You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. The chorus of warnings is hard to ignore. International organizations, rights group advocates and even a growing number of Western … Read more
Europe’s fintech sector is fiercely competitive, with privately-held start-ups worth tens of billions of dollars vying to steal market share from incumbent banks. Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images The fintech industry saw more pain in 2023, with overall investment falling by half as higher interest rates and worsening macroeconomic conditions caused investors to … Read more
Astronomers previously thought it took billions of years for galaxies to become stable enough to develop so-called “bars,” ribbons of stars and gas that cut across the core of a galaxy. The Milky Way is an example of a barred spiral galaxy. But a new James Webb Space Telescope discovery means scientists might have to … Read more
ROME — When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules. The European Commission president issued a decidedly undiplomatic warning that Europe had “the tools” to deal with any … Read more
Malte Mueller | Fstop | Getty Images Dawn Capital, one of Europe’s biggest backers of business-to-business software companies, raised $700 million in two new funds — doubling down on its bid to find technology champions in the region at a time when venture capital funding for tech startups has dwindled. The London-based VC firm is … Read more
Akio Toyoda, president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corp. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Photographs DETROIT – Toyota Motor inventory sealed its greatest week since 2009 on Friday, because the automaker laid out a strong plan for future all-electric autos and firm scion Akio Toyoda turned chief of the Japanese firm’s board. Shares of … Read more