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forbes.com - Sofia Chierchio - Dating Apps Are Ditching The Swipe. These Startups Are Racing To Replace It.
Dating Apps Are Ditching The Swipe. These Startups Are Racing To Replace It.
Forbes

W ould you pay $15 to go on a date? It's just the price of a cocktail, argue Stanford dropouts Celeste Amadon and Asher Allen. They started dating app company Known based on their belief that frustrated Gen Z singles, tired of endless swiping, are…

forbes.com - Alex Knapp - This Startup Aims To Catapult Satellites Into Space
This Startup Aims To Catapult Satellites Into Space
Forbes

Catapulting satellites into space. Making all the data center heat useful. Why memory technology needs disrupting. All that and more in this week's Prototype. To get it in your inbox, sign up here. As I mentioned earlier this month, the space…

entrepreneur.com - Demos Parneros - The One Trait That Actually Predicts Startup Success (Hint: It's Not Age)
The One Trait That Actually Predicts Startup Success (Hint: It's Not Age)
Homepage | Entrepreneur

The startups that scale and endure aren't led by the fastest movers — they're led by founders who know how to turn hard-won experience into sharper judgment and discipline. If you lack experience in a critical area, the fastest way to close…

techcrunch.com - Sarah Perez - Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat
Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat
TechCrunch

A years-long lawsuit between the college-focused social app Fizz and rival Sidechat over unfair competition practices has taken an interesting turn. In a new filing, Fizz is accusing investor Jerry Lu, who is with venture capital firm Maveron, of…

wwd.com - Roy Stephen Canivel - Startup Gets VC Funding To Bring AI to the Circular Economy
Startup Gets VC Funding To Bring AI to the Circular Economy
WWD

A Berlin-based startup has just secured a seven-figure investment to bring its product to new heights, after it developed an AI-powered solution that can sort recyclable and reuseable garments from a pile of discarded clothes. Reverse.fashion…

indianexpress.com - Education Desk - IIT Delhi, NatWest Group launch FinTech Frontier Program for research & startup collaboration
IIT Delhi, NatWest Group launch FinTech Frontier Program for research & startup collaboration
The Indian Express

The collaboration will focus on four areas drawn from live NatWest Group challenge statements: AI and intelligent automation, next-generation banking products, cybersecurity and digital trust, and emerging technologies, including quantum computing…

geeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey - Fable 5 Built a Startup Business with One Prompt in Just 3 Hours
Fable 5 Built a Startup Business with One Prompt in Just 3 Hours
Geeky Gadgets

Fable 5, an advanced AI system, recently demonstrated its capacity to build a fully functional business in just a few hours, starting from a single prompt. Nate Herk explores how this process unfolded, highlighting the importance of a well-crafted…

crn.com - Mark Haranas - Cloud Star DoiT On Buying Startups, AI 'Tokenomics' Shift And AWS BVR Competency
Cloud Star DoiT On Buying Startups, AI 'Tokenomics' Shift And AWS BVR Competency
CRN

DoiT has acquired five companies over the past 18 months as the channel star dives deep into AI cost management innovation and drives billions in AWS sales as it achieves AWS' new Business Value Realization (BVR) Competency. The Santa Clara…

cnbc.com - Elaine Yu - While Musk's Neuralink drills into skulls, China's BrainCo bets the future of brain tech is wearable
While Musk's Neuralink drills into skulls, China's BrainCo bets the future of brain tech is wearable
CNBC

Companies around the world, especially in the U.S. and China, are racing to build brain-computer interfaces – some through invasive implants, others by skipping surgery altogether. Investors and industry players say the market for…

cnbc.com - Annie Palmer - Burnout, frustration and heartbreak: Amazon layoffs take their toll in saturated job market
Burnout, frustration and heartbreak: Amazon layoffs take their toll in saturated job market
CNBC

In the eight-plus months since Amazon announced its most expansive job cuts ever, laid off workers have been thrust into an increasingly saturated labor market. With companies like Cisco, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle also announcing major cuts, and…

techcrunch.com - Dominic-Madori Davis - Phia accused of 'cookie stuffing,' taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn
Phia accused of 'cookie stuffing,' taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn
TechCrunch

Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Bill Gates' daughter, Phoebe Gates, and Sophia Kianni, has been accused of a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which may have helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales it…

businessinsider.com - Ben Shimkus - Ford's $30,000 EV truck is under wraps. Its camouflage is an ad.
Ford's $30,000 EV truck is under wraps. Its camouflage is an ad.
Business Insider

Ford has been camouflaging its coming $30,000 EV pickup during public testing. Turns out, the going-out attire is intentionally revealing. Photos and videos of the disguised truck have circulated widely online in recent weeks. And some of Ford's…

forbes.com - Josipa Majic Predin - Google's SensorFM Reveals Where AI Takes Wearable Health
Google's SensorFM Reveals Where AI Takes Wearable Health
Forbes

Close-up of arm of a man wearing a Fitbit Versa smart watch displaying sleep tracking data, a recently expanded capability of several Fitbit products, San Ramon, California, September 12, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Google's…

fastcompany.com - Anushk Mittal - Stop hiring for the résumé. Start hiring for obsession
Stop hiring for the résumé. Start hiring for obsession
Fast Company

Over the past four years, I've interviewed thousands of candidates and extended offers to about 40 people. I'm 27 years old and to this day, I have never been on the other side of the job interview. Instead, I've started two companies and…

wwd.com - Roy Stephen Canivel - A Luxury Fashion Retailer in Bahrain Launches Its Own AI Personal Stylist
A Luxury Fashion Retailer in Bahrain Launches Its Own AI Personal Stylist
WWD

Bahrain-based Brands Seekers, a global luxury fashion retailer, is launching an AI personal stylist that can give personalized recommendations in 38 languages from a catalog of over 350 brands, including Balenciaga, Armani and Lacoste. Called the…

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