[ad_1] Finnish health tech company Oura has raised $900 million in fresh funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new investor ICONIQ and contributions from Whale Rock and Atreides. The company said today that this funding will value it at “approximately $11 billion,” more than double …

[ad_1] The 2027 Nigerian presidential and gubernatorial elections may be conducted six months earlier than usual The National Assembly has proposed that the 2027 general election should hold in November 2026 The Chairman of the House Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Adebayo Balogun, explained the reason for the proposal during …

[ad_1] Airbound, an Indian drone startup, has raised $8.65 million in seed funding led by Physical Intelligence co-founder Lachy Groom, as it begins a drone-delivery pilot with a private hospital and works toward one-cent delivery using its ultra-light, blended-wing-body aircraft. The seed round includes participation from Humba Ventures and Airbound’s …

[ad_1] Justin Osagie has joined English Premier League club Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, having had a successful trial Even while the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers are ongoing, the London club will continue to do business Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur earlier made enquiries about the …

[ad_1] Dorothy Kilroy has seen her company’s smart ring on some very famous fingers. Mark Zuckerberg wears one. So does Jack Dorsey. Prince Harry, too. But when Oura‘s chief commercial officer sat down at Toronto’s Elevate conference with this editor last week, she surprised me, saying the company’s fastest-growing user …

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s latest action brings duties on Canadian lumber to 45 percent. Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFPSource: AFP US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in …

[ad_1] Grindr’s majority owners are scrambling to take the LGBTQ+ dating app private after a stock decline triggered a personal financial crisis, according to a report from Semafor. The owners in question are Raymond Zage, a former hedge fund manager and U.S. expat now based in Singapore, and James Lu, …

[ad_1] Scam city: a part of KK Park, the biggest scam centre in the cluster of 27 around Myawaddy, Myanmar. Photo: Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFPSource: AFP They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are …

[ad_1] Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a 25-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm with $7 billion in assets under management, CNBC was first to report on Monday. The deal underscores the growing importance of secondary markets and buyouts as traditional venture exits remain sluggish. The investment bank is …

[ad_1] Governor Charles Soludo commissioned 5,000 solar-powered street lights in Umuawulu, a project funded by philanthropist High Chief Dr Christopher Ndubuisi Ikenga Umuawulu also built 30.5 km of roads and launched the We Must Farm initiative, donating tractors, seeds, and fertilisers to boost food security The philanthropist donated five Toyota …