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Jury: Musk didn’t deceive investors with 2018 ‘funding secured’ tweets; Musk and Tesla not liable in securities fraud 
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2023


After almost five years of legal, a jury on Friday found Elon Musk and his company, Tesla CEO not liable in a securities fraud trial following ‘funding secured’ tweets. In a decisive win for the billionaire, the jury said Musk […]


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Top AI Startups to Watch in 2023
Daniel Levi Posted On February 3, 2023


OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to dominate the headlines and offline conversations. Since its launch in November, ChatGPT has brought attention to artificial intelligence (AI) and vaulted the concept of regenerative AI into mainstream consciousness. In just two months, ChatGPT reached 100 […]


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Apple now has more than 935 million paid subscriptions and 2 billion installed active devices worldwide
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2023


Despite having the largest quarterly revenue decline since 2016, Apple still managed to amass more than 935 million paid subscriptions worldwide across its service business including Apple TV+, Apple Music, and more. It was the largest number ever recorded by […]


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Upwardli raises $2 million Seed to help new immigrants and the underserved population get access to credit
Nickie Louise Posted On February 3, 2023


A study conducted by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that nearly 50 million Americans lack a credit score and have no history with national credit reporting agencies. This problem disproportionately impacts those newly arrived in the country and the emerging […]


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Tesla lost $140 million on its Bitcoin investments in 2022
Daniel Levi Posted On February 3, 2023


On February 8, 2021, Tesla announced it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. The world’s largest electric automaker said it bought bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” But since then Bitcoin has lost […]


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Top tech startup news for Thursday, February 2, 2023: Alphabet, Lavender, Meta, Triple Whale, and Twitter
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, February 2, 2023. Google’s search business drops along with YouTube ad sales amid a slowdown in advertising The global economic slowdown is here and no […]


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E-commerce startup Triple Whale raises $25 million to grow its Shopify data platform
Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2023


After raising $27.7 million in Series A funding about a year ago from investors including a Warby Parker co-founder, the Columbus, Ohio-based Triple Whale has added another $25 million to grow its Shopify data platform, bringing its fundraising tally to […]


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Purdue researchers receive over $143,000 to strengthen marketplace interest in their IP
Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2023


Purdue University innovators who create new processes and products need capital, among other resources, to bring their ideas to reality. A Purdue fund is making financial support available to help them further develop their work. Researchers from the College of […]


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Motivation: How One Company’s Story of Perseverance Can Push You to Press On
Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2023


In the 1980s and 90s, little Black girls growing up in places like Memphis, Tennessee, where Jiljuana J. Coleman grew up, dreamed different dreams than they do today. The idea of owning a company and traveling the world wasn’t top […]


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Twitter to charge developers for API access as part of Musk’s push to bring the social platform to profitability
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


Twitter will start charging developers for API access in a push to generate additional revenue as the company tries to monetize more of its services just a few months after Elon Musk took ownership of the company. The announcement is […]


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OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman confirms ‘ChatGPT has shortcomings around bias’
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


“We know that ChatGPT has shortcomings around bias, and are working to improve it.” Yesterday, we wrote about OpenAI after some users of ChatGPT reported that the organization co-founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman has turned the chatbot into […]


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Meta stock surges 20% after Zuckerberg hints at more layoffs; stock doubled in just 3 months from $89 to $180
Daniel Levi Posted On February 2, 2023


Shares of Meta soared on Thursday by more than 20 percent after the social media giant reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue of $32.17 billion. Analysts were expecting revenue of $31.53 billion, according to Refinitiv. The social giant was rewarded by investors […]


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Top tech startup news for Wednesday, February 1, 2023: Dxcover, Match, MNT-Halan, ONE, OpenAI, Risilience
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Tinder parent company to lay off 8% of its staff as growth slows Match Group announced on Wednesday that it is laying […]


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OpenAI accused of turning ChatGPT into a political tool and using AI to promote transgenderism
Daniel Levi Posted On February 1, 2023


“The damage done to the credibility of AI by ChatGPT engineers building in political bias is irreparable.”  ChatGPT is the fastest-growing consumer application in history, that is according to a study conducted by the preeminent Swiss bank UBS. The bank […]


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OpenAI launches a $20 per month subscription plan as ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users in January
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


ChatGPT took the internet by storm late last year as the dialogue-based AI chatbot crossed one million users just five days after its launch. Now ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced on Wednesday it is launching ChatGPT Plus, a $20 per month […]


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German companies license China’s Huawei smart technologies even as the US looks to isolate the tech giant
Daniel Levi Posted On February 1, 2023


Today, many in the West viewed the rise of China as a threat to the US hegemony and dominance as a global power. Others also see Chinese companies as linked to the Chinese government’s power and its techno-authoritarianism government. For […]


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Egypt FinTech startup MNT-Halan raises $400M, making it the largest funding in Egypt and the Middle East
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


While tech startups in the United States and Europe are still struggling to raise new funding due to the ongoing economic slowdown, fintech startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continue to thrive as they empower and […]


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Subscription commerce platform AppDirect acquires TBI
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


AppDirect, a San Francisco-based subscription commerce platform for monetizing and managing digital customer relationships, announced today it has acquired TBI, one of the leading technology service aggregators in North America. The total amount of the deal was not disclosed. Uniting […]


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Israel’s Web3 Powerhouses Unite to Launch Inaugural ETHTLV
Daniel Levi Posted On February 1, 2023


Learn from the best collective experiences and insights from some of the world’s most successful blockchain companies on navigating the evolving web3 space Israel’s most successful web3 businesses have come together to organize the first annual ETHTLV, which will run […]


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Climate Analytics startup Risilience bags $26M to help global businesses transition to the low-carbon economy
Nickie Louise Posted On February 1, 2023


Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times. According to various estimates, losses due to weather-related events have increased nearly ten-fold over the last four decades, from a ten-year global average of $12 billion in 1980 to […]


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