EGYM, a connected fitness startup conceived after the founder hit a wall at the gym, lands $200M at a $1.2B+ valuation

Getting healthy is big business these days. Now a startup that’s come up with a unique approach leveraging tech to help people with their exercise regimes is announcing a big round of funding, putting some weight behind its own p…Read More

Data platform Airbyte can now create API connectors by reading the docs

If your startup is only remotely related to working with data pipelines, you’re probably trying to figure out how to capitalize on the current moment: Enterprises are trying to figure out how to best use data to power generative AI products, and to do that, they need robust…Read More

Spotify’s AI playlist feature rolls out to the U.S. and more markets

Spotify has expanded the availability of its AI Playlist tool to the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand after initially launching it for Premium subscribers in the U.K. and Australia.  This feature, currently in beta on Android and iOS devices, allows users to create p…Read More

WP Engine sends cease-and-desist letter to Automattic over Mullenweg’s comments

Mullenweg, who co-created WordPress, last week criticized WP Engine for raking in profits without giving much back to the open source project.
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WP Engine sends cease-and-desist letter to Automattic over Mullenweg’s comments

Mullenweg, who co-created WordPress, last week criticized WP Engine for raking in profits without giving much back to the open source project.
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Fintech Jupiter in talks to buy a stake in SBM Bank India

Neobank Jupiter is in talks to acquire a stake in SBM India, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, the latest example of an Indian fintech startup pursuing strategic partnerships with traditional banking institutions. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup — backed by Tiger…Read More

Crypto scammers hack OpenAI’s press account on X

OpenAI’s official press account on X was compromised by cryptocurrency scammers. Or, at least that’s what appears to have happened. Late Monday afternoon, OpenAI Newsroom, an account OpenAI recently launched to spotlight product- and policy-related announcements, posted about an “$OPENAI” c…Read More

Letta, one of UC Berkeley’s most anticipated AI startups, has just come out of stealth

AI memory management startup Letta just emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed led by Felicis and a bunch of big-name angels.
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All Iron Ventures rebrands as Acurio Ventures with a new €150M ‘follow-on’ fund

The new fund has already made around 20 investments, and it will operate with a generalist thesis, investing across the whole of Europe
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Jump raises $12M to help freelancers get benefits just like employees

Jump offers full-time contracts to freelancers looking for some stability and the benefits involved with a full-time job.
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Jump raises $12M to help freelancers get benefits just like employees

Jump offers full-time contracts to freelancers looking for some stability and the benefits involved with a full-time job.
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback

A new Financial Times profile of Mayayoshi Son opens with SoftBank’s CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I have done nothing I can be proud of.” Indeed, Son largely disappeared from the public eye after SoftBank’s Vision Fund took huge losses…Read More

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback

A new Financial Times profile of Mayayoshi Son opens with SoftBank CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I have done nothing I can be proud of.” The scene is presented as the prelude to a hoped-for a comeback, with Son largely disappear…Read More

Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a ‘cancer to WordPress’ and urges community to switch providers

Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.” Mullenweg criticized the company — which has been commercializing the open source WordPress proje…Read More