IIT alumni and veteran investors Ruchira Shukla and Karthik Chandrasekar have launched Synapses, a venture capital firm aiming to invest in climate tech and health tech startups.While Shukla earlier led South Asia investments for World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), Chandrasekar had founded early-stage climate fund Sangam, backed by Shell Foundation and USAID.With a fund size of $125 million (about Rs 1,040 crore), Synapses aims to support science, technology, engineering...
Cosm, a 5-year-old provider of production services for tech and media companies, is branching into physical venues. The company announced Tuesday it will launch its first in-person site at LA’s Hollywood Park, home to SoFi Stadium and the also-soon-to-open Intuit Dome. With a capacity of 2,000, Cosm’s 65,000-square-foot venue is set to launch on June […]
An elite player in the private equity and venture capital investing space, Black-owned Fairview Capital Partners has sold a minority ownership stake to New York Life.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –The state is launching its new option to make voting from home more convenient. Voters registered with a major party can now request to be added to a permanent absentee list. The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office says they've seen more people take advantage of absentee ballots since the pandemic. With the []
Photo courtesy of Apple TV+Apple TV+ today announced a series order for a new three-part docuseries Hollywood Con Queen, from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith (Tiger King, Fyre, 100 Foot Wave). Based on the original reporting of investigative journalist Scott Johnson, and his book Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius, the series […]
Kazui to launch Nest love story manga; Kisaragi's new manga starts regular serialization in June
Selena Gomez celebrated the launch of her brand Rare Beauty's soft pinch luminous powder blush in New York on Saturday.
Selena Gomez celebrated the launch of her brand Rare Beauty's soft, luminous powder blush in New York on Saturday.The 31-year-old singer looked stunning as she donned an all-pink ensemble, which consisted of a bright floral print dress and a matching baby pink coat draped over her shoulders.She wore her brown locks loose, parted slightly to the side, with volume at the back, giving her a '60s-esque look. The Wizards of Waverly Place actress teamed the look with pink heels and silver jewelry as...
Australian actress Phoebe Tonkin wowed onlookers at the launch of Serena Williams new make up line WYN Beauty in New York.
Mercadona boosts investment in PortugalSpanish supermarket chain Mercadona is planning to inject €180mln into its Portuguese subsidiary to fund continued expansion plans in the country
The new game is designed to be less intimidating and not as competitive. This marks the first major change to Scrabble since it was introduced 75 years ago.
Mattel is launching a new collaborative version of one of the world’s most loved word games, scrabble.