Another ’30-Under-30′ Business Superstar Was Convicted of Fraud — This Time for Defrauding JPMorgan Chase Out of $175M
Charlie Javice, founder of a student-finance startup called Frank, was found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase.
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Streaming service Plex rolls out a revamped mobile app
Media software maker and streaming app Plex on Monday released an updated version of its mobile app. The redesign features a new user experience, reorganized navigation that includes giving its Watchlist a dedicated spot, and other changes that aim to make it easier to access power-user features for Plex customers who use its personal media […]
Why Your Franchise Leads Are Ghosting You — And How to Win Them Back
Leads disappear for a reason. If you’re not telling the right stories, you’re making franchise sales harder than they need to be.
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Manus launches paid subscription plans and a mobile app
Manus AI, the viral AI agent platform out of China, on Monday morning launched two subscription plans starting at $39 per month. Manus, which is still in beta, is an AI-powered agentic tool that can be used to complete tasks ranging from creating a web page for a wedding invitation to crafting a scoring sheet […]
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Temporal lands $146 million at a flat valuation, eyes agentic AI expansion
Seattle-based Temporal has made its name over the last several years in the world of microservices — specifically providing a platform to orchestrate the messy business of building and operating integrations and updates across disparate services and apps in the cloud. But the AI boom has come at the company fast. Now, Temporal has raised […]
Amazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browser
Amazon on Monday unveiled Nova Act, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and independently perform some simple actions. Alongside the new agentic AI model, Amazon is releasing the Nova Act SDK, a toolkit that allows developers to build agent prototypes with Nova Act. Nova Act, developed by Amazon’s recently […]
5 Simple Productivity Hacks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner
Success isn’t just about managing teams — it’s about managing yourself first. These five leadership habits will sharpen your focus, improve decision-making and boost productivity to help you stay ahead.
IPO-bound Chime hopes to boost growth by paying higher interest rates
As it gears up to go public, Chime is going all in on new features in an effort to attract more customers. The digital bank is offering customers who agree to have their paychecks directly deposited into a Chime savings or checking account an APY of 3.75%, it tells TechCrunch exclusively. For those who don’t […]