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Netflix aims to be a trillion-dollar company, says co-CEO

At Semafor’s 2025 World Economy Summit on Wednesday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he believes Netflix’s long-term goal to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalization is possible if the streaming giant continues to perform well.  Sarandos said, “In the previous … Continue reading

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19 US fintech startups have raised over $50M in 2025 so far

After a sluggish couple of years, fintech appears to be making a comeback. In the first quarter of 2025, fintech startups globally raised a combined $10.3 billion — marking the highest level of funding since the first quarter of 2023, … Continue reading

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Discord names new CEO ahead of potential IPO as co-founder steps down

Discord co-founder Jason Citron will be replaced as CEO by Humam Sakhnini, former vice chairman of Activision Blizzard.

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OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 may be less aligned than the company’s previous AI models

In mid-April, OpenAI launched a powerful new AI model, GPT-4.1, that the company claimed “excelled” at following instructions. But the results of several independent tests suggest the model is less aligned — that is to say, less reliable — than … Continue reading

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Discord appoints former Activision Blizzard exec Humam Sakhnini as CEO

Amid rumors that the company is eyeing an IPO, Discord appointed former Activision Blizzard Vice Chairman Humam Sakhnini as CEO. Discord co-founder Jason Citron will leave his CEO role after thirteen years at the company. Discord straddles the gaming and … Continue reading

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PayPal introduces 3.7% yield on stablecoin balances to boost payments activity

PayPal and Venmo users will soon be able to earn yield on their stablecoin holdings, the company said Wednesday.

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Meta makes ads on Threads available to all eligible advertisers

Meta said that all “eligible advertisers globally” will be able to run ads on Threads after initial January testing with a few U.S. and Japanese companies.

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Google Gemini has 350M monthly users, reveals court hearing

Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot, had 350 million monthly active users around the globe as of March, according to internal data revealed in Google’s ongoing antitrust suit. The Information first reported the stat. Usage of Google’s AI offerings has exploded in … Continue reading

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Bring a +1 to TechCrunch Sessions: AI and save 50% on their ticket through May 4

You’re not the only one thinking about where AI is headed. So why come alone? From now through May 4, buy your Early Bird ticket to TechCrunch Sessions: AI and save up to $210—plus get 50% off a second ticket … Continue reading

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5 quotes: Elon Musk on robotaxi timeline, Optimus robots, tariffs, energy and Tesla’s future

Elon Musk said the future of the EV maker is autonomous cars and vast numbers of autonomous humanoid robots. 

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