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Inside the Startup Rush for Europe’s New War Chest

Kelluu began, as startups often do, in an old shed.The small Finnish company makes airships — think van-sized blimps — originally designed to watch over power lines with cameras.When I met the firm’s CEO, Janne Hietala, last fall, he arrived at our restaurant in Joensuu with news. Kelluu, a seven-year-old…

Japan’s Deploying Anti-Bear Drone Tech in Its Ongoing War on Bears

A city in Japan has come up with a high-tech solution to its intense bear problem.Ishinomaki City in Japan’s eastern Miyagi Prefecture has ordered drones that will spray bear repellent at attacking bears.Drone manufacturer Terra Drone said in a press release on Monday that it will supply the city with…

The War of Words Over Luigi Mangione

Yes, it’s a fight over a backpack — how it was seized, how it was searched, and whether the gun and notebook found inside will be tossed or kept as knockout-blow evidence in a future murder trial.But Luigi Mangione’s ongoing evidence suppression hearing, playing out for two weeks in a…

Heirs Are Reshaping Family Offices and Triggering a Talent War

The next generation of leaders wants their family offices to look different from those run by their parents — and that shift is driving fierce competition for a new class of talent.A new report from IMD’s Global Family Business Center and the Family Business Network, based on 186 survey responses…