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Masturbation Consultants' Gave an AI Startup a Hand
You might remember a few months ago, an AI startup posted a job listing looking for 10 “masturbation consultants,” offering to pay $2,000 a month to test out what it called a “Daily Guided Masturbation feature.” Well, it…
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…
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…
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's Mental Health Startup Is In Serious Trouble
Several investors in Selena Gomez 's mental health startup Wondermind are suing the singer, claiming that they were misled about the company's success and her involvement in it. According to CNN, five investors said in the lawsuit that they put in…
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…
Selena Gomez and her mental health startup accused of fraud
Several investors in Selena Gomez's mental health startup Wondermind sued the popstar Thursday, claiming they were misled about the startup's success and her involvement in it. Wondermind launched in 2021, with Gomez listed as co-founder…
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…
Elon Musk's SpaceX Completes $60B Acquisition of Cursor AI Startup
SpaceX has officially completed its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor AI startup Anysphere, making Cursor a wholly owned subsidiary of the space company. The SPCX stock is down on the news, falling at the market open today. An SEC filing shows the…
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…
Investors sue Selena Gomez for alleged fraud over mental health startup
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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…
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…
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