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Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105 million in cash, raised only $8 million, founder says
Shadow, a 2020 Y Combinator alum founded by college dropout Kennan Frost and acquired by competitor Recharge, the the companies announced on Thursday. Both Skio and…
Apple was mentioned a quarterly record on Thursday. However, outgoing CEO Tim Cook warned of some storm clouds in the form of memory chip supply issues…
Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, which is used by millions of websites
Security researchers are sounding the alarm over a recently discovered vulnerability in the widely used cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) web server management software. The flaw…
Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” Moreover, a key value proposition is addressing…
Meta doesn’t come up much in conversations about top AI products these days, but its products are still benefiting from the continued wave of interest in…
Spotify introduces verified artist badges to distinguish humans from artificial intelligence
As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily identify authentic…
Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to the government
Mike Vichich grew up in Michigan. His family, he recalls, dedicated their lives to public service. His parents were teachers, his uncle in the FBI, and…
Investor interest in Anthropic has reached fever pitch. AI assistant maker Claude has received multiple preemptive offers to raise about $50 billion in new capital at…
Amazon was one of several tech giants to beat Wall Street’s first-quarter earnings expectations on Wednesday, offering more financial evidence that the artificial intelligence boom continues…
Google added another 25 million paid subscriptions to its services last quarter, parent company Alphabet announced during its first quarter. profits Wednesday’s report. The company said…