Weekend Reading

Sep 27, 2024

These are the AI companies that the CIA is investing in by Jon Keegan
- “Hoyem said the typical investments are in the $1-4 million dollar range, with smaller equity-only seed investments of around $1 million or less, while “work program” deals where the company’s technology can be developed and tested by partner defense and intelligence agencies see a larger investment. According to Hoyem, 70% of their investments make it to the pilot stage, and about half are adopted for actual agency use…”
Forty Years, Forty Lessons by Zoe Scaman
- “A therapist once guided me through an exercise that has become a cornerstone of my personal growth—a quiet, profound practice that’s both grounding and enlightening. She asked me to close my eyes and picture a calm, serene place where I could meet and converse with my older self, the me 20 or 30 years from now. The idea was simple: to seek her wisdom, to sense-check my decisions, and to help me sift through what truly mattered and what didn’t …”
Private equity warns UK capital gains tax overhaul could be ‘tipping point’ by Harriet Agnew and Alexandra Heal
- “We are committed to reforming the tax treatment of carried interest, delivering fairness in this area of the tax system while recognizing the vital role that our world-leading asset management industry plays in channeling investment across the UK. We launched a call for evidence so that a wide range of stakeholders can provide their views as part of this …”

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