Turo, the San Francisco-based peer-to-peer car rental startup often described as the “Airbnb for cars,” has laid off around 150 employees, roughly 15% of its team, after shelving plans to go public. The news, first reported by Bloomberg, comes as […]
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Isaiah Steinfeld, a former Amazon executive who helped steer global startup growth at AWS, has launched something new—and it’s built for the post-AI era. After working with over 330,000 startups through AWS programs like Activate and helping shape strategy for […]
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In today’s startup world, speed and adaptability can make or break a business. As digital transformation reshapes how companies engage customers and manage operations, QR codes are making a strong comeback—not as a passing trend, but as a practical tool […]
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4chan, one of the internet’s most infamous image boards, has been hacked. The site went dark after a major security breach. The attackers exploited outdated systems, leaked the site’s source code, restored a long-deleted board, and allegedly exposed private moderator […]
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Figma made headlines in December 2023 after its $20 billion merger with Adobe fell apart over regulatory roadblocks. Now, the once-design giant is making news again—this time with a cease-and-desist letter. The letter wasn’t directed at a copycat. It was […]
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Last year, Amazon got busted for claiming its cashier-free stores were powered by AI—when they were actually run by low-wage workers in third countries. Now a VC-backed startup is under fire for the same thing: pretending humans were AI by […]
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In a direct challenge to Robinhood, crypto exchange Kraken has launched commission-free stock trading as it steps into traditional finance. Starting Monday, users in select U.S. states can trade more than 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs—no fees, no crypto required. […]
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We’re undeniably becoming increasingly reliant on digital data in our daily lives. As technologies like IoT, AI-driven platforms, smart devices and systems, and more become prevalent, simple, everyday tasks such as driving a car, shopping online, and locking our doors […]
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Google just shook up the developer tool space with something that’s bound to get attention: Firebase Studio — a browser-based, AI-driven development environment that’s free and feels like it was made to challenge tools like Cursor, Bolt, and v0 head-on. […]
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Meta rolled out its much-hyped Llama 4 models this past weekend, touting big performance gains and new multimodal capabilities. But the rollout hasn’t gone as planned. What was supposed to mark a new chapter in Meta’s AI playbook is now […]
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Europe is staring down a graphite shortage, and the clock’s ticking. With demand for battery materials surging, the supply gap for graphite alone is expected to hit nearly 800,000 metric tonnes by 2030. Around 15% of that shortfall is expected […]
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Sipay, the payment and embedded fintech startup that’s taken Turkey by storm, just announced a $78 million Series B round—pushing its valuation past $875 million. The round was led by Elephant VC, with backing from QuantumLight, the venture firm founded […]
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It’s fair to say that the sports betting industry has grown massively over the past decade, thanks to constant technological advancements, changes in regulations, and the fact that more and more people are getting into online betting. With a huge […]
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Apple has won a legal battle against the UK government’s attempt to keep its iPhone backdoor appeal under wraps. On Monday, the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal rejected the government’s effort to keep details of a court hearing hidden from the […]
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A capitalization table, or “cap table,” is simply a spreadsheet that shows who owns what in a company. If you’re asking this question, you’re probably trying to figure out how startups keep track of shares, ownership percentages, and types of […]
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It has never been so important for companies to give customer data top priority. Customers expect their data to be treated carefully, especially given the rise in digital transactions, more cybersecurity threats, and tighter laws. This expectation covers businesses of […]
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Running large commercial buildings is expensive—and wasteful. Energy bills keep climbing, and building owners are under pressure to cut emissions. That’s where Birmingham-based startup Grid Edge comes in. The company’s AI-driven platform helps building operators use less energy, reduce their […]
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Ever wondered what ORM in .NET is and why developers rave about it? ORM, or Object-Relational Mapping, is a game-changer in modern software development, especially within the .NET Framework. It bridges the gap between the object model used in C# […]
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The launch of ChatGPT more than two years ago ignited a shift in how people think about building and shipping software. Thanks to ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs), it’s now easier than ever to spin up AI wrappers—apps […]
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In a sharp twist that could shake up Washington, Elon Musk says the U.S. government deliberately erased a terabyte of financial data to hide alleged “crimes”—but his team has since recovered it. Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency […]
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