Filed raises $17M to automate the drudgery of tax prep

There is a new accounting software in town, coming in with a fresh $17.2 million raise and a desire to shake things up. The company, Filed, hopes to automate the grunt work. “The tax industry is facing a genuine crisis,” Leroy Kerry, Filed’s co-founder CEO, told TechCrunch. Many CPAs are approaching retirement while a dwindling […]

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Jack Dorsey’s Block Made an AI Agent to Boost Its Own Productivity

Jack Dorsey’s company went all-in on agents by deploying one capable of building software—and occasionally deleting stuff.

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Microsoft says 394,000 Windows computers infected by Lumma malware globally

Hackers used the malware to steal passwords, credit cards, bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.

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Trump administration may sell deep-sea mining leases at startup’s urging

Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to mine the ocean floor.

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Tensions flare between the US and China over Huawei’s AI chips

Just a few weeks after the U.S. and China made significant steps to de-escalate the growing trade war between the two countries, tensions are flaring again — this time over semiconductors. China’s Commerce Ministry in Beijing released a statement on Wednesday that threatened legal action against anyone who enforces U.S. export restrictions on Huawei’s AI chips, […]

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Bitcoin jumps to new all-time high, surpassing prior record in January

Bitcoin rose to a new all-time high on Wednesday, breaking its January record.

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Jensen Huang says U.S. chip restrictions have cut Nvidia’s China market share nearly in half

Huang’s comments came as the truce between the U.S. and China over tariffs and semiconductors continues to be delicate.

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Siro lands $50M to expand its AI-powered coaching for sales reps

An increasing number of meetings have an AI note-taker present that transcribes the call and provides action items. Siro wants to do the same for sales folks who are on the ground and talking to customers face-to-face. The company on Wednesday announced it has secured $50 million in Series B round led by SignalFire with […]

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In a crowded VC landscape, Elizabeth Weil’s Scribble Ventures shows that networks still matter

In an era where hundreds of new venture funds have emerged, only to face a narrowing market as exits prove slippery, Elizabeth Weil’s Scribble Ventures stands out as a case study in the importance of deep networks. Defying a contraction that is sidelining many newcomers, Weil just secured $80 million for Scribble’s third fund, its […]

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UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine

A joint investigation by the UK and allies found Russian hackers in the systems of logistics organisations.

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