Posts by Yurie Miyazawa
Apple’s AI Problem Just Got Harder to Ignore
John Giannandrea steps down amid mounting AI performance concerns Apple faces pressure over Siri delays and generative AI gaps Internal restructuring shifted AI leadership toward product-focused execution Rivals Google and Microsoft advance faster in AI rollout Apple didn’t just lose an executive. It revealed a deeper weakness in how it is competing in artificial intelligence.…
Read MoreWhy Whoop’s valuation tripled to $10B After $575M Funding Round: Breaking Down The Numbers
Whoop, the Boston-based fitness wearable and health subscription company, closed a $575 million Series G funding round at a $10.1 billion valuation, the company announced, in a deal that crystallises one of the sharpest private-market repricing stories in consumer health technology. The figure is a significant step up. Whoop’s valuation stood at $3.6 billion less…
Read MoreSanctions scrutiny reshapes offshore vessel strategies for Asian energy service firms
The landscape for Asian offshore energy service firms is undergoing significant change as the global sanctions environment surrounding Russian energy projects becomes more complex and far-reaching. Increasing scrutiny from U.S. and European regulators is reshaping how these companies approach vessel deployments, asset transfers, and even financing arrangements, according to industry analysts and legal experts familiar…
Read MorePublic Storage Shifts HQ To Texas
Public Storage relocating headquarters from California to Frisco, Texas Company cites talent access and corporate reorganisation Glendale operations to continue; job transfer numbers undisclosed Move aligns with broader corporate migration to Texas The most recent high-profile move in a larger exodus of companies off the West Coast to the Lone Star State has been the…
Read More7 meeting mistakes that instantly signal rookie founder
You can have traction, you can have revenue, and you can even have a decent deck. But if you run meetings poorly, people quietly downgrade you. Investors notice it on Zoom. Senior hires notice it in your all hands. Even early customers feel it in a sales call. Meetings are one of the fastest pattern…
Read MoreA Full Guide To Practical Funding Methods For Expanding Your Brand
Scaling a brand is an exhilarating phase. You’ve found your product-market fit, the customers are asking for more, and the opportunity is staring you right in the face. But there is one universal hurdle that separates vision from reality: cash flow. You can’t grow an empire on revenue alone, especially when you have to pay…
Read MoreEurope’s STOXX 600 hits record high on earnings boost; ECB in focus
Pan-European index is at 626.36 by 0945 GMT, with all major regional benchmarks in the black Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 06:11 PM THE STOXX 600 rose 0.8 per cent to hit a record high on Wednesday (Feb 18) as defence and banking shares gained while investors assessed corporate updates and reports of leadership…
Read MoreBillionaire Henry Cheng’s units agree settlement with Hong Kong regulator
The SFC says that the settlement is in the public interest and underscored the need to comply with takeover rules Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 01:30 PM [HONG KONG] Business units owned by one of Hong Kong’s richest families have agreed to pay as much as HK$1.5 billion (S$242 million) to shareholders of clothing…
Read MoreNvidia to sell Meta millions of chips in multiyear deal
It also includes standalone installations of its Grace and Vera central processors Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 07:37 AM [SAN FRANCISCO] Nvidia on Tuesday (Feb 17) said that it has signed a multiyear deal to sell Meta Platforms millions of its current and future artificial intelligence (AI) chips, including central processing units that compete…
Read More7 reasons saying “yes” too early is the biggest founder trap
You tell yourself it is momentum. The customer wants a custom feature. An investor offers a small check with complicated terms. A potential partner promises “exposure.” In the early days, every opportunity feels like oxygen. So you say yes. Then three months later, your roadmap is bloated, your burn rate is creeping up, and you…
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