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☆ Venture capitalists swap Paris Hilton for Al Gore
  + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Anita Ramaswamy | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Venture capitalists are trading reality stars for policy wonks. Hundreds of top venture capitalists flocked to Los Angeles this week to congregate at a two-day, invite-only soirée for tech’s elite. For 2022, venture-backed companies collected nearly $240 billion for their coffers, 31% lower than the record $345 billion in 2021, according to Reuters. Crowds piled into the theater at the Museum of Motion Pictures to hear a reality check on climate change from former Vice President Al Gore. CONTEXT NEWSThe 10th annual Upfront Summit took place in Los Angeles on March 1 and 2.
☆ Texas regulators have their eyes on one of the most powerful players in the crypto world
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Jon Sarlin | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN Business —The big news in crypto this week came via a court filing in Texas. FTX, the crypto giant that is led by arguably the most powerful person in the industry, is under investigation by Texas regulators for selling unregistered securities. FDIC, OCC, SEC, DOL, FBI, US Treasury and IRS have all stepped up their crypto enforcement efforts. The crypto lawyer I spoke with told me that those who prefer the CFTC over the SEC fall into two camps. I interviewed Saylor last year for CNN’s crypto interactive (“The Bitcoin Billionaire” is what we dubbed him).
☆ NASA is evacuating its prized moon rocket from its Florida launchpad as Hurricane Ian approaches
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
NASA was poised to launch its Space Launch System moon rocket for the first time Tuesday. Hurricane Ian is forcing the agency to roll SLS into a vertical steel building for shelter. Now a major hurricane may be its last obstacle to launch. Now, NASA is rushing to return the treasured rocket to shelter from Hurricane Ian in its Vehicle Assembly Building. Hurricane Ian is brewing trouble for FloridaSatellite imagery shows Hurricane Ian at 12:21 p.m.
☆ Netflix insiders reveal how the streamer uses data to drive creative decisions, with 'contentious' debates over renewals and reliance on a sometimes 'flawed science'
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Discussions about renewing shows can be "contentious" between creative execs and data analysts. "When you want to buy a project, they will do an analysis and do a budget ballpark on it," one former Netflix exec told Insider. Compared to similar teams at traditional production companies and Hollywood studios and networks, Netflix's CS&A execs have more of a front-row seat in creative discussions, insiders said. At legacy studios, deciding whether or not to greenlight a show or acquire a film is "much more of a gut instinct," said a second former Netflix exec. That can be particularly useful when assessing whether to acquire certain IP, said a third former Netflix exec.
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