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Back to news homeBlack Americans Are Much More Likely to Face Tax Audits, Study Finds
WASHINGTON — Black taxpayers are at least three times as likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service as other taxpayers, even after accounting for the differences in the […]
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Under Scrutiny in FTX Collapse
Mr. Bankman-Fried’s business and political empire was always a family affair. The FTX founder was a prolific political donor, and he was part of a network of contributors who gave […]
Who Gets the Last Word on Steve Jobs? He Might.
When Laurene Powell Jobs unveiled a website dedicated to the story of her late husband, historians wondered if it could change how influential people burnish their legacies. Read More
Bolt Built $11 Billion Business With Inflated Metrics and Eager Investors
A Fund-Raising GuruStill, Mr. Breslow has become something of a legend in the Valley, for his fund-raising prowess and his outspoken behavior. Last summer, he self-published a 58-page book on […]
Acrew Capital, Jeff Bezos back Colombia-based proptech La Haus’ $100M debt, equity round
La Haus, which has developed an online real estate marketplace operating in Mexico and Colombia, has secured $100 million in additional funding, including $50 million in equity and $50 million […]
Experts from Toyota, Ford and Hyundai will discuss automotive robotics at TC Sessions: Mobility
The events of the past year have only served to accelerate interest in all things robotics and automation. It’s a phenomenon we’ve seen across a broad range of categories, and […]
Brazilian proptech startup QuintoAndar lands $300M at a $4B valuation
Fintech and proptech are two sectors that are seeing exploding growth in Latin America, as financial services and real estate are two categories in particular dire need of innovation in […]
Investors Clara Brenner, Quin Garcia and Rachel Holt are coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021
The transportation industry is abuzz with upstarts, legacy automakers, suppliers and tech companies working on automated vehicle technology, digital platforms, electrification and robotics. Then there are shared mobility companies from […]
Facial recognition reveals political party in troubling new research
Researchers have created a machine learning system that they claim can determine a person’s political party, with reasonable accuracy, based only on their face. The study, from a group that […]