Category: Finance

Data storage company DDN has secured a $300 million investment from private equity giant Blackstone, which values the firm at $5 billion. This funding highlights the growing demand for advanced data storage solutions, driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the increasing need for scalable, high-performance data management. DDN, a leader […]

Google has made a significant investment exceeding $1 billion in the AI startup Anthropic, further intensifying the tech giant’s focus on advancing artificial intelligence capabilities. The move comes as part of Google’s strategy to strengthen its position in the competitive AI market, where it faces increasing rivalry from OpenAI and other industry players. Anthropic, a […]

Private equity firm Ardian has successfully raised €3.2 billion (approximately $3.3 billion) for its sixth expansion fund, aimed at investing in mid-sized, mission-critical, and high-growth companies across key Western European markets. The fund will focus on supporting businesses that are poised for significant expansion, particularly in industries where rapid development and strategic transformation are essential. […]

Los Angeles is reeling after fires of historic proportions raced through many communities in January 2025, destroying thousands of homes. The Conversation U.S. asked Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, an associate research professor and director of the Idaho Policy Institute at Boise State University, and an expert on sustainable management and nonprofit administration, to explain what role […]

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have made one threat very clear: Climate change is undermining the insurance systems American homeowners rely on to protect themselves from catastrophes. This breakdown is starting to become painfully clear as families and communities struggle to rebuild. But another threat remains less recognized: This collapse could pose a threat […]

As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media. Accounts of Hollywood stars clearing streets for emergency vehicles to get through and raising money for fire victims were widely circulated. But there were many […]

In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) startups attracted a significant share of venture capital (VC) funding, securing one-third of all VC dollars globally. In North America, this figure surged to nearly 50%, highlighting the growing dominance of AI within the tech investment landscape. This surge in AI funding reflects both the excitement around transformative AI technologies […]

It’s been five years since the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 disrupted the traditional office workplace. For a while, it seemed COVID-19 killed the office. Companies are now returning to the office in ever greater numbers. As professors who have researched remote work and collaboration for decades, we have our counterarguments. But there are lessons to […]

In late 2019 and early 2020, a series of devastating wildfires, known as the “black summer” bushfire disaster, left Australia reeling: More than 20% of the country’s forests burned. As a scholar of the psychology of charitable giving, I have long been interested in the unique emotional response that disasters evoke – often generating an […]

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the successful issuance of its largest-ever social bond, raising $2 billion through a three-year bond to support low-income communities in emerging markets. The bond, which saw an impressive $11 billion orderbook, is the largest US dollar-denominated social bond ever issued by […]