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Founders, Friction, and Focus: Building Engineering Teams at Early-Stage Startups
Shane Hastie: Good day, folks. This is Shane Hastie for the InfoQ Engineering Culture Podcast. Today I'm sitting down with David Gudeman. My little starting point for these conversations is who's David? David Gudeman: Well, you could say I've been…
Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup
Singer and actress Selena Gomez and her mother are being sued over their mental health startup, Wondermind. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the startup, and are accusing Gomez of securities fraud and breach of…
Selena Gomez Accused of Fraud by Mental-Health Startup Investors
Pop star Selena Gomez is being accused of fraud by investors who claim she failed to deliver on promises to leverage her global celebrity and social-media following to promote her mental-health startup, which collapsed last year. The startup…
Selena Gomez and her mom accused of fraud over their mental health startup
Superstar Selena Gomez and her mother are accused of defrauding investors of their mental health startup, Wondermind, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. Wondermind, which was co-founded by Gomez; her mother, Mandy Teefey; and Daniella Pierson in…
This AI Startup Made a 24-Hour AI News Channel. Who Wants This?
Is there an audience for AI-delivered news? Public data says no, and previous attempts to deliver such ventures have yielded many human-written stories about projects that never materialized. And yet Mirage — the AI startup behind the…
Selena Gomez and her mental health startup accused of fraud
Mario Anzuoni/Reuters via CNN Newsource Selena Gomez attends the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 18, 2025. SOURCE: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters via CNN Newsource Updated: 7:03 AM EDT Aug 14, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Selena…
Startup Spotlight: ScopeSys gives drugmakers a closer look inside genomic medicines
Medical researchers need cutting-edge tools to create new treatments, and Vancouver, BC startup ScopeSys wants to provide them. Founded in 2017 and tracing its roots to research from University of British Columbia biophysicist Sabrina Leslie…
Selena Gomez & Her Mental Health Startup Hit With Investor Fraud Lawsuit: 'Financial Calamity'
A group of investors in Selena Gomez 's troubled mental health startup Wondermind are suing the star and her company for fraud. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday (Aug. 13) and obtained by Billboard, alleges that Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey and…
Selena Gomez and her mom sued for alleged fraud by mental health startup investors
Selena Gomez and her mother, Mandy Teefey, are facing a lawsuit from investors who allege they were misled into putting more than $1 million into their mental health startup, Wondermind. According to Reuters, The case centers on claims that…
Lev, the PSL spinout building an 'AI co-founder' for startups, names tech vet Jay Bartot as CTO
Jay Bartot has spent most of his career building startups and advising other founders. Now he's joining another veteran entrepreneur in a bet that technology can do a lot of that work. Lev, the Pioneer Square Labs spinout building an “AI…
IIT Madras-incubated startup signs ₹100-crore deal with T.N. govt. to scale up EV charger manufacturing
Plugzmart, an EV charging technology company incubated at the IIT Madras Research Park, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government to invest ₹100 crore to expand its manufacturing footprint, R&D capabilities…
Medical Startup Selling Prescription Kit for Nuclear Disaster
A telehealth startup is selling $345 emergency kits packed with medicine that it claims could help people survive nuclear disasters. Amble Health's “Oh Sh*T Kit” comes with iodine tablets, Prussian blue pills for removing radioactive…
TNAU's Incubation Centre applies for support under Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology (COXBIT), a Section 8 Company promoted by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), has sought funding from the Central Government under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) operated through incubators.
AI startup Discovered Materials bags $9 million to speed up chip material discovery
Discovered Materials, a startup building AI agents to discover new materials for semiconductor chips, has raised $9 million (about ₹85 crore) in a seed round led by Lightspeed India Partners. Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners and angel…
A British Startup Is Building Qatar's First EV Factory Before Its Own
A host of EVs will be developed in the UK and then built in Qatar. WEVC has partnered with a large investment group to make it happen. An advanced new EV plant will help boost Qatar's manufacturing prowess. British EV manufacturer WEVC has spent…
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