YC-backed Cambio puts AI bots on the phone to negotiate debt, talk to a bank’s customers

February 13, 2024

A Y Combinator-backed startup called Cambio is bringing AI to the banking world in a surprising way: it’s putting AI bots on the phone with companies and consumers. The startup began by offering an AI-powered service that negotiated debt collections on behalf of consumers, which helped around 70% of customers resolve their collections and raise […]

She Maxed Out Her Credit Cards and Sold Her Engagement Ring to Start a Business. Now She Has $25 Million in Funding — and Smart Advice for Fellow Black Women Founders.

February 13, 2024

As she continues to scale her company, Denise Woodard, CEO and founder of Partake Foods, has a few things to share with other Black women starting businesses.

Fertility tracker Glow fixes bug that exposed users’ personal data

February 13, 2024

A bug in the online forum for the fertility tracking app Glow exposed the personal data of around 25 million users, according to a security researcher. The bug exposed users’ first and last names, self-reported age group (such as children aged 13-18 and adults aged 19-25, and aged 26 and older), the user’s self-described location, […]

Mindy gets backing from Sequoia to build an email based AI assistant

February 13, 2024

Last year, there was an interest in agent-based AI approaches, such as AutoGPT. This year, we are seeing startups implement some of these use cases of “let the AI do the work for you.” Mindy, which touts itself to be your email-based executive assistant, is one such example. Using Mindy is pretty simple. You can […]

Bret Taylor’s new AI company aims to help customers get answers and complete tasks automatically

February 13, 2024

We’ve been hearing about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s latest gig since he announced he was leaving the CRM giant in November 2022. Last February we heard he was launching an AI startup built with former Google employee Clay Bavor. Today, the two emerged with a new conversational AI company called Sierra with some bold […]

This Fun, Flexible Side Hustle Pays $35 an Hour and Gets You Into Exclusive CEO Summits, Music Festivals, and Sports Events

February 13, 2024

If you want to make money in your downtime, why not do something that feels less like work and more like an adventure?

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