Neobank Revolut seeks $65B valuation, a year after its $45B deal

July 9, 2025

Europe’s fintech darling Revolut is looking to raise a new funding round that would give it a $65 billion valuation, the Financial Times reports. The UK-based company is reportedly in talks to raise around $1 billion by issuing new shares and selling existing ones. The US-based firm Greenoaks is said to be leading the round, […]

X’s ad business improved under departing CEO Linda Yaccarino, but it’s still tough times ahead

July 9, 2025

In the U.S., ad spending was up 62% year-over-year in the first half of 2025.

Nvidia Pulls Ahead of Apple and Microsoft to Become the World’s First $4 Trillion Public Company

July 9, 2025

Two years ago, Nvidia’s market value was just $500 billion.

OpenAI is reportedly releasing an AI browser in the coming weeks

July 9, 2025

OpenAI’s browser is said to use AI to rethink how users browse the web, keeping some user interactions inside ChatGPT instead of linking out to websites.

Jack Dorsey says his ‘secure’ new Bitchat app has not been tested for security

July 9, 2025

Dorsey admitted that his new messaging app had not been reviewed or tested for security issues prior to its launch.

Don’t Let Slow-Paying Customers Slow Your Business Down. Here’s Your Playbook for Getting Paid on Time.

July 9, 2025

Respectful, consistent pressure can encourage hesitant customers to pay promptly, enabling your business to thrive.

How to Build Thought Leadership That Fuels Growth, Earns Trust and Positions You as an Industry Leader

July 9, 2025

Follow this proven three-part formula that transforms organizational expertise into market influence through strategic research and content activation.

Why Sharing the CEO Title Usually Ends in Disaster

July 9, 2025

Two co-founders often think they can share the executive responsibilities as co-CEOs. This article will teach you why that is typically never going to work out as planned and will simply cause grief for the co-CEOs, staff and your investors.

YouTube prepares crackdown on ‘mass-produced’ and ‘repetitive’ videos, as concern over AI slop grows

July 9, 2025

YouTube’s creator liaison said the change is a “minor” update to YouTube’s longstanding policies.

ChatGPT hallucinated about music app Soundslice so often, the founder made the lie come true

July 9, 2025

Adrian Holovaty, founder of music-teaching platform Soundslice, finally solved a months-long mystery: weird images of ChatGPT sessions kept being uploaded to the site.

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