OMAHA – and its controlling stockholder, Warren E. Buffett, reported the sale of a significant block of DaVita Inc. (NASDAQ:DVA) common stock. The transaction, which occurred on May 1, 2026, involved the disposition of 1,220,376 shares, totaling approximately $182.8 million. The shares were sold at a price of $149.8429 per share. Following this transaction, Berkshire…
Amjad Masad has been building Replit for a decade, but the last 18 months have been something else entirely. The AI coding assistant company went from $2.8 million in revenue in all of 2024 to tracking toward what Masad describes as a billion-dollar annual run rate. At TechCrunch’s sold-out StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on…
On 13 May 1966, a US Senate subcommittee questioned a former Harvard clinical psychologist, considered by many to be “the most dangerous man in America”, on the risks of psychedelics. Leading the inquisition of Dr Timothy Leary was Senator Ted Kennedy, of America’s unofficial first family. Amid a series of questions that reflected the moral…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ken Griffin has hit back at Zohran Mamdani after the New York mayor last week used the hedge fund billionaire’s $238mn penthouse to push for a tax on luxurious second homes. Citadel, the firm founded…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. entity in a joint venture controlled by American investors Oracle and Silver Lake along…
Shorouk Express The measures, announced on Oct. 22, were “a result of Russia’s lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine,” the U.S. Treasury said. Lukoil subsequently announced it would sell its overseas assets but has yet to find a buyer after a deal with Swiss-based firm Gunvor fell through when Washington blocked it. U.S. private…
Shorouk Express Nato will ‘stand with Ukraine’ to get long-lasting peace A senior Nato military official has said the alliance “will stand with Ukraine up to the day” they will sit around a table for “long-lasting peace”. Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of Nato’s military committee, told the BBC that the Ukraine will not be…
Shorouk Express Last month, during a two-hour press conference billed as “a moment of truth,” the French prime minister unveiled his draconian plans to drastically cut public spending in 2026. The plans include slashing two of France’s 11 public holidays, reducing the number of civil servants and freezing welfare payments, including pensions, that are typically adjusted…
Rumors circulated today that robotaxi company Waymo might use data from vehicles’ interior cameras to train AI and sell targeted ads to riders. However, the company has tried to quell concerns, insisting that it won’t be targeting ads to passengers. The situation arose after researcher and engineer Jane Manchun Wong discovered an unreleased version of…
Facepalm: Nvidia’s list prices for the recently launched RTX 50 series graphics cards have become almost imaginary, with board partners charging hundreds more for some models. While a few listings still maintain the pretense of MSRP, MSI had none over the weekend, sparking concerns of a repeat of 2021’s crypto-driven price inflation. Hardware & Co…
