6.6 billion grant from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act last year. Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, told the Globe that the company had showed him plans to expand to six so-called fabs a couple of...