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Bumble says it’s looking to M&A to drive growth
<div><p>Dating apps and other social friend-finders are being put on notice: Dating app giant Bumble is looking to make more acquisitions. </p>
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Blackboard founder transforms Zoom add-on designed for teachers into business tool
<div><p>When Class founder Michael Chasen was in college, he and a buddy came up with the idea for Blackboard, an online classroom organizational tool. His original company was acquired for $1.64 billion in 2011. Chasen later developed Class, a Zoom add-on, during the pandemic to help teachers make better use of Zoom in a classroom […]</p>
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Groww joins the first wave of Indian startups moving domiciles back home from US
<div><p>Groww, an Indian investment app, has become one of the first startups from the country to shift its domicile back home.</p>
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Dell discloses data breach of customers’ physical addresses
<div><p>Technology giant Dell notified customers on Thursday that it experienced a data breach involving customers’ names and physical addresses. In an email seen by TechCrunch and shared by several people on social media, the computer maker wrote that it was investigating “an incident involving a Dell portal, which contains a database with limited types of […]</p>
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Fairgen ‘boosts’ survey results using synthetic data and AI-generated responses
<div><p>The Israeli startup has raised $5.5M for its platform that uses "statistical AI" to generate synthetic data that it says is as good as the real thing.</p>
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Your Company Won't Grow Until You Follow These 4 Keys to Success
<div>Giving people the freedom to create their own roles can set scaling companies on the path to growth.</div>
TikTok will begin to label AI-generated content
TikTok will automatically label content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) from other sources as part of a move to increase clarity and understanding around AI.
In what is said to be a first for social media platforms, TikTok will embed a new tool developed in conjunction with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), known as Content Credentials technology.
It adds a “digital nutrition label” to content on the video-hosting app, informing users what is AI-generated, h
Neuralink’s first in-human brain implant has faced mechanical issues
Neuralink experienced an issue with its implant in its initial human patient, Noland Arbaugh, which reduced the amount of data captured from his brain, according to a company update.
Elon Musk’s startup reported that some data was lost due to a number of the implant’s threads that had been placed in Arbaugh’s brain coming out. The company didn’t disclose the reason why some threads retracted unexpectedly.
However, in a blog post posted on Wednesday (May 8), the neurotechnology firm stated: “In t
Elon Musk Agrees 'Meta Can't Be Trusted' After Zuckerberg-Led Social Media Giant Hit With $37M Fine Over Data Sharing Practices
Tech billionaire Elon Musk threw shade at rival Mark Zuckerberg after Meta Platforms Inc. META was slapped with a $37.2 ...
Elon Musk gives update about first Neuralink patient as he reaches key milestone after receiving pioneering brain chip
Elon Musk's Neuralink has shared a progress update about the first person to receive a brain chip that allows him to ...
Tesla Self-Driving Robotaxis May Get China Rollout First
A state-owned newspaper revealed that Elon Musk's moonshot Tesla vehicle may soon be self-driving through Chinese streets.
Why Elon Musk Is Right About Argentina; "Chainsaw" President Milei Has Argentina Stocks Beating The S&P 500 All Year
Following a recent trip to Buenos Aires, America’s “Iron Man” Elon Musk said investors should put money to work in ...
EU grills Elon Musk’s X about content moderation and deepfake risks
The European Union has deepened the investigation of Elon Musk-owned social network, X, that it opened back in December under ...
'I don't see any evidence of aliens.' SpaceX's Elon Musk says Starlink satellites have never dodged UFOs
Elon Musk isn't convinced that aliens have ever visited Earth. The SpaceX CEO and founder sat down for a panel titled "How ...
World Video Game Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees
The World Video Game Hall of Fame announces its class of 2024 inductees today at a ceremony at The Strong National Museum of Play.Read More
Rowing startup Hydrow acquires a majority stake in Speede Fitness as their CEO steps down
<div><p>Hydrow, the at-home rowing machine, announced Thursday that it has acquired a majority stake in Speede Fitness, the company behind the AI-enabled strength training machine. The rowing startup also announced that CEO and founder Bruce Smith will step down, and President and CFO John Stellato will take over day-to-day operations, per CNBC. Smith is now […]</p>
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Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer’s Fallout 76 camp nuked by players
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, has been the target of a nuclear weapon attack in Fallout 76. A disgruntled player decided to express their displeasure at the recent closure of several studios owned by Microsoft in the multiplayer post-apocalyptic Bethesda game by dropping nukes on Spencer’s in-game camp.
Spencer’s gamer tag, P3, has long been public knowledge, and in 2018 he confirmed on X that it’s a nickname arising from the fact that he shares a name with his father and grandfather, s
Yellow raises $5M from A16z for Gen AI-powered 3D modeling tool
Yellow has raised $5 million in seed funding from A16z Games to fund further development of its gen AI-powered 3D character modeling tool.Read More
After Months of Scrutiny, Roark Capital Finalizes $9.6 Billion Subway Acquisition
<div>The sale, initially announced in August 2023, was delayed by Federal Trade Commission scrutiny.</div>
6 Game-Changing Skills, From Leaders Who Underestimated Them
<div>These business leaders never imagined how important these skills would be.</div>