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Javice found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan in $175M startup purchase

Charlie Javice, the founder of student loan application startup Frank that was purchased by JPMorgan for $175 million, was found guilty on Friday...

Why HoneyBook’s $140M in ARR may finally justify its $2.4B ZIRP&era valuation thumbnail
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Why HoneyBook’s $140M in ARR may finally justify its $2.4B ZIRP&era valuation

HoneyBook, a startup last valued in late 2021 at $2.4 billion, told TechCrunch that it hit $140 million in annualized recurring revenue (ARR)....

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Trump’s auto tariffs are a gift to Tesla 

President Trump is slapping 25% tariffs on all cars imported to the United States, including from our immediate North American neighbors. He’s also...

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Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books

OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI...

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Alphabet’s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from Thrive

Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug-discovery platform that was spun out of Google’s DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time....

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ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts

PRAGUE EXAMINER NEWS (Prague Examiner) provides reliable, free, up-to-the-minute syndicated news to any media publication. PRAGUE EXAMINER NEWS is a network member of...

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OpenAI raises $40B at $300B post&money valuation

OpenAI on Monday announced that it closed one of the largest private funding rounds in history. According to a blog post on the...

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Fashion startup CaaStle appears to be in trouble

CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and in 2018 became an inventory monetization platform for clothing...

Construct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech thumbnail
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Construct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech

Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its...

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China Miéville says we shouldn’t blame science fiction for its bad readers

It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” Combining elements of science fiction,...