Google Is Offering a ‘Voluntary Exit’ For Some Employees After a Petition Signed by 1,400 Googlers Calls For Job Security
The buyouts apply to U.S. employees in Google’s platforms and devices division.
Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in annualized revenue
The four-year-old startup saw its revenue run rate double over the past three months, according to one Bloomberg source.
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is trying to duck a deposition in an OpenAI copyright lawsuit
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is trying to avoid being deposed in a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, according to new court filings. In response, lawyers for the plaintiff — the Authors Guild — have filed a motion to compel testimony from Amodei and his Anthropic co-founder, Benjamin Mann. Authors Guild’s lawyers claim that Amodei and Mann, […]
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CFPB fines fintech Wise, alleging it charged deceptive fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has hit UK-based remittance company Wise with about a $2 million fine for what it described as “a series of illegal actions.” Those actions include advertising inaccurate fees and failing to properly disclose exchange rates and other costs, the CFPB alleges. Specifically, the agency claims that the fintech company […]
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‘Retiring the Hybrid Policy’: Dell Issues a Strict Return-to-Office Mandate for Most Employees
Dell Technologies has around 43,000 employees in the U.S.
Apple will pay $20M to settle Watch battery swelling suit, ‘denies wrongdoing’
Apple has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit over battery swelling on the Apple Watch. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2019, the suit alleges that the problem affected the first four Apple Watch models. Battery swelling is pretty much what it sounds like: […]
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Meta turns to solar — again — in its data center-building boom
The announcement comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintains the company’s ambitious AI strategy, which will require hefty capital investments in data centers.
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Stablecoins are finding product market fit in emerging markets
Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to over 100 countries. But as Starlink scaled, it faced a major hurdle: accepting payments in developing markets, where traditional banking infrastructure is unreliable, slow, and prone to blocking transactions. Many local banks across Africa, Latin America and Asia […]
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The Unspoken Truths of Startup Failures — 10 Cautionary Tales That Will Make You Rethink What Success Truly Means
Behind every failed startup lies a story of overlooked pitfalls, unforeseen challenges and hard-earned lessons. Discover the realities entrepreneurs rarely talk about — and how they can pave the way for future success.
Boost Your Profits and Customer Loyalty With These 6 Business Strategies
Looking to keep your customers loyal? Here are the essential moments to focus on for retaining and expanding your customer base.
This investor wants you to sign an NDA to build legos together
Investor, former GitHub CEO, and all around Tech Guy™ Nat Friedman has posted a strangely enticing offer on X. His post reads, “Need volunteers to come to my office in Palo Alto today to construct a 5000 piece Lego set. Will provide pizza. Have to sign NDA. Please DM.” Thanks to the investigative reporting of […]
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