RONALD FISHER
Rajeev Misra steps back at SoftBank to launch new fund
Rajeev Misra, who has led the SoftBank Vision Fund since 2017 when it raised $100 billion, the largest pool of private capital, is likely to launch a new asset management platform backed by Middle Eastern funds.
That statistical rare figure, C R Rao
Rao's entry into the statistical arena was described variously as 'by chance' and 'a last resort' by several commentators. The Cramer-Rao bound was obtained in 1944, when he was teaching the large sample version of the bound - something already known - and a student asked him to prove it for finite samples.
Finfluencers face new reality; Rajeev Misra steps back at SoftBank
Now it looks like the party is over for these 'finfluencers', who tell us their income has fallen 30-40% from last year as startups slash their budgets to cope with the funding winter.
Layoffs at MPL, FrontRow; ShareChat set for $300M windfall
Edtech firm FrontRow and gaming firm Mobile Premier League announced mass layoffs, joining a host of startups that have sacked employees in the past few months
SoftBank executive pay slashed after historic Vision Fund loss
SoftBank’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Masayoshi Son kept his pay unchanged at 100 million yen (roughly $785,000), however four of the top six executives saw their compensation drop following a record $20.5 billion loss.
Full text of Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders
Wall Street loves the fees that deal-making generates, and the press loves the stories that colorful promoters provide, Buffett said.
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View: Why this year's Physics Nobel comes as a pleasant surprise
Alfred Nobel's will clearly indicates that these prizes are meant for those inventions that are of the ‘greatest practical benefit to mankind’. Possibly as a result of this phrasing, the physics Nobel has been awarded mostly for experimental work and practical inventions.
SoftBank doubles Vision Fund chief, Rajeev Misra's, pay despite record loss
The pay hike for Rajeev Misra comes at a time when the Vision Fund is planning deep cuts in staffing.
SoftBank elevates Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra to executive VP
This potentially places the veteran banker among those in line to succeed the Tokyo-based company’s founder Masayoshi Son.
At $135 mn, SoftBank’s Nikesh Arora third highest paid Chief
Fisher, 67, president and founder of SoftBank Holdings Inc., helped lead Son’s campaign in the US, including the Sprint acquisition.
Now, a technology-laden Robot that does all the household work
For those of us who have been dreaming of a robot that will relieve us of all kinds of dull household chores, it is time for you to meet her as well.
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