Palo Alto high on earnings beat; billings cause concerns
Palo Alto Networks surpasses earnings expectations but faces scrutiny over billings, navigating market challenges amidst looming competition.
Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
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Hackers accessed sensitive health data of Welltok patients
Hackers accessed the personal data of more than a million people by exploiting a security vulnerability in a file transfer tool used by Welltok, the healthcare platform owned by Virgin Pulse. Welltok, a Denver-based patient engagement company that works with healthcare plans to provide communications to subscribers about their healthcare, confirmed in a data breach […]
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LucidLink lands $75M for its on-demand file streaming tech
LucidLink, a startup offering a platform that enables teams to work on files without having to download or sync them, today announced that it raised $75 million in a Series C round led by Brighton Park Capital with participation from Headline, Adobe Ventures and Baseline Ventures. The tranche brings LucidLink’s total raised to $90 million […]
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SEVA, a new growth equity fund, secures $85M for debut fund in four months
SEVA intends to invest in New York-based customer-centric founders of fast-growing, bootstrapped companies to scale via profitable growth.
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‘We Over Me’: How Mason Sawyer Persevered in the Face of Unspeakable Tragedy.
Sawyer suffered the tragic loss of multiple family members in a car crash. But he found solace in selflessness.
Nordstrom (JWN) Pre-Earnings Assessment: Is This a Fashion Stock to Watch?
Nordstrom’s (JWN) revenue and earnings topped analysts’ expectations in the last reported quarter. The fashion retailer’s long-term outlook looks bright, driven by its diverse product offerings and strategic moves to…
3 Semiconductor Stocks Shifting Gears for Success
The ongoing expansion in the semiconductor industry is driven by the escalating chip requirements from different sectors, significant technological advancements, and massive government investments. Given this backdrop, quality semiconductor stocks…
Tinder redesigns profile pages with prompts, info tags and quiz
Tinder is revamping its profile pages to make them more informative and create easier starting points for conversations. The company is launching features like profile prompts as conversation starters, profile quizzes, basic info tags, and dark mode. Let’s look at these new features in details. The Match-group-owned app is rolling out profile prompts so that […]
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OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to join Microsoft
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and many of their former OpenAI colleagues will join Microsoft, the software conglomerate’s chief Satya Nadella said Monday, capping an intense three days of discussions following the AI startup’s board abruptly firing Altman. Following the departure of Altman, many OpenAI employees, including the co-founder Brockman, left the firm in protest. At […]
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Altman won’t return as OpenAI’s CEO after all
Capping off a tumultuous weekend at OpenAI that culminated in investors — and a contingent of employees — attempting to convince the company’s board to hire back former Y Combinator president Sam Altman after firing him on Friday, Altman won’t be returning as CEO, according to a report in The Information. Citing an internal memo […]
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