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Terra Oleo's Microbes: A Sustainable Palm Oil Alternative
Shen Ming Lee co-founded Terra Oleo to address the environmental harm of the palm oil industry by producing sustainable oils from agricultural waste using microbial fermentation. The startup recently secured $3.1 million in funding and is focusing on high-value specialty oils for cosmetics and ph...
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Juicebox Raises $30M to Transform Hiring with AI Search
Juicebox, founded by David Paffenholz and Ishan Gupta, has raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital, bringing its total funding to $36 million to advance its AI-driven talent search engine. The company's AI tool, PeopleGPT, uses large language models to understand natural lan...
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Andrew Yang Launches Budget Carrier Noble Mobile Inspired by Mark Cuban
Andrew Yang has launched Noble Mobile, a budget-friendly mobile service that offers cash back to customers who use less data, aiming to encourage healthier digital habits. The service operates on T-Mobile's network, charging $50 monthly for unlimited talk, text, and 5G data, with users earning ab...
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Claude and Console Down: Anthropic Reports Service Outages
Anthropic experienced a significant service disruption affecting its API, Console, and Claude AI assistant, starting around 12:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The outage was brief and resolved quickly after targeted fixes, with the company continuing to monitor system performance for stability. This incide...
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Databricks Hits $100B Valuation Milestone with $4B ARR
Databricks has reached a $100 billion valuation after securing $1 billion in new funding, highlighting its rapid growth in the AI and data analytics sector. The funding will support development of a database platform to compete with Supabase, targeting AI agent applications, as automated data gen...
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Microsoft HQ Lockdown: Activists Occupy Brad Smith's Office
Activists occupied Microsoft President Brad Smith's office, protesting the company's cloud contracts with Israel and leading to a campus lockdown and arrests. Smith criticized the protest method, emphasizing Microsoft's preference for internal dialogue over confrontational demonstrations regardin...
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Bezos-Backed EV Startup Slate Auto: Key Facts & Details
Slate Auto, a stealth EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, emerged in April 2025 with plans to produce an ultra-cheap, customizable electric pickup truck starting under $20,000, leveraging modular design and former Harley-Davidson/Chrysler talent. The company quickly gained traction, surpassing 100,0...
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5 Pivots to Profit: How a YC App Hit 300K Users & $1M ARR in 6 Months
Candle, a social app for couples and close friends, rapidly grew to 300,000 users and over $1 million in annual recurring revenue by pivoting from a failed AI shopping tool based on user feedback and a viral TikTok video. The app differentiates itself by focusing on strengthening existing relatio...
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Fizz College App Now Offers Grocery Delivery
Fizz has partnered with Gopuff to offer in-app grocery and snack delivery in as fast as 15 minutes, enhancing convenience for students. The app combines an anonymous social network and a marketplace, and this integration builds on existing student behaviors like peer-to-peer sales and group food ...
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