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VCs say digital agents, 'crypto mania,' and a torrent of liquidity are the tech trends to watch in 2025

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Environment
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BlackRock is buying a HPS for $12 billion. Here's what's behind Larry Fink's year of blockbuster deals.

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto
Larry Fink smiling while being interviewed on Fox Business.
BlackRock CEO and cofounder Larry Fink.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger says working out and eating well make him a better leader — and he couldn't do his job otherwise

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Bob Iger
Disney CEO Bob Iger is a big fan of eating well and exercising.

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Disney dodges the Trump question

Tech Insider : Politics
Disney CEO Bob Iger at the Sun Valley conference in Idaho, July 2024.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says he doesn't need to buy or sell anything during the second Trump administration.

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Jensen Huang says SoftBank's Masayoshi Son once offered to help him buy out Nvidia — but he passed

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Jensen Huang speaking on stage
Jensen Huang said he regretted not taking up an offer from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to take Nvidia private.

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For Wall Street deal makers, the billion-dollar bangers are back

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Nvidia continues acquisition streak with OctoAI

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Luis Ceze

OctoML

Autry Stephens sold his company for $26 billion but died before the deal was done. Here's how a Texas farm boy became an oil tycoon.

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Autry Stephens, founder of Endeavor Energy oil company
Autry Stephens became an oil tycoon in his forties.

Endeavor Energy Resources

Meet the ex-Goldman Sachs partner behind the scenes of the Skydance-Paramount deal

Tech Insider
A photo of Gerry Cardinale, wearing a blue button down shirt, a navy sweater, and grey pants, leaning against a table in RedBird's conference room that is decorated with football helmets.
Gerry Cardinale at RedBird's Manhattan office.

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An oil tycoon sold his company for $26 billion this year — but died before the deal closed

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Autry Stephens, founder of Endeavor Energy oil company
The late Autry Stephens founded Endeavor Energy.

Endeavor Energy

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