Category: Nations
Tight Fundraising Market Prompts Moves to Alter Private Equity’s Balance of Power
Wall Street Journal Growing numbers of institutional investors in funds are seeking more control over drawdowns and manager removal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tight-fundraising-market-prompts-moves-to-alter-private-equitys-balance-of-power-eaabf9
Read MoreRussia Sentences Ex-Officers to 19 Years Over Anti-Mobilization Arson Attack
Moscow Times Scores of military recruitment offices have been subjected to arson attacks across Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/10/russia-sentences-ex-officers-to-19-years-over-anti-mobilization-arson-attack-a80770
Read MoreCanadian parliamentary delegation arrives in Taiwan
Taipei, April 10 (CNA) A 10-member Canadian parliamentary delegation arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a week-long visit that will include meetings with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and other senior government officials, according to the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304100015
Read MoreRussia on US intel leaks: There’s a tendency to blame Moscow
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738869
Read MoreThousands march toward Evyatar outpost in West Bank
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738868
Read MoreChina’s state media warn of AI market bubble triggered by ChatGPT frenzy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. An article published by the state-run Economic Daily cautions investors against chasing the ChatGPT hype with no regard to a potential bubble. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3216557/chinas-state-media-warn-ai-market-bubble-triggered-chatgpt-frenzy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreConstruction Industry Has Work, Needs More Workers
Wall Street Journal A surge in nonresidential building is keeping contractors busy and searching for talent. https://www.wsj.com/articles/construction-industry-has-work-needs-more-workers-da763703
Read MoreLaid-Off Tech Workers Launch ‘Revenge Startups,’ but Money Is Drying Up
Wall Street Journal Venture-capital investors used to seek out founders who were quitting their tech jobs to launch businesses. Now that mass layoffs are pushing many people down the entrepreneurial path, venture investors have grown stingier. https://www.wsj.com/articles/laid-off-tech-workers-launch-revenge-startups-but-money-is-drying-up-6075941
Read MoreJit welcomes Orit Golowinski as new VP of Product
Jerusalem Post The GitLab and Cellebrite alum aims to lower the barrier to security practice adoption. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-738867
Read MoreAOC doubles down on ‘ignoring’ abortion rule, Clarence Thomas impeachment: ‘abuse of judicial overreach’
Fox News Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took to Twitter Sunday afternoon to double down on her belief that the Biden administration should “simply ignore” a federal court’s injunction on a popular abortion pill. She also defended her push to impeach Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In a series of tweets, Ocasio-Cortez said the ruling was…
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