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AI chatbot startup Character.AI valued at $1 billion after raising $150M in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz
Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023


Character.AI, an artificial intelligence start-up founded by two former Google employees, has raised $150 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Existing investors, including Nat Friedman (former GitHub CEO), Elad Gil, SV Angel, and A Capital also participated. […]


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Terra founder Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro with falsified documents, Interior Minister says
Daniel Levi Posted On March 23, 2023


Law finally catches on Terra founder Do Kwon. The founder of Terraform Labs is reportedly arrested in Montenegro, according to a tweet by the country’s minister of interior, Filip Adzic. Do Kwon was detained at the Podgorica airport with falsified […]


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Cannabis startup Cannect Wellness raises $7.5M in funding to launch in Illinois
Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023


About five years ago, CBDs and cannabis dominated the headlines as tech startups flocked to the space after some US states legalized the sale of recreational cannabis. Then in 2020, investors pulled back from the space and set their sights […]


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Hindenburg Research says Jack Dorsey’s fintech company facilitates fraud against “unbanked” customers; Block shares plunge
Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023


“Our 2-year investigation has concluded that Block has systematically taken advantage of the demographics it claims to be helping. The “magic” behind Block’s business has not been disruptive innovation, but rather the company’s willingness to facilitate fraud against consumers and […]


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AI storytelling startup Tome triples its user base to 3 million in just a month, to launch paid subscription
Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023


ChatGPT took the internet by storm in November after OpenAI released its dialogue-based AI chatbot which has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Just five days after its launch, ChatGPT crossed one million users, […]


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Job search platform Indeed to lay off 2,200 employees, or 15% of its workforce
Nickie Louise Posted On March 23, 2023


“I am heartbroken to share that I have made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount through layoffs.” US-based job search platform has joined the layoff trend announcing on Wednesday it will lay off 15% of its workforce, or about […]


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Top startup news for Wednesday, March 22, 2023: Fluidity, Indeed, Tron, Virgin Orbit, and Windfall Bio
Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Job search platform Indeed to lay off 2,200 employees, or 15% of its workforce Indeed announced on Wednesday it is laying off about […]


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SEC charges Tron founder Justin Sun, Linsday Lohan, Jake Paul, and other celebrities with crypto fraud
Daniel Levi Posted On March 22, 2023


The founder of the Tronix and BitTorrent crypto assets, Justin Sun, who is also a Grenadian diplomat, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for fraud and offering unregistered securities. In addition, the SEC also charged celebrities […]


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Fluidity launches cashback program on crypto payment app Request Finance
Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023


Fluidity Money, a “spend-to-earn” decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has launched a cashback program with Request Finance, an enterprise crypto payments app. The cashback program enables businesses to incentivize customers who pay with cryptocurrency, while also offering cashback rewards to merchants […]


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Windfall Bio raises $9 million to use methane-eating microbes to combat climate change
Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023


We all have some kind of obsession. For serial entrepreneur and biochemist Josh Silverman, his obsession is methane, a greenhouse gas that is more powerful than carbon dioxide. Methane is produced by a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources, including […]


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Nimiq adds support for gas-abstracted USDC transactions on Polygon
Daniel Levi Posted On March 22, 2023


Nimiq is set to roll out gas-abstracted USDC transactions on Polygon, which will be incorporated into its native wallet. The new feature will make it easier and more feasible for merchants to accept crypto, avoiding the typical volatility. The Blockchain […]


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Metaverse platform MetaMetaverse rebrands to MultiversalME, launches new website
Nickie Louise Posted On March 22, 2023


Metaverse platform MetaMetaverse has rebranded itself to MultiversalME and launched a new website. The startup said the rebranding and new website represent its commitment to enabling creativity at scale and focusing on multiversal interoperability. The news comes less than a year […]


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Top startup news for Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Adobe, Google, Microsoft, StructShare, tomi, and Unlearn
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Google announces the public release of ChatGPT competitor Bard Alphabet Google on Tuesday morning finally began the public release of its high-anticipated ChatGPT […]


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Adobe launches Firefly, a generative AI tool that lets you type commands to edit images
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


In just a few months, ChatGPT, the most popular generative AI created by OpenAI, has revolutionized the way we communicate with chatbots and unlocked a whole new world of possibilities by making it possible for an average user to do tasks […]


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tomi secures $40M in funding to build a surveillance-free alternative internet controlled by the community
Daniel Levi Posted On March 21, 2023


Over the past few years, we’ve seen big tech companies working with governments to censor free speech and information on the internet. The modern internet, spearheaded by industry giants such as Google and Facebook, was originally designed to grant users unrestricted […]


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Microsoft plans to launch new app store for games to rival Apple and Google
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


In what analysts said could pose the ‘biggest potential threat’ to Apple’s App Store, Microsoft is gearing up to launch a games app store for iPhones and Androids in 2023 if government regulators approve its acquisition of Activision Blizzard is […]


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Top 10 Cryptocurrencies Of 2023
Daniel Levi Posted On March 21, 2023


2021 was the best year for cryptocurrency when Bitcoin reached its peak of $68,000 in November of that year. But everything changed a year later and cryptocurrencies lost more than half of their value. Then almost a year later came […]


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StructShare secures $8 million to solve construction procurement woes
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


Efficient procurement and material management are essential for achieving timely and cost-effective completion of construction projects. However, the current process relies heavily on manual labor such as email communication, manual data entry, and outdated accounting systems. Unfortunately, this can lead […]


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Biotech AI startup Unlearn raises $15M in funding to create “digital twin” profiles of patients in clinical trials
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the hottest startup investing trends of 2023. Interest in AI startups has grown in recent months, thanks to the sudden success of OpenAI ChatGPT. Although, investments in AI have been hot in recent […]


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DOT Announces the First Round of Grants of Over $94 Million for 59 Projects to Create Safer, More Equitable, Transportation Systems
Nickie Louise Posted On March 21, 2023


Biden-Harris Administration Funds Innovative Projects to Create Safer, More Equitable, Transportation Systems First round of grant awards, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports projects to improve worker safety, make transit more reliable, and support local business districts WASHINGTON – […]


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