A timeline of Sam Altman’s firing from OpenAI — and the fallout

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January 5, 2024 · 11 min · 2280 words · Laura Steele

Korean micromobility startup Gbike may buy up the competition before its 2025 IPO

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January 5, 2024 · 5 min · 882 words · Savannah Watts

Last year was a tough period for African growth-stage startups and 2024 presents a mixed bag

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January 5, 2024 · 12 min · 2468 words · Tasha Jordan

Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules

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January 5, 2024 · 4 min · 781 words · Katherine Byrd

Peak XV-backed MobiKwik seeks to raise $84 million in India IPO

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January 5, 2024 · 3 min · 480 words · Ruben James

The global venture capital market is not done retreating yet

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January 5, 2024 · 4 min · 728 words · Martin Kelley

The Humane touch: More MVNOs are being minted than ever

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January 5, 2024 · 17 min · 3510 words · Parker Mitchell

This app lets restaurants and coffee shops charge to use the bathroom

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January 5, 2024 · 6 min · 1228 words · Kathryn Pena

Uber testing flexible pricing service in over a dozen Indian cities

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January 5, 2024 · 5 min · 975 words · Daisy Phillips

VCs are optimistic that AI investing will move beyond the hype in 2024

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January 5, 2024 · 7 min · 1296 words · Craig Walsh

AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $73.6M

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January 4, 2024 · 6 min · 1132 words · Elizabeth Mitchell

Apple Fitness+ introduces sound meditation, a workout program for golfers and more

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January 4, 2024 · 3 min · 500 words · Elizabeth Harrison

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro taps simulation company Foretellix to cut R&D costs

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January 4, 2024 · 3 min · 565 words · Marissa Lester