Spark Capital steps away from its investment in Dispo

Walmart is retreating in the Attempt to Decode Japan’s retail Marketplace

Under the arrangement, private equity finance KKR is now the vast majority owner with a 65 percent stake, while Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten accepts 20 percent, the firms said in an announcement Monday. Walmart will maintain a 15 percent minority interest. Rakuten and KKR will want to shore up Seiyu’s electronic operations because demand for […]

We don’t yet have the technology needed to reach net zero in 2050

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The metaverse could be ripe for crime, child abuse, and misinformation without regulation

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