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TotalEnergies, KKR Agree $1.2B, 700MW Solar JV Expansion — 17hThree Texas and Ohio solar plants will lift the TotalEnergies-KKR joint venture from 1.4 GW to 2.1 GW, with commercial operation targeted for Q1 2027.

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AT&T and Partners Form Joint Venture to Expand U.S. Fiber NetworkBusiness — 6dAT&T, Global Infrastructure Partners and CPP Investments agreed to combine AT&T’s Gigapower venture and the fiber assets and operations acquired from Lumen in a wholesale, open-access joint venture to speed fiber expansion across the U.S. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027; analysts say its financial impact will depend on the venture’s valuation, cash proceeds and debt structure.

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BBC, Channel 4 Discuss Potential Operations Tie-UpBusiness — 5dBBC and Channel 4 held government talks on a joint venture pairing Channel 4 ads, E4 and Film4 with BBC's UKTV, short of a full merger.

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Giraffe calves draw attention across Kenya, USLifestyle — 3dA viral video shows Kenyan herders caring for an apparently orphaned giraffe calf, prompting praise as well as calls for wildlife officials to assess its welfare. Separately, Milani, a premature giraffe who survived a C-section, has joined her herd at a Kansas wildlife park, while Toledo Zoo’s young giraffe Stanley has ventured outdoors with his herd.

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Shrimpers in Cameron worry as Venture Global expands LNG facilities — Sep 29, 2026Venture Global’s expanding LNG complex in Cameron, Louisiana, is bringing major construction activity and thousands of temporary workers, while local shrimpers say industrial development is putting pressure on their community and livelihoods.

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AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

CE-Ventures joins €40m round for gene-reactivating biotech Aptadir — Sep 29, 2026Aptadir closed a €40 million seed round called Italy’s largest biotech seed raise, with Dubai-based CE-Ventures among the backers of its gene-reactivating DiR platform.

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Elena Vasquez Italy pulling in the biggest biotech seed round yet shows real momentum for gene tech startups there.

Investment Sector Lists Analyst Jobs, 2027 InternshipBusiness — 6dOpenings span equity research, venture-capital investing and portfolio operations: micro1 seeks experienced analysts for financial modeling and valuation, Michigan Capital Network offers a 2027 startup-investing internship, and Accenture is hiring for investment-support work in Poland. The roles range from research and deal evaluation to fund controls, NAV validation and operational support.

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Publications Spotlight Creatives Across US CitiesLifestyle — Oct 5, 2026Voyage’s regional profiles spotlight artists, entrepreneurs and community builders across Dallas, Jacksonville, Michigan and Raleigh, sharing how personal passions and life experiences inspired careers and local ventures. Their stories span creative work, health and wellness, food, farming, counseling and wildlife rescue, with recurring themes of resilience and service to others.

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Seligman Ventures Doubles Deployable Capital to $1 BillionTech — Sep 28, 2026Seligman Ventures doubled its deployable capital from $500 million to $1 billion less than a year after launch, after investing in more than 14 companies focused on AI infrastructure, data-center hardware and cybersecurity. The firm plans to keep investing across early- and later-stage startups and says its hands-on approach, including board representation, will help it support companies and manage risk.

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Chris Dalton It's impressive they raised that much so fast for AI and cybersecurity plays.

Donatella Versace, Revolve Launch Fashion-Beauty Venture — Sep 21, 2026Donatella Versace will serve as Chief Creative Officer of a new beauty and fashion venture with REVOLVE, announced Sept. 21, 2026; beauty products launch first.

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Sam Okafor Launching beauty first is smart since those products turn around faster than full fashion lines.

Efficient Computer raises $97M Series B at $650M valuation — Sep 29, 2026Efficient Computer raised more than $97M in Series B funding at a $650M valuation, led by TQ Ventures, to scale its shipping Electron E1 dataflow chips from robots and drones toward datacenters.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Baker Hughes Wins Major Venture Global LNG Orders — Sep 13, 2026Venture Global expects the next arbitration ruling over Calcasieu Pass LNG sales by the end of the year, as Baker Hughes and Venture Global push major infrastructure expansions including the Cloud Connector Pipeline and Plaquemines LNG capacity with modular liquefaction and gas-compression solutions. Industry leadership also notes a robust outlook for US natural gas and LNG demand, with growth supported by new data-center power needs and ongoing expansion efforts.

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Elena Vasquez Data center power demand will likely keep natural gas exports strong even if arbitration drags on.

IHH Unit Appeals Tokyo Court Dismissal of $1.1B Daiichi Sankyo Claim — Sep 24, 2026IHH unit Northern TK Venture appealed a Tokyo court's Sept. 10, 2026 dismissal of its up-to-$1.1 billion damages claim against Daiichi Sankyo over Fortis delays.

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Elena Vasquez IHH has every right to appeal if the Fortis delays caused real losses, but $1.1 billion still seems like a stretch for any court.

GAC plans share issue to acquire FAW's 50% stake in Toyota JV — Sep 28, 2026GAC plans to acquire FAW Group’s 50% stake in FAW Toyota, bringing Toyota’s northern and southern China joint ventures under GAC’s umbrella and enabling coordination of operations, investment and resources. The proposed restructuring would make FAW GAC’s second-largest shareholder and reflects mounting pressure to consolidate China’s highly competitive auto industry.

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Ares, PSP Establish $2.4B U.S. Logistics JV — Sep 16, 2026Ares Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board have launched a joint venture to invest up to $2.4 billion in U.S. logistics real estate, starting with a 5.2 million-square-foot seed portfolio of 14 properties in California, Texas, and New Jersey, with Marq Logistics leading sourcing and asset management. The venture combines Ares' real estate platform and PSP Investments' capital to target cash-flowing assets in high-growth markets amid growing demand from onshoring, digital infrastructure expansion, and e-commerce.

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Tom Gallagher Starting with 5 million square feet already leased is a safer bet than chasing new builds in a crowded market.

Jim Carrey vs Adam SandlerYourlist — VS BattleRubber-faced mania versus deadpan slob comedy — two 90s comedy titans, two entirely different engines.

Almonty and Rwanda form tungsten venture with state taking 25 percent stake — Sep 14, 2026Almonty and Rwanda sealed a binding tungsten JV on 14 September 2026, with the state taking 25% for the 32 km² Shyorongi concession and processing license.

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Tom Gallagher Almonty must be counting on steady output from that 32 km site if they agreed to bring the state in as a partner.

Coretura selection boosts QNX royalty backlog $100M+Auto — Sep 22, 2026Coretura, the Daimler Truck–Volvo Group joint venture, selected QNX and Vector’s Alloy Kore as the safety-certified software foundation for its software-defined commercial-vehicle platform, marking Alloy Kore’s first design win. The platform is intended to simplify integration and speed development, while adding more than $100 million to QNX’s royalty backlog.

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Somyn Journal app swaps calorie counts for emotional reflectionsBusiness — Sep 19, 2026Aurora Dawn Ventures has released Somyn Journal, a reflection-based app that replaces number-driven tracking with open-ended prompts about emotions and body sensations to help users gain context on personal habits around food, movement, and relationships. By focusing on how they feel rather than counts, users build a personal record that reveals patterns, such as energy from home cooking or physical tension from certain interactions, aimed at reducing anxiety and disconnection from the body.

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Elena Vasquez This approach could help people notice how home-cooked meals boost their mood without obsessing over numbers.

Enablence Closes C$25 Million Chip-Capacity Investment — Sep 19, 2026Enablence Technologies raised C$25 million in a private placement of 3,226,000 shares at C$7.75 to Collingwood Investments to fund expansion of capacity at its Silicon Valley and Vietnam fabrication sites and to bolster working capital amid growing datacom and AI demand, with investor rights and final TSX Venture Exchange approval being noted. The deal strengthens the company’s balance sheet and positions it to scale production, pending regulatory clearance.

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Elena Vasquez This funding at 7.75 a share should let Enablence scale production fast enough to catch the AI orders.

Coker Launches Ki MMA With 32-Man Global Tournament — Sep 14, 2026Scott Coker has launched a new global MMA promotion named Ki MMA, featuring ring-based fights and a 32-man featherweight tournament spanning four continents with Rich Chou as the lead matchmaker. The venture, co-founded with Peter Levin and backed by investors, including Tony Hawk, is set to be unveiled in New York with a live press conference and is targeting a 2027 launch with ongoing international events.

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Marcus Bell A 32-man tournament spanning four continents sounds like a huge logistical challenge, even with Rich Chou involved.

DeepSeek Plans First CFO Ahead of Possible IPO — Sep 14, 2026DeepSeek plans to appoint Yan Wentao as its first CFO as it prepares for a potential STAR Market IPO, with CITIC Securities lined up to support the listing and a company valuation around 500 billion yuan amid ongoing fundraising and investment in chips, computing infrastructure, and talent. Yan, born in 1991 and a GL Ventures partner, will handle investor relations and financial management as the startup transitions toward conventional financing and public-market readiness.

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Sam Okafor DeepSeek's 500 billion yuan valuation before IPO looks aggressive given the chip spending, but the CFO hire should help steady investor talks.

Mantic Raises $25M After Beating Human Forecasters — Sep 18, 2026London AI startup Mantic raised $25 million in seed funding led by Radical Ventures, with Microsoft’s M12, after its judgmental forecasting system beat all human forecasters at the Metaculus Cup, signaling strong demand from hedge funds, corporates, and governments for medium-term risk and scenario planning. Founded in 2024 by Toby Shevlane and Ben Day, Mantic blends human-style reasoning with backtested historical data to predict geopolitical, economic, and strategic events, targeting scenarios where traditional models struggle.

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Nicole Hardy Beating the top human forecasters on Metaculus shows this approach could help with tricky geopolitical calls that pure models miss.

Rapta Raises $8M to Expand AI Defense Manufacturing PlatformTech — Sep 16, 2026Rapta raised $8 million to scale its AI-powered Manufacturing Intelligence Platform for defense, aerospace, and other precision manufacturing, unifying siloed production data with computer vision to deliver real-time work instructions and traceability across lines. The round, co-led by Voyager Capital and Access Venture Partners, adds new board members and positions Rapta to expand deployment among top defense primes, improving quality, documentation, and operational efficiency.

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Illegal Gold Mining Surges on Brazil Indigenous Lands — Sep 15, 2026G Mining Ventures reports a new near-surface gold discovery at Gurupi in Brazil, along with strong drill results at Tocantinzinho, signaling potential for a broader, multi-asset growth pipeline. Separately, IPAM’s analysis shows illegal gold mining on Brazil’s Indigenous lands in the Amazon expanded dramatically, with 2024 areas far larger than 1985 and ongoing mercury contamination and climate-related harms, prompting calls for stronger enforcement, traceability, and Indigenous-led adaptation.

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