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Y Combinator-backed Intrinsic is building infrastructure for trust and safety teams

December 21, 2023

A few years ago, Karine Mellata and Michael Lin met while working at Apple’s fraud engineering and algorithmic risk team. Both engineers, Mellata and Lin were involved with helping to address online abuse problems including spam, botting, account security and developer fraud for Apple’s growing customer base. Despite their efforts to develop new models to […]

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The new American Dream is to get MrBeast to pay off your debt

December 21, 2023

A woman in a blue tracksuit is on the floor of a bright asylum-like room, stretching in a pigeon yoga pose when she turns to the stranger she plans to live with for 100 days. “What are you going to do with this money?” she asks. The two contestants in MrBeast’s newest video, Suzie Taylor […]

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What to Do the Five Years Before You Retire

December 21, 2023
Ideally, you’ll start planning and saving for retirement decades before you actually retire. And during retirement, you’ll need to think carefully about how you manage your finances and how you…

3 A-Rated Oil & Gas Stocks to Buy for December

December 21, 2023
The energy sector is capitalizing on a robust demand, augmented by an escalation in domestic gas utilization. Therefore, quality oil and gas stocks Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP), CrossAmerica Partners…

Medallion, a platform for artists to connect directly with fans, raises $13.7M

December 21, 2023

Medallion is a platform for artists to have a dedicated digital hub for promoting album releases, tour dates and merch drops, as well as selling digital collectibles and sharing exclusive content to foster deeper connections with fans. The company announced today that it closed $13.7 million in Series A funding, co-led by Dragonfly and Lightspeed […]

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Meet Kosmik, a visual canvas with an in-built PDF reader and a web browser

December 21, 2023

In recent years, tools such as Figma, TLDraw, Apple’s Freeform, and Arc browser’s Easel functionality have tried to sell the idea of using an ‘infinite canvas’ for capturing and sharing ideas. French startup Kosmik is building on that general concept with a knowledge-capturing tool that doesn’t require the user to switch between different windows or apps […]

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Backed by Schmidt Futures, Cloudline raises $6M to take aerial autonomy green and mainstream

December 21, 2023

South African aerospace startup Cloudline has secured $6 million in funding as it aims to lead the global frontier of carbon emissions-free autonomous flight. Schmidt Futures, the philanthropic venture founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt, is an investor in the seed round. Other backers include pan-African funds such as the Raba Partnership, […]

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Podimo raises €44M to turn up the volume on its Netflix-style podcasting platform

December 21, 2023

We are fast approaching half a billion people listening to podcasts, and today one of the independent players hoping to cash in on that activity has announced some funding to grow. Podimo, the Copenhagen-based podcasting startup that’s built around a Netflix-style monthly subscription fee, has raised another €44 million ($48 million at today’s rates) in […]

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