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“If ‘state capitalism’ were proposed by Democrats or progressives, it would be considered socialism or communism. Done by a neofascist president — as chronicled by the The Wall Street Journal — it’s simply considered inefficient (as the Journal concludes).” - @…

Trump’s “State Capitalism”
It would be communism under any other dictator

Analysis: YC picked just four Indian startups in 2024 vs. 66 in 2021, amid a growing trend of startups shifting their parent entities to India for domestic IPOs (The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.…

From 66 to 4: Why Y Combinator backed fewer Indian startups in 2024
Y Combinator's selection of Indian startups has decreased significantly. This decline is attributed to factors like YC's US incorporation requirement and the rise of domestic IPOs. Indian startups are shifting focus to local funding options. They find domestic markets favorable for listing. YC is also prioritizing AI-focused startups. This shift impacts Indian participation. Domestic capital is growing with regulatory support.

Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites.
The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Israel is targeting Iran’s nuclear sites:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel targeted Iran’s main enrichment facility in Natanz and the country’s ballistic missile program,
as well as top nuclear scientists…

Live updates: Israel attacks Iran’s capital with explosions booming across Tehran
Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Trump Nemesis Is Bringing Epstein Victims to Capitol to Push for Files Release (Ewan Palmer/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-nemesis-thomas-massie-is-bringing-jeffrey-epstein-victims-to-capitol-to-push-for-files-release/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250812/p149#a250812p149

Computers are the cold machinery of industrial despotism, tools of alienation imposed by capitalist power.
Junk no worker ever called for, standing in opposition to the free self-organization and creativity of the laboring masses.
#Capitalism #Computers

Fairfax County expands its bikeshare network to 94 stations, with more to come. While Montgomery County has been shrinking its 77-station network, despite having urbanized areas more conducive to bikeshare use than anywhere in Fairfax. https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/08/08/capit…

Capital Bikeshare expands to Herndon area, Huntington Metro station | FFXnow

Letter: MNG Enterprises, controlled by Alden Global Capital, has upped its offer for The Dallas Morning News by $1 to $17.50/share, $2.50 more than Hearst's bid (Ray Schultz/MediaPost)
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/art…

Alden Global Capital Unit Raises Offer For 'The Dallas Morning News'
Alden's MNG Enterprises is now offering $17.50 per share, increasing its bid by $1.

Optimal Dividend, Reinsurance, and Capital Injection Strategies for an Insurer with Two Collaborating Business Lines
Tim J. Boonen, Engel John C. Dela Vega, Bin Zou
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08130

Optimal Dividend, Reinsurance, and Capital Injection Strategies for an Insurer with Two Collaborating Business Lines
This paper considers an insurer with two collaborating business lines, and the risk exposure of each line follows a diffusion risk model. The manager of the insurer makes three decisions for each line: (i) dividend payout, (ii) (proportional) reinsurance coverage, and (iii) capital injection (from one line into the other). The manager seeks an optimal dividend, reinsurance, and capital injection strategy to maximize the expected weighted sum of the total dividend payments until the first ruin. …

London-based OneBalance, which lets developers integrate crypto features into their apps, raised a $20M Series A led by Cyber Fund and Blockchain Capital (Catherine McGrath/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/06/11/

Crypto software company OneBalance raises $20 million from cyber•Fund and Blockchain Capital
Crypto company OneBalance plans to use the funding to support additional blockchains.

Amsterdam-based Tebi, which offers a payments platform for hospitality companies, raised €30M led by CapitalG, after a €20M Series A in October 2024 (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/tebi

Tebi, the new startup by Adyen's departed cofounder, raises a fresh $30M from Alphabet's CapitalG | TechCrunch
Co-founded by Adyen's former CTO, Tebi helps restaurants, bars and other hospitality businesses manage their operations with an all-in-one subscription-based platform that can handle payments, reservations, inventory, and more.