Venture capital funding has fallen by about a third in the past year. The NASDAQ index had one of the worst years on record last year. It was supposed to be the most transparent election ever in Nigeria, but things didn't quite go to plan. We look at the outcome and why it's likely to be challenged in the courts.
A slump in tech is driving investors to rediscover old ways. Out are the cash-splashing long bets; in are smaller, profitable, strategic firms. Nigeria’s election was pitched as the most transparent ever. It was not. We ask what is likely to happen now. And chilli crisp, a Chinese condiment with a deep history, is a study in how foods become fads.
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