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Venture capitalists are used to being praised by elected officials, who view early-stage investment as a job creation engine. But a bipartisan schism is emerging over the VC model itself, and its reliance on acquisitions. Driving the news: Two senators who don't agree on very much, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and…

Universal Hollywood studios aren’t just selling fast cars and superheroes. They’re selling the experience of going to the movies For Hollywood, the pandemic was a reminder that studios still need movie theaters to turn a profit on big blockbusters. So the marketing campaigns for this summer’s biggest films are not…

THE Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC) has flagged 33 discriminatory and outdated legislative pieces from Namibia's law books for reversal. The commission on Monday handed over a report titled 'Repeal of Obsolete Laws' to the minister of justice, Yvonne Dausab, who is expected to submit it to Cabinet in…

GONAIVES, Haiti—The United Nations will launch a global appeal for $30 million in emergency aid to help Haiti recover from floods that killed hundreds of people, the executive director of Unicef said on Wednesday on a visit to the impoverished Caribbean nation. “The situation is quite devastating here,” said Carol…

West Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, Dubawa, has started the induction of twenty-six fellows into its 2021 class of fact-checkers to combat misinformation in the sub-region. The platform, under the aegis of the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, announced the commencement of the yearly fellowship in Abuja on Monday. …

SEN. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has sought an immediate inventory of government properties amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to sell some of them to fund the pandemic response. The senator on Wednesday voiced support for the President’s plan to sell some government properties to finance the vaccine rollout. “An audit and…

Two Republicans have launched their bids for governor of Arizona in hopes of succeeding incumbent Gov. Doug Ducey in 2022, who will not be running due to term limits. State Treasurer Kimberly Yee became the first major Republican to jump into the race on Monday, followed hours later by developer…

Olusegun Bamgbose, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has told Senate President, Ahmed Lawan that Nigeria cannot survive beyond 2023 without restructuring. According to Bamgbose, people such as the Senate President who are opposed to restructuring or national dialogue would have themselves to blame later. He noted that…

As a longtime real estate developer based in Chile, Benjamin Labra was able to spot gaps in the buying and renting markets in Latin America. To meet demands, he started Houm, an all-in-one platform that helps homeowners rent and sell their properties in the region. Fresh out of Y Combinator’s…

I’ll spell it out in a nursery rhyme... She sells seashells by the sea shore, but the value of these shells will fall, due to the laws of supply and demand, no one wants to buy shells cos there’s loads on the sand. Step one: you must create a sense…