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Monta Vista Capital closes its largest fund to date

November 14, 2023

Setting Monta Vista apart is that the firm doesn’t raise capital from institutional investors, but rather leverages a large network of 65 individual investors.

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Copart (CPRT) Earnings Preview: An Auto Stock to Consider?

November 14, 2023
Copart (CPRT) posted better-than-expected revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023. Further, this auto auction company’s outlook appears promising, propelled by solid demand for its services and strategic…

Giskard’s open-source framework evaluates AI models before they’re pushed into production

November 14, 2023

Giskard is a French startup working on an open-source testing framework for large language models. It can alert developers of risks of biases, security holes and a model’s ability to generate harmful or toxic content. While there’s a lot of hype around AI models, ML testing systems will also quickly become a hot topic as […]

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Nepal joins a growing list of countries banning TikTok

November 14, 2023

Another country is banning TikTok, the ByteDance-owned short video behemoth with over one billion active users around the world. The decision, first reported by the New York Times, came shortly after the Himalayan country introduced a rule requiring social platforms to register with the local government. TikTok’s refusal to curb hate content was affecting “social harmony,” […]

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Etaily is a “one stop solution” for consumer brands that want to enter Southeast Asia

November 14, 2023

E-commerce in Southeast Asia grew rapidly during the pandemic, and that momentum is continuing. A McKinsey report found that between now and 2026, the market is expected to triple at compound growth rate of 22%, hitting $230 billion in gross merchandise volume. Not surprisingly, global brands are eager to enter Southeast Asia. E-commerce enablement platform […]

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Pebble, a startup that tried and failed to take on Twitter, finds new life on Mastodon

November 13, 2023

Pebble, a startup that took on Twitter and failed, has returned from the dead — as a Mastodon instance, it seems. The company announced last month that it was shutting down its Twitter/X alternative citing the increasingly competitive landscape, X’s ability to retain users, and its own failure to gain traction with a wider audience. […]

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