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Facing AI and a tough job market, gen Z turns to entrepreneurship: 'I have to prove myself'
When Ashley Terrell graduated from the University of Hawaii in 2024, she planned to find a job in marketing, maybe for a tech company. She had a bachelor's degree in business administration and a college résumé that included a student…
India's Snabbit seeks fresh funding at a $400M valuation, sources say
Snabbit, an Indian instant house-help startup, is close to raising fresh funding at a valuation of around $400 million in a round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, TechCrunch has learned. The Bengaluru-based startup is in talks to raise around…
Here is why Brookfield Corp. (BN) is Among the 8 Best Holding Company Stocks to Invest In Now
Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) is one of the 8 Best Holding Company Stocks to Invest In Now. On April 20, 2026, Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Cyprys raised the price target on Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) to $61 from $60 and maintained an…
This 'anti-Grammarly' AI tool adds typos to your emails on purpose
From signing my emails with “bet” instead of “best” or sometimes writing “felt” instead of “left”, living with dyslexia and choosing a career that requires me to write on the daily has turned…
Polymarket tries to show it can play by the rules
Four years after Polymarket paid $1.4 million to settle with U.S. regulators and barred bets from American users, the explosive case against a soldier charged with trading on classified information is offering the prediction market a chance to come…
Soldier won $410K in Polymarket bets on timing of Maduro capture, US alleges
A US Army soldier was arrested for insider trading after being accused of making prediction-market wagers on the timing of the military's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke made a profit of…
ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media
ComfyUI, a startup that helps creators control image, video, and audio outputs from diffusion models with a node-based workflow, has raised a $30 million funding round at a $500 million valuation. The round was led by Craft Ventures, with…
Government issued detailed guidelines to operationalise 2nd tranche of fund of funds scheme for startups
The government on Saturday issued detailed guidelines for operationalisation of the second tranche of ₹10,000 crore fund of funds (FoF) scheme for startups. The guidelines include mechanisms for fund deployment, governance and monitoring…
Blended meat: The food of the future?
SINGAPORE – It looks like meat and tastes like meat. But is it meat? Well, kind of. Meet blended meat, the mid-point between animal flesh and plant-based protein, now touted as a fresh hope for a flailing industry. Q Protein, created by…
Jared Kushner's brother invests in the SF Giants
Want more ways to catch up on the latest in Bay Area sports? Sign up for the Section 415 email newsletter here and subscribe to the “Section 415' podcast wherever you listen. It's a whole new ballgame at Oracle Park. Thrive Capital, the New…
Google to invest up to $40 billion in AI rival Anthropic
Google-parent Alphabet will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, as the tech giant deepens its partnership with the artificial intelligence startup that is also its rival in the global AI race. Anthropic said on…
Spirit Airlines deal threatens yet another bailout boondoggle
It's a strange conundrum: If a company gets too big and successful and dares earn too much money, the US government accuses it of being an evil monopoly and tries to break it up. And if it loses too much money, the government swoops in and bails it…
Trump says the world's become a 'casino' after US soldier accused of betting on Maduro raid
President Donald Trump, responding to the arrest of an American soldier for allegedly betting on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, said the world 'has become somewhat of a casino.' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on…
Google parent Alphabet to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic amid AI race
Google-parent Alphabet will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, as the tech giant deepens its partnership with the artificial intelligence startup that is also its rival in the global AI race. Anthropic said on Friday that Google has committed…
Travel Prices Are Spiking. These 3 Cards Could Save You $800+ This Year
Jet fuel prices in North America surged 98% year over year as of April 10, 2026, according to the IATA Jet Fuel Price Monitor -- and airlines are already under pressure to raise ticket prices as a result. The good news: Using the right travel…
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