China weighs measures to support stock markets, could mobilize $278 billion

A securities business hall in Fuyang, China, in December 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China is considering a rescue package backed by offshore money to stave off a slump in its struggling stock markets, according to Bloomberg News. The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said Chinese authorities are aiming to get … Read more

How to mobilize generalist VCs for a moonshot idea

Noor Siddiqui Contributor Noor Siddiqui, a Thiel Fellow and Stanford-trained computer scientist, is the CEO and founder of Orchid. Moonshot startups, those daring ideas that promise to reshape our world, are inherently about venturing into uncharted territory, giving us new superpowers and creating new markets. They’re high stakes, high reward, and, more often than not, … Read more

Israeli veterans who protested Netanyahu mobilize for the war effort

Comment on this storyComment BEIT KAMA, Israel — It was just last month when Eran Navon, a former Israeli combat soldier, was arrested at an anti-government demonstration near his home outside of Tel Aviv. He was one of millions of Israelis — including active and former reservists — who spent the year protesting the far-right … Read more