Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks
The venture market is overcorrecting
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New York VC firms form alliance to back diversity
The Alliance encourages firms and investors to collect diversity data and increase the number of women and minorities hired and funded annually.
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YouTube’s latest features aim to help creators make more money from shoppable videos
Only weeks after TikTok Shop’s entry into the U.S. market, YouTube today is making it easier for consumers to shop products presented by its own creator community. The company is introducing new creator-focused features that will allow them to add timestamps to videos for their tagged products and tag their affiliate products in bulk across […]
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5 Inventors Share The Secret They Wish They’d Known When Developing Their Products. Now Their Brands Sell Millions.
RevRoad Capital raises $61 million for early-stage startups in Utah and beyond
RevRoad was started in 2017 as a venture services firm for startups in Utah. The organization offered a two-year program with access to 12 resources ranging from legal services to sales help to mentorship in exchange for equity. But unlike many entities, it didn’t have capital to invest in the startups that completed the program. […]
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Statement, a cash flow management platform for enterprises, raises $12M
Statement, a startup developing a platform for enterprise cash flow management, today announced that it raised $12 million in seed funding. Glilot Capital Partners contributed to the tranche with participation from Citi, Mensch Capital Partners, Titan Capital and Operator Partners. Co-founder and CEO Idan Vlodinger says that it’ll be used to “double down” on Statement’s […]
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Whisper Aero unveils ultra-quiet electric leaf blower, powered by aerospace tech
Whisper Aero emerged from stealth a little over two years ago with a straightforward (if ambitious) plan: to radically reduce noise emissions from next-gen aircraft with a never-been-done-before electric thruster. But according to Whisper COO Ian Villa, from the very beginning, the company was thinking more expansively. The startup was founded by Villa and CEO […]
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Allara, a telehealth platform for women with chronic hormonal conditions, raises $10M Series A
Chronic hormonal conditions such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis are common in women, but also commonly go undiagnosed or inadequately treated. Allara, a New York–based telehealth startup, wants to help connect women with conditions like these with qualified medical practitioners and registered dietitians via its platform. PCOS is one of the most common […]
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Square’s new AI features include a website and restaurant menu generator
Square, the financial services platform, is embracing generative AI in a very visible way. After announcing earlier this year that it would bring AI features to drive retail sales, Square this morning took the wraps off of new ten — count ’em, ten — generative AI capabilities focused on customer content creation, onboarding and setup. […]
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