He Got 450,000 Newsletter Subscribers by Sharing ‘Nice News’ — Here’s How
Inside the strategy that turned positive news into Nice News, a positively growing newsletter business.
US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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November 2023
Lidl owner and Bosch Ventures co-lead $500M Series B into German AI start-up Aleph Alpha
German AI start-up Aleph Alpha has raised a Series B funding round of $500 million from a consortium of seven new investors, as well as existing investors from previous rounds. Founded in 2019, Aleph Alpha’s funding may be dwarfed by that of Microsoft-backed OpenAI ($11.3B), but the startup makes great play of the fact that […]
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Confirmed: Palo Alto has acquired Talon Cyber Security, sources say for $625M
Palo Alto Networks has just confirmed one more major piece of security startup M&A out of Israel: it has acquired Talon Cyber Security, a specialist in building enterprise browsers for securing distributed workforces sources. Source say the deal is valued at $625 million. This is PA’s second Israeli security acquisition within a week: last Tuesday, […]
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Luxury clothing distributors get into virtual try-on tech; bag $15M Series A on a $100M valuation
Zelig users can create different outfit combinations and then save them to their profile and even share them before purchasing complete looks.
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20GROWTH secures $5M to invest in early-stage startups, provide growth strategies
The idea for 20GROWTH came from Harry Stebbings bringing together heads of growth and product from various companies to talk to his portfolio founders.
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Apple says it’s not planning a 27-inch iMac
If you’ve been waiting on a new 27-inch to upgrade your desktop setup, maybe consider the new 24-inch iMac or a Mac Studio instead. Despite reports to the contrary, Apple this morning said it won’t be releasing a larger screen all-in-one desktop. The company is positioning the 24-inch M3 iMac as a compromise between the […]
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Apple M3 iMac 24-inch review: More power, same package
A fun knock-on effect of this job is having to constantly switch between machines. The best way to test a product is integrating it into your daily routine as much as possible. This time out, that meant replacing the Mac Studio and 27-inch Studio Display with the new 24-inch iMac. It’s been an important reminder […]
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The Download: military personnel data for sale, and AI watermarking
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. It’s shockingly easy to buy sensitive data about US military personnel For as little as $0.12 per record, data brokers in the US are selling sensitive private data about both active-duty military members…
76% of Teens Say They’re ‘Likely’ to Start a Business — and Many of Them Cite This Polarizing Reason
The next generation is interested in entrepreneurship — but some might question their source of inspiration.
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