Gamma, which uses AI to help create presentations, social media posts, websites, and more, raised $68M at a $2.1B valuation and reports 600K+ paying subscribers
The five-year-old start-up, which has just 52 employees and is profitable, is now valued at $2.1 billion by investors including Andreessen Horowitz.
Checkr, a 10-year-old startup that offers employee background checks and was valued at $5B in April 2022, has laid off 382 employees, or 32% of its workforce
Inside generative AI music startup Suno, whose model can compose songs, including human vocals, using a text prompt, as Suno aims to “democratize” music making
and it's scarily adept. Learn about the startup with 12 employees changing everything, and what it might mean for musicians. Story: https://www.rollingstone.com/ ... [image] Erik Hayden / @erik_hayden...
Databricks plans to acquire generative AI startup MosaicML in a ~$1.3B deal set to close by July 31; MosaicML debuted in 2021, raised $64M, and has 62 employees
Databricks agrees to acquire generative AI startup MosaicML in a ~$1.3B deal closing in Q2; MosaicML launched in 2021, raised $64M, and has 62 employees
The deal aims at connecting businesses' data with services to help them build their own, cheaper language models, Databricks CEO says
Virtual events startup Hopin, valued at $7.75B in August 2021, lays off 242 employees, or ~29% of its staff, after cutting 12% of its staff in February 2022
Live events startup Hopin, valued at $7.75B in August 2021, is laying off 242 employees, 29% of its staff, after cutting 12% of its staff in February 2022
- Live events startup Hopin is laying off 242 staff, the equivalent of 29% of its workforce. — The startup said it had made the … Tweets: @johnwilson Tweets: John Wilson / @johnwilson : One would thi...
Apple closes three retail stores in Miami, Annapolis, and Ottawa, Canada after a rise in employee COVID-19 cases and exposures
Brickell in Miami, Annapolis in Maryland, and Rideau Street in Ottawa. Zoë Schiffer / @zoeschiffer : Apple is closing more stores amid a surge in COVID-19 cases among retail staff: https://www.nbcnews...
Shopify says two “rogue members” of its support teams stole customer data from over 100 merchants; the company is working with the FBI to investigate
Recently, Shopify became aware of an incident involving the data of less than 200 merchants. Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer : Shopify data breach illustrates the danger of insider threats Zack Whittaker...
Filing: Lyft is laying off 17% of its workforce, or 982 staff, and will furlough 288 employees alongside salary cuts ranging from 10% to 30% for all staff
Lyft email to employees Dan Primack / @danprimack : Off-demand https://twitter.com/... Rat King / @mikeisaac : from 8K LYFT layoffs: 17 percent of workforce, or 982 employees furloughing 288 employees...