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Flipkart to relocate HQ to India ahead of IPO

Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce startup that closely fights Amazon in the South Asian market, is preparing to shift its headquarters back to India from Singapore as the company prepares to file for an IPO on Indian stock exchanges. On … Continue reading

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ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests

ChatGPT search, OpenAI’s feature within ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to access and incorporate up-to-date information from the web into its responses, is growing at a fast clip in Europe. A report filed by one of OpenAI’s EU corporate divisions, … Continue reading

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Amazon has paused some data center lease commitments, Wells Fargo says

Amazon and Microsoft both appear to be slowing down or holding off on early data center projects.

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8 Free Career Development Courses From LinkedIn – Offer Ends May 7

These free LinkedIn Learning courses help professionals upskill for the future. Topics include personal branding, networking, and career growth.

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Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instgram as a solution to its ‘cannibalization’ of Facebook

In an internal email surfaced as part of the Meta antitrust trial, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg fretted about the potential that the company’s Instagram acquisition may cannibalize Facebook. Were that to happen, it could lead to the “network collapse of … Continue reading

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Feds accuse Uber of charging customers for subscriptions without consent

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against Uber, alleging the ride-hail and delivery giant charged customers for its Uber One subscription service without their consent. The lawsuit also claims Uber failed to deliver the savings promised in its … Continue reading

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FTC sues Uber, says company charged for Uber One without consent

The FTC claimed that users are “wrongly promised savings” when they sign up for Uber One, and that the company makes it difficult to cancel the subscription.

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PHNX Materials found a way to decarbonize concrete using dirty coal waste

PHNX Materials has devised a way to strip fly ash of sulfur and aluminum, impurities that concrete companies would rather avoid.

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a16z acqui-hires VC tech podcaster Erik Torenberg, who joins as new partner

Andreessen Horowitz’s hiring spree continues. On Monday, Erik Torenberg announced that the giant VC firm had acquired his Turpentine podcast, with him joining as a general partner. Torenberg’s podcast focuses mostly on interviewing VCs at a variety of firms about … Continue reading

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Musk says he’s looking to put ‘proper value’ on xAI during investor call, sources say

Sources said recent comments from Musk signal that AI startup xAI may be readying for a significant capital raise.

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