CEO of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup, has resigned

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February 20, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Gerald Simpson

Cherryrock Capital raises new $172M fund from all-star investors to back diverse founders

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February 20, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Brandon Roberts

Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house

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February 20, 2025 · 5 min · 948 words · Audrey Knight

In India, Apple’s iPhone 16e faces stiff competition from older models

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February 20, 2025 · 5 min · 1010 words · Victoria Mills

Inside the Humane acquisition: HP offers big raises to some, others immediately laid off

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February 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1200 words · Matthew Solomon

Instagram’s new ad format lets creators get paid for testimonials in comments

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February 20, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Donald Villa

Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover didn’t make people like him, study shows

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February 20, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Christopher Black

Mercor, an AI recruiting startup founded by 21-year-olds, raises $100M at $2B valuation

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February 20, 2025 · 5 min · 999 words · Carl Anderson

Meta starts accepting sign-ups for Community Notes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

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February 20, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Warren Sanchez

Rivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt

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February 20, 2025 · 5 min · 961 words · Brian Hampton

SmartSuite raises $38M to be the final word on enterprise collaboration

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February 20, 2025 · 6 min · 1234 words · Meghan Carr

Solar crushed 2024, but emissions were up as industry used more natural gas

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February 20, 2025 · 4 min · 707 words · Alicia Wilson

Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

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February 20, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Cristian Bruce