Gaza protesters at UC Berkeley dismantle encampment
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Avendus, the top investment bank for venture deals in India, confirmed on Wednesday it is looking to raise up to $350 million for its new private equity fund. The new fund, called Future Leaders Fund III, will enable the Mumbai-headquartered firm to write larger checks and maintain a meaningful position in the startups it backs, said its managing partner Ritesh Chandra in an interview with TechCrunch. TechCrunch reported in early April that Avendus was putting together a plan to raise a new fund.
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“[The] board was not informed in advance of that,” Toner said on Tuesday on a podcast called The Ted AI Show. “We learned about ChatGPT on Twitter.”
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Ángel Hernández, MLB’s most infamous umpire, leaves us with an odd legacy
Being an MLB umpire is a thankless job, both emotionally taxing and physically strenuous. But Hernández’s outwardly standoffish attitude and penchant for comically bad calls did him no favors.
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The increase of AI investment has continued to boost optimism over Nvidia's growth as the chipmaker continues its record-setting stock rally.
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USAA mortgage review 2024
USAA offers conventional and VA loans, but no home equity lending. There is no origination fee on VA products. Find out if you qualify for a USAA mortgage.
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The TikTok ban law will be argued in court this September
TikTok will face off with the Justice Department this fall in its bid to stop a law that could lead to a ban of the app in the United States.
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Drew Barrymore says this cleanser is 'by far the best,' and it's only $12 on Amazon
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OpenAI's new safety committee is made up of all insiders
OpenAI has formed a new committee to oversee "critical" safety and security decisions related to the company's projects and operations. Altman and the rest of the Safety and Security Committee -- OpenAI board members Bret Taylor, Adam D’Angelo and Nicole Seligman as well as chief scientist Jakub Pachocki, Aleksander Madry (who leads OpenAI's "preparedness" team), Lilian Weng (head of safety systems), Matt Knight (head of security) and John Schulman (head of "alignment science") -- will be responsible for evaluating OpenAI's safety processes and safeguards over the next 90 days, according to a post on the company's corporate blog.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to Xbox Game Pass on its release day
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BMW R20 Concept unveiled with minimalist design and 2.0-liter flat-twin
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Faircado raises $3M to nudge people to buy pre-owned goods
Thrift shopping is always a gamble. Berlin-based Faircado has built a browser extension that aims to solve that exact problem. The company wants to become the discovery layer for pre-owned goods, and has raised €3 million in a round led by World Fund.
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LumApps, the French 'intranet super app,' sells majority stake to Bridgepoint in a $650M deal
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Umpire Ángel Hernández, after long and controversial run in Major League Baseball, set to retire
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Cubs' Craig Counsell takes it in stride as Brewers fans boo their former manager's return to Milwaukee
Counsell grew up near Milwaukee and spent parts of 18 years with the organization in various roles. But fans weren't going to let him off the hook when he joined the rival Cubs.
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Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton to miss Game 4 vs. Celtics with hamstring strain
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The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake is coming to Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC
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Spanish startups reached €100 billion in aggregate value last year
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