Monthly Archives: December 2022

Daily Crunch: Lensa AI can transform Photoshopped fakes into nonconsensual pornography 

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MongoDB stock jumps 27% after cloud database company shows surprise adjusted profit

MongoDB provided upbeat commentary on demand even as some companies are being more cautious with spending on Salesforce and other software.

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Meta won’t let staff discuss topics like abortion, gun control and vaccines at work

Meta employees were told that they should not discuss sensitive issues like abortion, gun control, pending legislation and vaccine efficacy at work. Fortune reported on these changes, citing a leaked internal memo from Lori Goler, head of people at Meta. … Continue reading

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Fintech unicorn valuations have fallen hard in 2022

Fintech was hot in 2021, but looking back on it … maybe too hot? The sector exploded last year, seeing record investment — $132 billion globally, according to CB Insights — with many startups reaching lofty valuations, including Stripe at … Continue reading

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Bosch shuts down its app store for AI-powered, internet-connected cameras

In 2018, appliance conglomerate Bosch created a startup, Security and Safety Things (or “SAST” for short), whose stated mission was to develop a platform to help developers create software for AI-equipped cameras. SAST was to host a moderated, vetted “app … Continue reading

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A data-driven duo just raised roughly $350M to fund seed-stage startups with metrics

Nnamdi Okike and Aaron Holiday trust data over the kind of pattern matching that most VCs swear by. It’s not surprising, given their backgrounds. Before launching their venture firm, 645 Ventures, in 2014, Okike was a principal with the data-driven … Continue reading

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Tim Cook says Apple will use chips built in the U.S. at Arizona factory

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at an event in Arizona on Tuesday where he confirmed Apple will buy chips built in the U.S.

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FTX and Alameda’s massive investments will take a long time to unwind from crypto industry

Reading the spreadsheet detailing the investment portfolio of Alameda Research, the investment arm of fallen crypto exchange FTX, you wonder how they had time to do anything other than invest given the sheer number of deals recorded. Perhaps that was … Continue reading

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Vietnamese luxury EV-maker VinFast files to go public on Nasdaq

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, the company said Tuesday. Shares will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker “VFS.” VinFast, which was founded in 2017 and began operations … Continue reading

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Things to Keep in Mind Before Launching an Online Course

Within the last few years, the paradigm of traditional education has shifted radically. Being physically present in a classroom is no longer the only way to learn. Now with the advent of the internet and new technology, you can get … Continue reading

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