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Opening Bell: 4.22.21 Author: Apr 22, 2021 Môsieur J. [version 9.1] from Rouen, FRANCE, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The last SPAC; Blackstone booms; shorts aren’t dead; and more! SmartRent, whose technology is in use in about 185,000 apartments in the U.S. and Canada, said it would merge with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp., which raised about $345 million in an initial public offering earlier this year. The special-purpose company was sponsored by Fifth Wall, a venture-capital firm that invested in SmartRent last year through one of its...

Gorey's answer to The Tommy Tiernan Show is the weekly online podcast Paper Tuesdays, presented by Marc Halpin and Michael Dwyer with the help of producer Robbie Dunne. With more than 40 episodes under their belts and some hundred listeners, the lockdown project for these young men has really grown legs since it was born in May of last year. The idea behind Paper Tuesdays originates from their school days at Gorey Community School, when Michael would distract himself with local newspapers and post them on his Snapchat. He admits he has matured since then, and this current affairs podcast has...

James Langton Thanks to a strong fourth quarter, global venture capital (VC) investment topped US$300 billion in 2020, according to a new report from KPMG LLP. With $80.8 billion (all figures in U.S. dollars) in fourth quarter investment, global VC funding totalled $300.5 billion for the year, which is the second highest total on record, trailing only 2018’s $329.7 billion. KPMG said that the strong fourth quarter was “driven by a continued resurgence of investment activity in Asia, particularly in China,” but that activity also remained robust in Europe and the Americas. Indeed, both t...

Strong Q4'20 shows VC-backed companies raising $80.8 billion globally across 5,418 deals China attracts five largest VC deals globally in Q4'20,...

TV Editor Tonight's top TV tips include new Marvel show Wandavision, Brenda Fricker on The Late Late Show, new episodes of The Simpsons, and new reality show Bling Empire . . . Pick of the Day This is a brand new series from Marvel Studios, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. After the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Wanda Maximoff and Vision are living the ideal suburban life in the town of Westview, trying to conceal their powers. As they begin to enter new decades and encounter television tropes, the couple suspects that things are not as they seem. Two episodes will premiere to...