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3 things Will Douglas Heaven is into right now

The most amazing drummer on the internet My daughter introduced me to El Estepario Siberiano’s YouTube channel a few months back, and I have been obsessed ever since. The Spanish drummer (real name: Jorge Garrido) posts videos of himself playing supercharged cover versions of popular tracks, hitting his drums with such jaw-dropping speed and technique…

Twitter to support long-form articles with mixed media, Elon Musk confirms

July 18, 2023
Twitter Notes, the feature that would allow Twitter users to publish long-form content on the platform, appears to be back on track, according to a post from Twitter owner Elon Musk on Tuesday. The Twitter owner confirmed the company’s plans in response to a user’s tweet which claimed the Twitter Notes project had recently been […]

What to do when customers say yes but VCs say no with Catherine Tabor from Sparkly

July 18, 2023
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Becca and Dom are joined by Catherine Tabor, the founder and CEO of Sparkfly, a company that helps brands with marketing and customer engagement. Tabor talked about building a company fluid enough to adapt to changing technology trends over the last […]

Framework Laptop 16 now available for pre-order, starting at $1,399

July 18, 2023
Framework announced today that pre-orders for the Framework Laptop 16 are now open for customers in the US, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Netherlands, Austria, Ireland and Australia. The Laptop 16 is powered by the latest-generation AMD Ryzen and Radeon GPUs. Prices start at $1,399 for the DIY Edition and $1,699 for pre-built systems with Ryzen […]

Plex’s Winamp-inspired music player Plexamp is now free

July 18, 2023
Plexamp, the music player originally incubated by the Labs division of media company Plex, is now free, the company announced today. The project was first launched in 2017 as Plex’s own spin on the classic Winamp media player app, offering visualizations to accompany your tunes, tools for programming mixes, and more recently, a ChatGPT-powered “Sonic Sage” […]

Accelerating retail personalization at scale

July 18, 2023
Today’s retailers are faced with a clear opportunity for transformation. Consumer expectations are constantly evolving, challenging retailers to keep pace. A blend of online and in-person shopping forged during the pandemic persists, forcing retailers to deliver a highly personalized omnichannel experience. And retailers’ values are becoming as important to consumers as their products and services.…

Meta’s latest AI model is free for all 

July 18, 2023
Meta is going all in on open-source AI. The company is today unveiling LLaMA 2, its first large language model that’s available for anyone to use—for free.  Since OpenAI released its hugely popular AI chatbot ChatGPT last November, tech companies have been racing to release models in hopes of overthrowing its supremacy. Meta has been…

Telegram raises $210 million through bond sales

July 18, 2023
Telegram raised about $210 million through bond sales this week from a number of investors, including its founder and chief executive Pavel Durov. The messaging app, used by over 800 million users each month, raised the capital by issuing bonds worth $270 million. “Because interest rates have gone up significantly since 2021, the bonds have […]

Tesla Q2 2023 earnings expectations: Cybertruck news and price cut effects

July 18, 2023
Tesla will announce its second-quarter earnings Wednesday after the bell. Investors will be listening out for more details on the much-delayed Cybertruck, as well as how Tesla’s many price cuts have affected automotive gross margins.  Wall Street estimates predict Tesla will bring in around $24.9 billion in revenue for the quarter, which is nearly 50% […]