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Shailesh Lakhani and Harshjit Sethi, the former managing director of Peak XV Partners (formerly, Sequoia Capital India), have launched an early-stage fund Ambition Capital, which aims to raise $250 million for early-stage investments. Ambition Capital, which is based in Bengaluru, plans to invest in seed and Series A startups across sectors including AI, fintech, deep-tech and consumer technology. The firm expects to make around 26–30 investments from the fund. Lakhani and Sethi have teamed up with Mayank Porwal, who left Peak XV Partners in 2023. “They have begun early discussions with potential limited partners (LPs) who are likely to sponsor…

Goodboy Picture Company / Getty ImagesWhen you first meet with a financial advisor to see if they’re a good fit, you likely have at least some idea of the questions you want to ask.Read More: I’m a Financial Advisor — 4 Investing Rules My Millionaire Clients Never BreakCheck Out: 5 Low-Effort Ways To Make Passive Income (You Can Start This Week)Some financial advisors and experts GOBankingRates talked to suggested some questions they wish new clients asked. You may be surprised how such simple inquiries could lead to useful information as you try to find a good match.1. How Do You…

With the top app stores flooded with AI apps, developers may think the best bet for turning a profit is to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their own products. However, a new study focused on the subscription app ecosystem across iOS, Android, and web is calling that assumption into question. RevenueCat, a company that offers subscription management tools used by over 75,000 app developers, said in its 2026 State of Subscription Apps Report that AI integration is not a guarantee of long-term retention. Instead, AI-powered apps struggle to retain subscribers, with people canceling their annual subscriptions — a metric known…

Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates speaks onstage at an event.This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized.Artificial intelligence has quickly become one of the most crowded trades on Wall Street, with investors pouring billions into companies tied to everything from large language models to semiconductor chips.But billionaire investor Ray Dalio says many investors may be misunderstanding what they’re actually buying.Top PicksNew 2026 IRA rules are here. See how to protect your nest egg from inflation before the next tax deadline with physical gold. Get your free guide from Priority Gold“What a…

Oracle (ORCL 3.93%) is delivering explosive growth in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with phenomenal demand for its data centers from hyperscalers and pure-play AI companies. But the market’s attention has shifted elsewhere — to the remarkable rally in DigitalOcean (DOCN 3.16%), whose shares have surged 115% over the past year compared to Oracle stock’s modest 4% gain. Oracle’s influence in the cloud AI infrastructure market is evident from its latest quarterly results. The tech giant reported a whopping 325% year-over-year increase in remaining performance obligations (RPO) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 (which ended on Feb. 28) to a massive…

Relationship-driven banking is key to 2026 strategy for large banks and credit unionsThe “main entrance” for customers looking to bank may now be a digital front door, but the largest banks and credit unions are complementing that access with brick-and-mortar locations that allow clients to meet their bankers in an ever-increasing, relationship-driven business.According to a recent KPMG banking survey of two hundred U.S. banking executives from large institutions and community banks, technology is impacting all facets of the business. That includes payment modernization, AI and other technologies for fraud detection, and online and mobile messaging, chat, and virtual assistants to…

Panama City, Panama, March 19th, 2026, ChainwireThe $METAWINNERS token presale is now live at mw.xyz. $METAWIN is the community token of the MetaWinners – a collective of crypto natives that has grown into one of the most active and recognisable communities in Web3.With 440,000 connected wallets, 300,000 social community members, a fully sold-out NFT collection, and over $6.5 million distributed in prizes to NFT holders alone, the MetaWinners community arrived at this launch with a solid, proven track record of delivering for holders and members.The presale is open to the public right now. 200,000,000 tokens — 20% of the fixed…

AI is changing how we work and create every day, so you need a laptop that can keep up. Thankfully, the sleek and newly revived Dell XPS 14 AI laptop with built-in Microsoft Copilot not only keeps pace with your most intense demands, but also propels your productivity forward.The Dell XPS 14 pairs a premium design with big upgrades to speed and efficiency from Intel’s Panther Lake Core Ultra processors. Panther Lake is engineered for superior AI workloads, exceeding Microsoft Copilot+ requirements, and the local AI capabilities of the XPS 14 are a game-changer for creators and power users looking to…

Hawaii’s commercial real estate market saw its strongest performance in four years in 2025 with $2.9 billion in sales volume across 279 transactions, driven by four blockbuster deals. Two land sales by the trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, or Kamehameha Schools — the $510 million sale beneath the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to Daisho Co. Ltd. and the $400 million sale beneath the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai to BDT & MSD Partners — alone totaled nearly $1 billion. They were followed by Newage Ko Olina LLC’s $216 million purchase of the land beneath the Atlantis Resort Development Site…

Despite the common advice to start a budget, many people find it difficult to stick to a budget or feel like budgeting just doesn’t work for them. Rich & REGULAR, a popular money podcast by Kiersten and Julian Saunders, recently shared a fresh perspective on why most budgeting advice falls short.For You: 6 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000Learn More: 8 Frugal Habits Americans Are Ridiculed for — and Why You Shouldn’t CareLet’s explore why most budgeting advice doesn’t work and how a more flexible, realistic approach can help you take control of your finances and actually…

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–All Remote — GitLab Inc., the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, today released GitLab 18.10, making it easier and more affordable to use agentic AI capabilities across the entire software development lifecycle. As AI-assisted coding has made it faster than ever to write code, the bottleneck has shifted to the hundreds of software engineering tasks that must happen afterward. GitLab 18.10 helps make it easier for GitLab customers to meet the challenge with simpler adoption, at lower costs and with a higher degree of trust. GitLab Duo Agent Platform is now available to organizations on the GitLab.com free…

Perhaps complicating the math further, those new tariffs could increase before refunds are issued. Just yesterday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Section 122 tariffs could be raised by another 15 percent this week, The New York Times reported. And over the next five months, the tech industry could be paying tariffs at the same levels as under Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, Bessent has claimed. However, Trump’s tariffs remain hugely unpopular, even with Republicans. Both experts agreed that Trump will likely be more thoughtful about tariffs ahead of the midterms. And since he’s unlikely to get much support from Congress members…

Carrie Woehler (left) and Kim Lovan (right) Images courtesy of Black & Veatch With endless automation solutions on the market, it can be difficult to select the right option for your food and beverage manufacturing operation. Kim Lovan, associate vice president, food, beverage and agribusiness, and Carrie Woehler, solutions lead, industrial and manufacturing for Black & Veatch offer important considerations for vetting equipment, including food safety, training support and collaborative problem-solving. Additionally, Lovan and Woehler discuss how automation projects have changed, moving from simple labor replacement to complex digital systems. They also touch on the future of automation projects, which…

The global insurance industry is currently operating at a trillion-dollar scale, with the 2025 market valued at $8.33 trillion and projected to climb past $11.6 trillion by 2030. In the U.S. alone, the market stood at $2.27 trillion in 2025, with forecasts pointing toward nearly $4.95 trillion by 2035.Whether you’re looking at life or nonlife sectors, the trend lines for 2026 are pointing toward stability. We aren’t seeing the aggressive, vertical spikes of the last few years; instead, the industry is entering a more sustainable, steady-state phase. Here, Brad Spurgeon Insurance Agency breaks down the factors driving stability and what…

© PalSand / Shutterstock.com MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) and Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) shares are under pressure Friday. Both Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) miners are getting squeezed from two directions at once: geopolitical tensions pushing energy costs higher and the ongoing pressure to prove their AI pivot is more than a talking point. MARA stock is down 6%, falling below $9, and RIOT stock has slid 4% toward the $13.50 level. The selloff reflects margin pressure and investor skepticism about the AI pivot narrative. MARA Holdings: Energy Costs Bite Into an Already Thin Margin MARA Holdings stocks has been on a rough longer-term ride. The…

Govee’s smart light bulbs connect with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and work with Google Assistant or Alexa. They instantly transform any room with customization for light color, brightness, and more. Easily control them with voice, too. Several variations are on sale now, including the largest 8-bulb offering for 25% off.