White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive data
The decision to reverse course comes after an industry lobby group called for the rule change to be withdrawn.
Here are the 24 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “megaround,” and seven companies raised rounds $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? […]
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How Smart Entrepreneurs Write Press Releases That Actually Drive Growth in 2025
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‘Great Admiration for What You’ve Done’: David Letterman Surprises ‘Nite Show’ Live Audience to Help Send Off Retiring Host
David Letterman made the trip to Bangor, Maine, after the program’s host announced his retirement.
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The future of digital finance is customer-centric
TS Anil, Monzo’s CEO, discusses the company’s innovative approach to customer-centric banking, the strategic decisions that fueled its growth, and insights into the future of digital finance. He shares how he led the digital bank through a remarkable transformation, from early challenges to achieving its first annual profit in 2024.
Scaling innovative companies at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and resilience
Paladin Capital Group’s Nazo Moosa sat down with Mike Butcher at StrictlyVC London to discuss scaling innovative companies at the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and resilience. She discussed how she’s driving purposeful investments that shape a secure and sustainable digital future
Radiologists aren’t going anywhere
Nine years ago, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton sent shockwaves through medicine by declaring it “just completely obvious” that AI would make radiologists extinct in short order. Fast forward and the specialists — who do more than analyze images — are thriving, observes The New York Times. In fact, the field is experiencing explosive growth amid […]
SoundCloud backtracks on AI-related terms of use updates
SoundCloud says it’s revising its terms after widespread backlash over a clause related to AI model training. Earlier this year, SoundCloud quietly updated its usage policies, adding wording that many users interpreted as legal cover to allow the company to train AI on audio uploaded to its platform. SoundCloud was quick to assert that it wasn’t […]