Boox’s latest e-readers combine quiet, compact styles with big customization
[ad_1] Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact alternatives to Kindle and Kobo. The…
Read More »Deft is building e-commerce search to help you find the right product quickly
[ad_1] E-commerce search startup Deft is releasing a multimodal search function for users to get better results. The company, which opened up its service to beta users in May, has…
Read More »X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film
[ad_1] Thursday on X (Twitter), all users saw the same pinned topic under the “What’s happening?” sidebar. As part of a “timeline takeover” — which gives advertisers “priority access to…
Read More »Ford shutters company building an app for plumbers, electricians and other trades
[ad_1] Ford has shut down VIIZR, a software-as-a-service company that along with Salesforce built an app to help tradespeople like plumbers, locksmiths and electricians to schedule field appointments, send invoices…
Read More »Personal finance app Monarch sees bump in users following Intuit’s news it is closing Mint
[ad_1] Now that Intuit is discontinuing its personal finance app Mint in January, some startups say they are already seeing a bump in new customers. One of these is Monarch…
Read More »SEC subpoenas PayPal over its USD-pegged stablecoin
[ad_1] Just three months after PayPal entered the fray to bring stablecoins to the masses, it’s attracting attention from U.S. regulators. The payments giant said Thursday that it had received…
Read More »A new generation of companies is moving on up in San Francisco
[ad_1] Up-and comers are taking over prime office space as a cycle begins anew; “I sold rugs for 17 years, so I have some skills in negotiation” Connie Loizos @Cookie…
Read More »For VCs and founders, building in public is about filling the top of the funnel
[ad_1] “Chief Meme Officer” was once Turner Novak’s tongue-in-cheek job title, and his 161,300 X followers probably know why. Yet, he has it clear: “If you think about raising a…
Read More »Meta’s Yann Lecun joins 70 others in calling for more openness in AI development
[ad_1] On the same day the U.K. gathered some of the world’s corporate and political leaders into the same room at Bletchley Park for the AI Safety Summit, more than…
Read More »Grant Assistant wants to apply generative AI to grant proposals
[ad_1] Grants are the lifeblood of many organizations. But procuring them often turns out to be a time-consuming, labor-intensive process. Writing a proposal can take hundreds of hours, require the…
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