Google I/O 2024: What to expect
You can expect plenty of AI, but probably not a lot of hardware.
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The ascent of the AI therapist
We’re in the midst of a global mental-health crisis. More than a billion people worldwide suffer from a mental-health condition, according to the World Health Organization. The prevalence of anxiety and depression is growing in many demographics, particularly young people, and suicide is claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year. Given the clear…
Bumble says it’s looking to M&A to drive growth
Dating apps and other social friend-finders are being put on notice: Dating app giant Bumble is looking to make more acquisitions.
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Your Company Won’t Grow Until You Follow These 4 Keys to Success
Giving people the freedom to create their own roles can set scaling companies on the path to growth.
Blackboard founder transforms Zoom add-on designed for teachers into business tool
When Class founder Michael Chasen was in college, he and a buddy came up with the idea for Blackboard, an online classroom organizational tool. His original company was acquired for $1.64 billion in 2011. Chasen later developed Class, a Zoom add-on, during the pandemic to help teachers make better use of the Zoom in a […]
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Groww joins the first wave of Indian startups moving domiciles back home from US
Groww, an Indian investment app, has become one of the first startups from the country to shift its domicile back home.
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Dell discloses data breach of customers’ physical addresses
Technology giant Dell notified customers on Thursday that it experienced a data breach involving customers’ names and physical addresses. In an email seen by TechCrunch and shared by several people on social media, the computer maker wrote that it was investigating “an incident involving a Dell portal, which contains a database with limited types of […]
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Fairgen ‘boosts’ survey results using synthetic data and AI-generated responses
The Israeli startup has raised $5.5M for its platform that uses “statistical AI” to generate synthetic data that it says is as good as the real thing.
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Rowing startup Hydrow acquires a majority stake in Speede Fitness as their CEO steps down
Hydrow, the at-home rowing machine, announced Thursday that it has acquired a majority stake in Speede Fitness, the company behind the AI-enabled strength training machine. The rowing startup also announced that CEO and founder Bruce Smith will step down, and President and CFO John Stellato will take over day-to-day operations, per CNBC. Smith is now […]
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After Months of Scrutiny, Roark Capital Finalizes $9.6 Billion Subway Acquisition
The sale, initially announced in August 2023, was delayed by Federal Trade Commission scrutiny.
6 Game-Changing Skills, From Leaders Who Underestimated Them
These business leaders never imagined how important these skills would be.