Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines

Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app that promised a “universal” checkout experience, was charged with defrauding investors on Wednesday, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Founded in 2018, Nate raised over $50 million from investors like Coatue and Forerunner Ventures, most recently raising […]

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Yahoo removes DEI pages from its website

Several tech companies have scaled back public commitments to DEI amid a broader crackdown by the Trump administration.

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Tesla shares retreat following sharpest rally since 2013

After soaring 23% on Wednesday due to President Trump’s pause on most new tariffs, Tesla shares dropped on Thursday along with the broader market.

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Cofertility lets women freeze their eggs for free through its donor-matching program

In recent years, focus on career and delayed marriage age is driving some women to consider preserving their fertility through egg freezing. But the steep cost of the procedure, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000 per attempt, means many women can’t afford it during their most fertile years: 20s and early 30s. Cofertility, a startup founded […]

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Trump tariffs mean higher prices, big losses for Amazon sellers that source from China

Trump’s tariffs are poised to raise prices on Amazon and devastate small businesses that source products from China, sellers told CNBC.

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Nintendo Switch Game Console Release Is Whipsawed by Tariff Threats

The company moved most of its manufacturing to Vietnam from China to avoid tariffs. But the unpredictability of President Trump’s plans have thrown Nintendo for a loop.

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How Do the iPhone 16E and Google Pixel 9A Compare to More Expensive Models?

With tariffs threatening to drive up the costs of most things, the new entry-level phones from Apple and Google present a timely opportunity to save some bucks.

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Mira Murati’s AI startup is reportedly aiming for a massive $2B seed round

Thinking Machines Lab, the new AI startup from ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is reportedly attempting to close one of the largest seed rounds in history. Business Insider reported on Thursday that Thinking Machines Lab has doubled the target for its seed funding round to $2 billion. The round, should it close according to plan, would […]

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Bluesky’s latest update adds chat reactions and an Explore page, similar to X

Social network Bluesky is rolling out a new version of its software, which adopts some of the features former X users have missed. Nope, it’s not an edit button! Instead, the open social network is adding support for chat reactions in its direct messages feature and is revamping its search page as “Explore,” directing users […]

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Bezos-backed EV startup Slate Auto’s pickup truck spotted in the wild

Just one day after TechCrunch revealed that Jeff Bezos is backing a secretive EV startup called Slate Auto, an early version of the company’s low-cost electric pickup truck was spotted in the wild. Reddit user u/discostranger09 posted a photo to the r/whatisthiscar subreddit on Wednesday of a small, dark gray, two-seater pickup truck on a […]

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