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Telegram founder Pavel Durov says app now has 1B users, calls WhatsApp a ‘cheap, watered down imitation’

March 19, 2025

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said today that the service now has more than 1 billion active users. This number is up from last year’s reported 950 million monthly active users. Durov also noted that the company registered $547 million in profits last year. He had announced the company’s profitability in December but hadn’t provided any […]

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Elon Musk’s X reportedly bounces back to $44B valuation

March 19, 2025

Social media site X’s valuation has bounced back to $44 billion, according to a new report from the Financial Times. Elon Musk purchased the platform, formerly known as Twitter, for $44 billion back in 2022. However, a report from Bloomberg states that X has raised close to $1 billion from investors in a deal that […]

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Don’t Let These 5 Myths Keep You From Franchise Ownership

March 19, 2025
If you’re interested in franchise ownership, it’s important that you’re making decisions about your entrepreneurial pursuits with clear information rather than myths or misconceptions. Check out these five common franchising myths.

Analytics company Dataminr secures $85M to fund growth

March 19, 2025

Dataminr, a data analytics company that counts NATO and OpenAI among its customers, has raised $85 million in a combination of convertible financing and credit, Dataminr announced on Wednesday. It’s chump change for Dataminr, which closed a $475 million round at a $4.1 billion valuation in 2021. But the company has seen its fair share […]

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Streamer Plex raises subscription price for the first time in a decade

March 19, 2025

Streaming service and software maker Plex is raising its prices. The company announced on Wednesday its first price increase in a decade for its premium subscription service Plex Pass, which offers power users a variety of additional features, like offline access, themes, hardware transcoding, and other advanced settings. The service will now cost $6.99 per […]

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