Q&A: Bold Schools Can Use Technology to Serve Pedagogy

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE:
Singapore-based cloud HR management service Atlas Technology raised a Series B of up to $200M from Sixth Street Growth, after raising $20M in 2020  —  Atlas Technology Solutions Inc., a startup with a cloud-based human resource management platform, today announced that it has secured …

Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank is planning to cut at least 20% of staff, or around 100 positions, at its loss-making Vision Fund operation, mostly in the UK, US, and China  —  SoftBank Group Corp. is planning to cut at least 20% of staff at its loss-churning Vision Fund operation, following public pledges …

Jacob Silverman / New Republic:
A profile of venture capitalist and former PayPal COO David Sacks, who is using his wealth and online clout to lead a reactionary movement against liberalism  —  Last month, Chesa Boudin, the former district attorney of San Francisco, spoke with the leftist podcaster and political commentator Katie Halper …

Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia:
SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 made just one investment in August 2022 and one in September 2022, according to CB Insights, as Masayoshi Son rethinks his strategy  —  The Vision Fund revolutionized startup investing.  So why is Masayoshi Son rethinking his strategy?

Melanie Walsh / Public Books:
A look at BookScan, a subscription service for book sales data, exclusive to publishing executives, and its open-access alternative Post45 Data Collective  —  Culture industries increasingly use our data to sell us their products.  It’s time to use their data to study them.

Wall Street Journal:
Bob Iger, CEO of Walt Disney from 2005 to 2020, joins VC firm Thrive Capital, founded by Joshua Kushner, as a venture partner  —  As a venture partner, Iger will identify new investments and mentor founders in day-to-day role  —  Netflix Hit a Subscriber Peak, Here’s How It Plans to Keep Growing