How David Sacks and AI adviser Sriram Krishnan overcame MAGA's opposition to Trump's AI executive order, talking to lawmakers and finally modifying its language
Some of Trump's decisions will always remain a mystery Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Donald Trump has filed an executive order asking federal agencies to fight state AI laws including using tactics ...
Meta starts rolling out built-in message translation in WhatsApp, with support for 19+ languages on iOS and six on Android
Qualcomm calls it incredible Sagar / GSMArena.com : WhatsApp announces Message Translations feature for Android and iPhone users Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : WhatsApp Rolls Out On-Device Message...
Q&A with Signal President Meredith Whittaker on the clash with Elon Musk, Telegram's Pavel Durov, “dorm room high jinks” of OpenAI's “edge lords”, and more
' I don't think we can have a conversation about disinformation without having a conversation about the role of massive homogenous platforms that have cannibalized … @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.h...
Pepper, which provides tools for order management, invoicing, and more for independent food distributors, raised a $30M Series B led by Iconiq Growth
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Colombian payments orchestration startup Yuno raised a $25M Series A from DST, a16z, Tiger, and more at a $150M valuation to expand in Asia, Europe, and Africa
Christine Hall / TechCrunch : LinkedIn: Nicolás Duarte LinkedIn: Nicolás Duarte : Very proud to be part of the Yuno team, we will continue working to revolutionize the payment industry and keep achie...
Mexico City-based Kapital, which offers financial visibility tools to SMBs, raised a $40M Series B and $125M in debt, after raising a $20M Series A in May 2023
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Toronto-based Clearco, which uses AI and ML to underwrite businesses and help customers fund inventory, raised a $60M Series D led by Inovia and Founders Circle
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Latin America-focused rapid grocery startup JOKR raised a ~$50M Series D led by Convivialité at an $800M valuation, down from a $1.3B valuation in February 2023
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Harmonya, which offers software to help retail and consumer packaged goods companies decipher their product data, raised a $20M Series A led by Bright Pixel
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NYC-based Benitago Group, an Amazon e-commerce business acquirer that has raised $380M in equity and debt over the past two years, files for bankruptcy
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