December 20, 2024

Pairing live support with accurate AI outputs

A live agent spends hours each week manually documenting routine interactions. Another combs through multiple knowledge bases to find the right solution, scrambling to piece it together while the customer waits on hold. A third types out the same response they’ve written dozens of times before. These repetitive tasks can be draining, leaving less time…

Gumroad no longer allows most NSFW art, leaving its adult creators panicked

March 15, 2024

Gumroad, an e-commerce company for creators, updated its rules to more strictly limit NSFW content, citing restrictions from payment processors like Stripe and PayPal. For creators who sell adult art, like explicit comic books or lewd cosplay photos, these sudden policy changes can be detrimental, resulting in an unforeseen loss of income. “I’m concerned on […]

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Inflation’s impact on the stock market

March 15, 2024
The stock market is a complex and dynamic entity influenced by many factors. One of the most significant factors that can sway the market is inflation. Inflation is a measure…

India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches

March 15, 2024

India is walking back on a recent AI advisory after receiving criticism from many local and global entrepreneurs and investors. The Ministry of Electronics and IT shared an updated AI advisory with industry stakeholders on Friday that no longer asked them to take the government approval before launching or deploying an AI model to users […]

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Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employee stock sales if it deems they’ve misbehaved

March 15, 2024

SpaceX requires employees to agree to some unusual terms related to their stock awards, which have a chilling effect on staff, according to sources and internal documents viewed by TechCrunch.  That includes a provision that allows SpaceX the right to purchase back vested shares within a six-month period following an employee leaving the company for […]

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Pornhub says, ‘Bad Texas! No smut for you!’

March 15, 2024

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Pornhub has been playing a game of chicken with a bunch of state legislatures for a while now. Last year, the smut-peddler blocked access to users […]

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