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Will the Law Commission’s digital assets final report make the UK a DeFi jurisdiction of choice?

TechCrunch

Dr. Adam Sanitt Contributor Dr. Adam Sanitt is a knowledge director specializing in financial disputes, technology and innovation at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. More posts by this contributor Law Commission proposes revolutionary rules for ownership of crypto tokens and NFTs Laws and regulations for digital assets tend to arrive either too early or too late.

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How Will a Venture Capital Recovery Feel? Observations from 2008

Tomasz Tunguz

What will a venture capital turnaround feel like? Will it be gradual or sudden? What will change the sentiment in the market? In 2008, I had just become a venture capitalist. Three months later, Lehman fell & the Global Financial Crisis started. CNBC played in the lobby of our office & I remember watching domino tip domino into a cascading collapse.

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Link Blog: Run Away When a VC Wants to ‘Preempt Your Next Round,’ How Barbie Got Made, Air Jordan Fraud, and More

Hunter Walk

Ok, I’ll get back to my procession of Startup Land Heat Checks shortly, but in the meantime, here’s a bunch of smart stuff I’ve enjoyed reading over the last few weeks: a person reading a magazine while stuck in a spider web, anime It’s Not Your Fault, But It’s Your Problem [Charles Hudson, Precursor] – I vigorously agree with so much of what Charles writes, and so glad he’s getting posts out more frequently these days.

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Helium Mobile

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

USV has been an investor in the Helium network since 2019. I have always loved the idea of using web3 technologies to let consumers to “peer produce” a communications network creating a people-powered network. Helium started out powering communications between low-power “Internet of Things (IOT)” devices but with the introduction of Helium Mobile back in May , they are now powering a cell phone network.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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How Thomson Reuters is leveraging AI to enhance productivity, rather than replace jobs

TechCrunch

Thomson Reuters is a venerable news and information organization, with its historical roots stretching all the way back to the 19th century. The two companies merged in 2008 and provide a combination of news and specialized information in areas like law, trade and accounting. The organization processes a ton of information every year, relying on a staff of 27,000 subject experts and journalists around the world to generate a variety of content.

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Taking another look at venture debt

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley Bank’s nosedive has soured many on venture debt, and for early-stage companies, it bears being cautious. As an option for growth-stage companies with more predictable cash flow, however, things may be a little different. TechCrunch+ spoke with David Spreng, founder and CEO of Runway Growth Capital and author of “ All Money Is Not Created Equal ” to help to clear up some of the misconceptions that surround debt.

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[Hailo in Medium] Orr Danon of Hailo on the future of artificial intelligence

OurCrowd

As a part of our series about the future of Artificial Intelligence, I had the pleasure of interviewing Orr Danon. Orr Danon is the CEO of Hailo, an AI-focused chipmaker that develops specialized AI processors that enable data center-class performance on edge devices.

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[mPrest in PR Newswire] mPrest selected as DERMS provider for Endeavour Energy

OurCrowd

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia, and TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — mPrest, a leading developer and provider of dynamic grid aware Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) has been chosen by Endeavour Energy to provide an energy software solution for the Bawley Point and Kioloa community microgrid, the first of its kind in NSW.

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[Ripple in FoodGressing] Ripple Foods builds on success of Ripple Kids plant-based milk with NEW unsweetened version

OurCrowd

The post [Ripple in FoodGressing] Ripple Foods builds on success of Ripple Kids plant-based milk with NEW unsweetened version appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.