When edtech company Preply became a unicorn earlier this year, employees in its Kyiv office celebrated with cake — because that’s what you do, even in the middle of a war. In the four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country, Ukrainian startups have done more than survive: They are still building and growing.…
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Quantum computing will not be replacing supercomputers in 2026, let alone reaching industrial scale. And yet, investor appetite for companies pursuing the elusive quantum advantage hasn’t dwindled — it has increased. Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €220 million, or approximately $260 million.…
In my 30-plus years of experience publishing news and analysis about finances and economic policy, I’ve seen a number of changes to federal retirement programs that affect people’s lives. Each year, new modifications are introduced to Social Security, Medicare, and retirement savings programs such …
The trucking industry has faced economic distress with declining revenues and profits since 2022, which companies have blamed on reduced shipping demand, lower freight rates, and rising costs of labor, fuel, and insurance driven by inflation. Industry experts have called the downturn the Great …
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