From Stress to Success — 6 Ways to Turn Your Fears into Resilience
Negativity leads to stress, which leads to failure.
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation
Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.
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Sam Altman’s Crypto Project, Worldcoin, Collects Personal Data With an Eye-Scanning Orb — And Now It’s Banned in Spain
The company says eye scans are one way to eventually differentiate humans from AI and bots.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Astek Diagnostics’s $2M seed deck
Astek Diagnostics closed a $2 million round for its urine diagnostics system, despite the fact that raising money for medtech isn’t for the faint of heart. The company’s deck has some good stuff in it and could be a deep source for things we can learn from, too. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks […]
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GM resumes Chevy Blazer EV sales with new software and lower prices
General Motors has resumed sales of the Chevrolet Blazer EV — and at a cheaper price — more than two months after the automaker pulled the vehicle over software problems. The company temporarily halted sales of the Blazer EV in December after early customers reported problems with the SUV’s infotainment screen and charging at DC […]
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Americans’ Credit Scores Are Falling for the First Time in 10 Years — And There’s a New Average. How Does Yours Compare?
The last time scores fell was between April and October 2013 when they dropped from 691 to 690.
Want To Be Successful And Fulfilled? Follow This Hierarchy to Success
Many entrepreneurs achieve financial freedom and then feel hollow — this hierarchy can help change that.
Reddit launches a suite of free growth tools for businesses
Reddit announced today that it’s launching a suite of tools, called Reddit Pro, to help businesses grow an organic presence on the platform. The launch comes as Reddit is readying its initial public offering (IPO). With this new suite of free tools, Reddit is likely seeking to add more brands it to its platform and […]
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Profitable car rental service Turo is still ready for an IPO, but its growth cratered in 2023
Turo, the venture-backed, peer-to-peer car rental service reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial performance this week in an updated IPO filing. The company first filed an S-1 to go public in early 2022, later updating the document quarterly in preparation for an eventual offering. TechCrunch covers its regular financial disclosures as they provide insight into […]
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Creator wishlist startup Throne is doing so well that it returned investor money
Throne, which lets fans gift items to creators from their wishlist, is launching a new gifting portal for family and friends called Happy Wishlist. However, the more interesting bit of the story is that last year, the company returned the money it had raised from investors and opted for the bootstrapped route. Starting Throne The […]
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The Rivian R2 SUV racks up 68,000 reservations a day after reveal
The Rivian R2, an all-electric sport utility vehicle that’s smaller and more affordable than the automaker’s flagship SUV, appears to be a hit with potential customers. At least, if the number of reservations for the R2 is any guide. Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe posted Friday on Instagram that the company had received more […]
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