Beyond Textbooks: Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Spirit in College
Jeff Fenster and Serafina Gargiulo redefine college as an entrepreneurial incubator, emphasizing adaptability, core values, and educational transformation.
Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project
The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company’s systems.
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Should Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Be on Your Watchlist?
While online brokerage Robinhood (HOOD) reported a profitable second quarter, beating analysts’ revenue and earnings estimates, the company witnessed a significant user decline. Further, lingering regulatory and legal issues raise…
Tips for Teaching Your Children About Money
Money is a foundational part of our lives. But it’s also a subject many children are expected to understand intuitively just by watching their parents when they’re young. The result…
Osano, a data privacy management platform, nabs $25M
Osano, an Austin, Texas-based startup developing a platform to help companies manage their data privacy, today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Baird Capital with Jump Capital, LiveOak, NextCoast and TDF. In an interview with TechCrunch, CEO Arlo Gilbert said that the cash will be put toward […]
After Netflix, Disney is cracking down on password sharing
Disney is preparing to crack down on password sharing on its streaming services, following similar move from Netflix that kicked off a few months ago. The company’s CEO Bob Iger said that password sharing among Disney Plus has been “significant,” and as such it is “actively exploring” methods to control it. “We already have the […]
Moove takes in $76M equity, debt from Mubadala and BlackRock at a $550M valuation
Moove, an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $78 million in new financing. It includes $28 million in equity from new and existing investors led by Mubadala Investment Company, $10 million in venture debt from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, […]
Unveiling the winning formula: How B2C fintechs conquer customer acquisition
Our in-depth analysis revealed that allocating marketing spend to just one to two dominant channels can be a game-changer.
Belarus hackers target foreign diplomats with help of local ISPs, researchers say
Hackers with apparent links to the Belarusian government have been targeting foreign diplomats in the country for nearly 10 years, according to security researchers. On Thursday, antivirus firm ESET published a report that details the activities of a newly discovered government hacking group that the company has dubbed MoustachedBouncer. The group has likely been hacking […]
SAEKI’s “microfactories” help large manufacturing scale up
The architecture, engineering and construction industries involve giant concrete molds that are expensive, slow to manufacture and often only used a few times before being disposed. Robots-as-a-service startup SAEKI says its tech not only makes creating these molds faster, but also more cost-efficient. The Lupfig, Switzerland-based company is building what it says will be fully […]
Meta adds ability to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon
Meta took a small step towards supporting the fediverse by adding the ability to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon on Wednesday. The company announced that it is adding support for “rel=me” links — a way to establish a relationship between two accounts by pointing links to each other. Here is how you can verify […]