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Biotechnology-focused venture capital firm Kurma Partners has closed a new fund with €215 million (about $252 million) in fresh capital to deploy across up to 20 young companies in the life sciences. Paris-based Kurma said its new fund is its fourth and largest, topping the firm’s third fund, which totaled €160 million (about $186 million). But the latest fund’s total is short of the €250 million (about $292 million) target Kurma set when it announced the fund’s first close in 2024. Kurma said the new fund will support investments in companies focused on discovery and development of “disruptive therapeutic solutions…

Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed he will miss the French Open due to a wrist injury. The world number two sustained the problem during his opening match at the Barcelona Open and has since undergone tests to assess the damage. “After the results of the tests carried out today, we have decided that the most prudent thing to do is to be cautious and not participate in Rome or Roland Garros,” Alcaraz said. “This is a difficult time for me, but I am sure we will come out of this stronger.” The 22-year-old has also withdrawn from the Italian Open, ruling…

A 75-year-old millionaire from California was trampled to death by five elephants while hunting antelope in central Africa. Ernie Dosio owned and operated a 12,000-acre vineyard in Modesto. He enjoyed hunting large exotic animals — including elephants, rhinos, bears, buffalo, crocodiles, lions, zebras and leopards — and featured their heads and bodies in his home. He also had hunted and killed nearly every species of deer in the U.S. Mr. Dosio was taking part in a $40,000 hunt in the Lope-Okanda rainforest in Gabon for small forest antelope last Friday when he and his professional guide stumbled upon five female…

Photo: Michael Scraper/3DownNation. All rights reserved. It’s draft season on both sides of the border, which means you’ll probably hear terms like “positional value” thrown around a lot — the idea that some spots on the football field are just more important than others. 11 years ago, the Saskatchewan Roughriders elected to ignore that principle in a big way by trading receiver Corey Watson for long snapper Jorgen Hus. In the aftermath of his retirement, they remain entirely satisfied with the results of that move. “A very astute general manager named Brendan Taman traded for Jorgen. If I recall correctly,…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Gross revenue is the total amount of money coming in before expenses. It’s tempting to celebrate, but it doesn’t tell you if your business is actually healthy. Net revenue is what actually matters. It’s what’s left after the real costs of running your business are accounted for — and it’s the number that tells you whether your model works. Instead of asking “How do we grow revenue?” the better question is “How do we grow profitable revenue?” Ask most small business owners how their company is doing, and they’ll point…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you asked almost any group of executives about innovation, they would likely say they value it.In my experience, leaders behind some of the strongest companies in the country describe innovation as a force multiplier — the thing that separates leaders from followers. But inside most organizations, innovation often triggers something else entirely: fear.For an idea to be implemented, it has to survive a journey through the organization. Most innovations don’t fail in the boardroom. They fail somewhere in the middle. Don’t dismiss small problems — they signal bigger breakdownsAccording to a…

Para el rapero Offset de Migos, el tiroteo que lo llevó al hospital a principios de este mes no puede competir con su deseo de volver a trabajar. El músico de “Bodies” y “Run It Up”, nacido como Kiari Cephus, aparentemente hizo caso omiso del incidente y su lesión, y señaló en una aparición reciente en “Creators Inc. Podcast” que “debe seguir presionando, como el conejito de Energizer”. “No tengo tiempo para reducir el ritmo”, dijo el rapero de 34 años al presentador del podcast Andrew Bachman. La compensación fue disparada la noche del 6 de abril cerca del Seminole…

(Photo: Michael Becker / FOX) Last season, Farmer Wants a Wife was one of the lowest-rated unscripted shows on FOX but the network renewed it anyway. This time around, the show is returning to focus “deeper connections” with just three bachelors looking for love. Will this change impact the ratings in some way? Will Farmer Wants a Wife be cancelled or renewed for season five? Stay tuned. A dating reality series, the Farmer Wants a Wife TV show is hosted by Jennifer Nettles. This series follows a group of hard-working male farmers as they search for real, lasting love. In…

Google plans to invest up to $40 billion into Anthropic in what could be viewed as a circular deal with the AI startup (and frequent competitor), Bloomberg reports. The search giant has invested in Anthropic at multiple points in the past, but this new investment comes after an announcement that the AI startup had signed a joint agreement with Google and Broadcom for “multiple gigawatts of next-generation TPU capacity.”According to Anthropic, Google is committing $10 billion now at the company’s current valuation, with an additional $30 billion on offer if Anthropic meets specific performance milestones. Through Anthropic’s existing commitment to…

The Phillies announced that they have recalled right-hander Alex McFarlane from Double-A Reading. He’ll be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game. The Phils had an open roster spot due to yesterday’s moves, where they released Taijuan Walker and optioned Alan Rangel while recalling Nolan Hoffman. McFarlane, 25 in June, was a fourth-round pick in 2022. The Phils tried him as a starter in the lower levels without much success. He underwent Tommy John surgery late in 2023 and missed all of 2024. Back on the mound in 2025, the Phils tried stretching him…