Clair raises, Deel defends allegations and Mercury shares post-SVB growth figures
[ad_1] It was a short week and that was reflected in the amount of news we covered in fintech land last week. But there was still plenty to talk about,…
Read More » Meta’s Threads goes live, OpenAI launches GPT-4 and Pornhub blocks access
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Vertical AI and who might build it
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Startups can still raise capital — even if it’s for a good cause
[ad_1] When venture funding started to slow in 2022, many feared that investors would retreat to where they were comfortable: SaaS companies founded by folks in their network. And any…
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Meta’s vision for Threads is more mega-mall than public square
[ad_1] In the latest sign that Meta’s new Twitter lookalike Threads is unlikely to capture the essence of its predecessor, the company is apparently actively disinterested in cultivating its new…
Read More »If you don’t buy Jony Ive’s $60,000 turntable, are you really a music fan?
[ad_1] You enjoyed his iMacs, his iPhones, his iPads. You thrilled at the way he said “aluminium” [sic]. You admired the typeface. Are you ready for the $60,000 turntable? Better…
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Meta launches a Threads beta program for Android users
[ad_1] Meta is launching a Threads beta program for Android, an engineer for the company announced on Friday. The beta program will give users early access to new features and…
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EV maker Fisker falls short of Q2 production target
[ad_1] EV upstart Fisker produced 1,022 Ocean SUVs in the second quarter, falling short of its own expectations by several hundred vehicles. Fisker had expected to produce between 1,400 and…
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Google’s Gradient Ventures backs Weflow to bring greater hygiene to Salesforce data
[ad_1] Google’s venture capital arm Gradient Ventures has made another foray into Europe, investing as part of a $3.2 million seed round in two-year-old German startup Weflow. Weflow is the…
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Robotaxi haters in San Francisco are disabling the AVs with traffic cones
[ad_1] A decentralized group of safe streets activists in San Francisco realized they can disable Cruise and Waymo robotaxis by placing a traffic cone on a vehicle’s hood, and they’re…
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