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Eric Adams’ relationship with the NY tech community hits some snags

New York Mayor Eric Adams met with a small but influential group of tech executives last year at the swanky…

Will Smith-backed U.S. broker Public launches in the UK in first foray overseas

American stock brokerage startup Public launched its services in the U.K. Thursday, marking its first international expansion its launch in…

Goldman Sachs faces big writedown on CEO David Solomon’s ill-fated GreenSky deal

Goldman Sachs is likely to take a large write-down for its 2021 acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky after seeking to…

Check out this $110 million tech campus being built in Lithuania — the largest in Europe

Lithuania is building a huge tech campus — Europe’s largest — in the capital of Vilnius, as it looks to…

These ‘A.I. humans’ are letting gamers modify their voices in real time

An artificial intelligence firm in Spain has unveiled a number of “AI humans” that allow people to modify their voices…

‘Is this real?’ JPMorgan court filing shows Frank employees questioned stats before acquisition

Employees of a startup purchased by JPMorgan Chase expressed disbelief when the company’s founder directed them to boost their customer…

Bank of America makes $500 million equity push for minority- and women-led funds

Bank of America has committed to giving more than $500 million in equity investments to minority- and women-led fund managers…

Nvidia-backed platform that turns text into A.I.-generated avatars boosts valuation to $1 billion

Synthesia, a digital media platform that lets users create artificial intelligence-generated videos, has raked in $90 million from investors —…

Andreessen Horowitz to open first office outside the U.S. in London in bet UK will become crypto hub

LONDON — Andreessen Horowitz is opening its first office outside of the U.S. in London, the venture capital firm announced…

The family office for Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey backs French rival to Microsoft Excel

French business planning software startup Pigment has raised $88 million in a funding round led by ICONIQ, the private investment…