Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 alum has been accused of alleged fraud
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The Forbes 30 Under 30 list has become more than a little notorious for the number of participants who continue to be accused of fraud. Notable alumni include FTX founder…
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Amazon’s ‘Melania’ Documentary Makes $7 Million in Opening Weekend
“Melania,” a documentary about first lady Melania Trump, is beating box office expectations, with Sunday estimates suggesting it will earn $7.04 million in its opening weekend. The documentary comes in…
HomeBoost’s app shows you where you can save on your electricity bills
A few years ago, Selina Tobaccowala’s daughter started leaving post-it notes around the house telling everyone to “turn off the lights” and stuff like that. Tobaccowala had just sold his…
a16z partner Kofi Ampadu leaves company after TxO program hiatus
Kofi Ampadu, the partner at a16z who led the firm’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, has left the firm, according to an email he sent to staff obtained…
How Sequoia-backed Ethos hit the public market while rivals fell short
Ethos Technologies, a San Francisco-based provider of life insurance sales software, debuted on Nasdaq on Thursday. As one of the first major tech IPOs of the year, the insurtech platform…
Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better
Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff at Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly cutting as many as 1,000 employees. Now, in a development that seems…
Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)
The latest wave of AI excitement has brought us an unexpected mascot: a lobster. Clawdbot, a personal AI assistant, went viral within weeks of its launch and will retain its…
Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale AI on device contract with value doubling to $400m
As demand grows for privacy-enhancing enterprise AI that can run without sending sensitive data to the cloud, SpotDraft has raised $8 million from Qualcomm Ventures in a strategic Series B…
This Founder Cracked Firefighting – Now He’s Creating an AI Goldmine
Sunny Sethi, founder of HEN Technologies, doesn’t sound like someone who has disrupted an industry that has remained largely unchanged since the 1960s. His company builds fire nozzles — specifically,…
Tech CEOs brag and argue about artificial intelligence in Davos
There were times at this week’s World Economic Forum meeting when Davos seemed transformed into a powerful technology conference, with appearances on stage by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO…