Entrepreneurship
Three Arrows going after founder Zhu Su’s wife for US$40 million from Dubai property sale
The property was allegedly paid for from a purported loan of US$50 million worth of cryptocurrency from the firm[SINGAPORE] While Zhu Su, the co-founder-director of the now-in-liquidation crypto hedge...
Lufthansa warns 2026 profits could fall amid fuel price volatility
The group plans to retire or temporarily ground several aircraft to streamline operationsPublished Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 04:18 PM[LONDON/FRANKFURT] German airline group Lufthansa warned on Tuesday (Aug 4)...
Apple seeks preliminary injunction against OpenAI in trade secrets case
Apple alleges misappropriation of its trade secrets to benefit OpenAI’s foray into consumer hardwarePublished Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 03:03 PMAPPLE on Monday (Aug 3) asked a US judge...
South Korean leveraged ETF trading plummets under new curbs
This follows authorities’ roll out of cooling measures after such tools drove a retail trading frenzy in the South Korean stock marketPublished Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 02:28 PM[SEOUL]...
Toyota unveils US$6.3 billion buyback, raises profit outlook
Its 1.1 trillion yen (US$7 billion) profit for the quarter ended June marks five straight months of year-on-year declinesPublished Tue, Aug 4, 2026 · 01:58 PM[TOKYO] Toyota Motor unveiled...
Thermal Battery Maker Antora Raises $550M as AI Strains Power
Antora Energy has raised $550 million in Series C funding to scale its thermal battery systems, which store electricity as heat and release it as clean power on demand....
Preventive Health Startup Function Draws a Major Growth Round
Preventive health company Function just closed $450 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund, the Austin startup announced in late July. The company, valued at $2.5...
Venture Capital Funding Hits a Record High as AI Dominates
Global venture capital funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, according to Crunchbase data published in early July. That single half-year total already tops...
New Business Applications Hit a Record Pace in 2026
The latest Census figures tell a story every founder should hear: new business applications are running at a record pace in 2026. Americans filed roughly 524,000 applications in June...
Startup Operations: 5 Decision Rules Founders Set Early
The founders drawing attention this summer are not the loudest ones, according to a July roundup of startup trends. They are the ones with disciplined startup operations, built on...
