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OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan steps down

After about two and a half years as CEO, Ami Gan is leaving OnlyFans. Chief strategy and operations officer Keily Blair will take over as CEO. “Spending nearly 3 years at OnlyFans while it echoed throughout the cultural zeitgeist, has … Continue reading

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TikTok’s new program aims to identify rising artists in the music industry

TikTok is launching a new program that is designed to identify the next wave of rising artists in the music industry, the company announced on Tuesday. The new program, called Elevate, is meant to help musicians create a lifelong career … Continue reading

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Cybersecurity firm Netcraft lands $100M investment

After years of growth, funding for cybersecurity startups is beginning to slow down, a symptom of the broader economic malaise and — perhaps — market oversaturation. According to a recent note from Pinpoint Search Group, cybersecurity funding dipped 55% in … Continue reading

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Hammerspace ingests $56M for a new approach to work with vast amounts of unstructured data

Data may be “the new oil,” but only when it can be extracted and put to use. Today, a five year-old startup called Hammerspace that is giving any kind of data that lease of life is announcing $56 million in … Continue reading

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Polar Analytics raises $9M to scale Shopify brands

It’s not enough to be just a Shopify brand anymore: you have to leverage all the data coming in from the dozens of apps that brands use to monitor advertising and marketing, inventory, customer communications and support and sales, so … Continue reading

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Glassdoor is introducing Blind-like anonymous community features to fuel user growth

Glassdoor, the platform known for anonymous salary and workplace reviews, is now introducing Blind-like community features for anonymous posting to fuel user growth. The company is leveraging its Fishbowl acquisition made in 2021 to port over features like interest bowls … Continue reading

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From VanMoof to VanPoof! How did the e-bike pioneer go bankrupt, even as the market boomed?

Troubled e-bike maker VanMoof — which had raised a total of $189.1 million from the likes of Balderton Capital and Felix Capital, among other investors — has now officially gone bankrupt in the Netherlands after barely a week in an … Continue reading

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Tractable snaps up $65M led by SoftBank for car and property damage appraisals using AI

When it comes to transforming business operations, artificial intelligence holds a lot of promise across many industries. Today, a startup that has been an early mover in the area of applying AI, and specifically computer vision, to the world of … Continue reading

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US government launches the Cyber Trust Mark, its long-awaited IoT security labeling program

The Biden administration has launched its long-awaited Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity labeling program that aims to protect Americans against the myriad of security risks associated with internet-connected devices. The program, officially named the “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark,” aims to … Continue reading

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VanMoof, the e-bike startup, officially declared bankrupt in The Netherlands

Another grim stage for VanMoof, the e-bike startup backed by venture capitalists to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. After making a last-hour effort to stave off bankruptcy last week, the court of Amsterdam has taken the step … Continue reading

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