Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! We covered lots of happenings in the world of fintech this past week — including raises, a startup closure,…
Events can be critical to helping founders build their company, but not all events are created equal. Founders shouldn’t feel like they have to waste their time trying to unearth the diamonds in the rough. But there are ways to judge if an event will be worth it ahead of time. Last week, we published…
Flip through a random slideshow on Architectural Digest, and chances are you’ll see a kitchen with a massive range as the centerpiece. They usually have at least six gas burners, ideally two or more ovens, and enough cooking grates to look like a family of arachnids died atop a 19th-century bank safe. Over the last…
Palestine’s growing tech industry has been literally blown apart by the war between Israel and Hamas
Gaza, despite being one of the most economically challenged regions in the world, has ironically always been a tech hub — not only for Palestine and Palestinians, but for the world: international companies have, for many years, sought out a presence there to collaborate both with with talented tech freelancers, and the startups which gradually…
In India, few events garner as much attention as a cricket game. A high-profile match between neighbors India and Pakistan delivered a much-needed break for Disney’s Hotstar, which has lost over 20 million subscribers in the past three quarters, and whose executives are anticipated to soon intensify hunt to find a buyer for its India…
A top luxury auto company is threatening Tesla’s dominance in the luxury electric vehicle category…
Uncle Sam is pivoting on electric vehicle tax deductions…
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Venture capital and healthcare startups have had a tumultuous relationship over the past few years. Before the pandemic, the majority of venture investment in health tech and healthcare startups came from VCs focused on the sector. That changed in 2020, when seemingly every flavor of VC flooded into the market. Much of this newfound interest…
Brian Shirley Contributor Brian Shirley is a senior executive and adviser with more than 35 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He serves on the Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and on the board of Advanced Energy. In the year since President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act,…





