Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups
Breakout Ventures has Fund III of $114 million closed Supporting AI-focused early-stage startups working in…
Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups
Breakout Ventures has Fund III of $114 million closed Supporting AI-focused early-stage startups working in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry. The company has already written checks to three companies and plans to invest in at least 20 companies through this fund, with the average check size ranging from $500,000 to $5 million. Lindy…
NFL explores adding game on Thanksgiving Eve, source says
March 11, 2026, 09:58 am ET A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the NFL is exploring the possibility of playing a game the day before Thanksgiving. The source told Schefter that the day added to the schedule could come as early as the upcoming 2026 season, on Wednesday, Nov. 25. This would mark the…
VC mega funds are back with General Catalyst, Spark rumored to be raising billions
After last month’s news New York’s hottest venture firm, ThriveHaving just raised $10 billion for a new fund – its largest ever, double the previous fund – another big-name VC firm is attempting to match that fund. General Catalyst is in talks to raise $10 billion from unnamed sources Tell Bloomberg. The firm, which has…
Blue states sue Trump administration over new race-based reporting requirements for colleges
Seventeen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over new race-based reporting requirements for universities targeting admissions, financial aid and student performance data. The lawsuit is challenging the new “Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS)” survey, which requires schools to provide years of admissions and student data based on race and other aspects to…
Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank
For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing low margins and brutal distribution as the reason most brands never succeed. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies are challenging that notion, including prebiotic soda brand Poppy, which evolved from a kitchen experiment to a $1.95 billion acquisition by PepsiCo. on this…
Strait of Hormuz closure tipping point for global economy may be near
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Americans are warily eyeing prices at the pump as oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz grind…
Sources: Ravens rework Lamar Jackson deal, still eye extension
jameson hensleyMarch 11, 2026, 10:17 am ET to close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens starting in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he…
Hacker broke into FBI and compromised Epstein files, report says
An unidentified foreign hacker broke into the FBI’s field office in New York in 2023 and compromised files related to the bureau’s investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to Reuters. The newswire cited a source familiar with the breach as well as court documents and reported that the hack took advantage of a server…
Live updates: With Iran war 'going great,' Trump heads to Ohio, Massie's Kentucky district
President Trump was heading to Kentucky on Wednesday to visit the district of one of his few GOP foes: Rep. Thomas Massie. After a stop in Cincinnati, Trump will cross the Ohio River to visit a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., in Massey’s 4th Congressional District. The President has endorsed the primary rival of the…
Tim Scott hopes Fed Chair Powell investigation ‘goes away’ for Warsh
Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday said he hopes the federal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “goes away” so the Senate can take up the nomination of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump‘s pick to replace the head of the U.S. central bank. “That proceeding going away allows for us to get the Fed fully…
