Why HoneyBook’s $140M in ARR may finally justify its $2.4B ZIRP-era valuation

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March 27, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Brian Caldwell

YC alum Mendel, a ‘Ramp for LatAm enterprises,’ raises $35M Series B

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March 27, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Kimberly Wheeler

19 founders and VCs working with Elon Musk’s DOGE

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March 26, 2025 · 14 min · 2930 words · Christina Duncan

A new social app is fighting rage-bait

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March 26, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · David Castro

Amazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI push

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March 26, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Mark Ruiz

Amazon’s Alexa Fund is now backing AI startups

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March 26, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Timothy Weeks

ChatGPT’s new AI image feature is delayed for free users

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March 26, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Barbara Nguyen

Cloud veterans launch ConfigHub to fix ‘configuration hell’

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March 26, 2025 · 9 min · 1832 words · Thomas Macdonald

Google fixes Chrome zero-day security flaw used in hacking campaign targeting journalists

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March 26, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Sandra Freeman

Has GetReal cracked the code on AI deepfakes? $18M and an impressive client list say yes

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March 26, 2025 · 7 min · 1303 words · Gregory Barrett

Island lands $250M in funding at a $4.8B valuation

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March 26, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Kenneth Howe

Krisp is using AI to help Indians sound like Americans on calls

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March 26, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · John Roth

Microsoft adds AI-powered deep research tools to Copilot

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March 26, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Caitlin Chavez