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Peacock to raise streaming prices just ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
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Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference
Ahead of Google's annual I/O developer conference in May, the tech giant has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others, according to reports from affected employees shared on social media. Google confirmed the layoffs to TechCrunch, but not the specific teams, roles or how many people were let go. "As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company's biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead," said Google spokesperson Alex García-Kummert.
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Backflip raises $15 million to help real estate investors flip houses
Flipping houses is not for the faint of heart, no matter how fun or easy HGTV might make it seem. Founded in late 2020, Backflip offers a service to real estate investors for securing short-term loans. Backflip originates loans through its subsidiary, Double Backflip, LLC. Interestingly, among its processing team are former employees of Better.com, a digital mortgage lender that has had its shares of ups and downs mostly related to its management and market conditions, but was lauded for its technology.
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Patriots reportedly giving DT Christian Barmore huge raise with 4-year extension worth up to $92M
Christian Barmore was originally set to make $1.82 in base salary. Now he'll be getting quite a lot more.
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Starbucks revisits promises ahead of its Q2 report, but key issues remain unaddressed
Starbucks laid out five promises ahead of its second quarter earnings aimed at improving results for its employees, customers, farmers, and shareholders.
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Volvo EX30 endures a side impact crash test with an EX90
Volvo wants to make a point about safe its tiny electric EX30 crossover is, so it put the EX30 through a side impact crash test with an EX90.
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Kia EV9 Luggage Test: How much fits behind the third row (and frunk)?
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Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push
Ola has let go its chief executive, Hemant Bakshi, merely four months after appointing him to the post, and is cutting about 180 additional jobs, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The move from the Indian ride-hailing startup is aimed at "improving profitability," its founder and chairman, Bhavish Aggarwal, told employees in an email on Monday that was seen by TechCrunch. The company is undergoing a "restructuring exercise" to gear up for its "next phase of growth," Aggarwal, pictured above, wrote in the email.
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Getir pulls out of US, UK, Europe to focus on Turkey — 6,000+ jobs impacted
True to its business concept, Turkey's "instant delivery" juggernaut Getir rose quickly. On Monday, the company -- once valued close to $12 billion -- announced it would shut down its operations the U.S., the U.K. and Europe to focus solely on its home market of Turkey. The move puts a bitter end to the company's very aggressive expansion strategy that saw it raise billions of dollars to grow organically and also snap up a number of equally aggressive, yet struggling, competitors to position itself as the market leader.
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2024 NFL Draft: Texas sets program record with 11 players picked
Texas had multiple first-round picks for the first time in 17 years.
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Curio raises funds for Rio, an 'AI news anchor' in an app
The latest to join the fray is Rio, an "AI news anchor" designed to help readers connect with the stories and topics they're most interested in from trustworthy sources. The new app, from the same team behind AI-powered audio journalism startup Curio, was first unveiled at last month's South by Southwest Festival in Austin. It has raised funding from Khosla Ventures and the head of TED, Chris Anderson, who also backed Curio.
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Photos show week of antiwar protests at USC, Columbia, Emerson and other schools across U.S.
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OpenAI Startup Fund quietly raises $15M
The OpenAI Startup Fund, a venture fund related to -- but technically separate from -- OpenAI that invests in early-stage, typically AI-related companies across education, law and the sciences, has quietly closed a $15 million tranche. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, two unnamed investors contributed the $15 million in new cash on or around April 19. The paperwork was submitted on April 25, and mentions Ian Hathaway, the OpenAI Startup Fund's manager and sole partner.
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Global Founders Capital will deploy Rocket Internet’s cash instead of raising a new fund
Global Founders Capital, the Berlin-based early stage VC firm with close ties to the German startup factory Rocket Internet, is going to become the venture arm of Rocket Internet. Now we know why: Going forward, it’ll exclusively invest from Rocket Internet’s balance sheet. Last year the Financial Times reported that Global Founders Capital was in the middle of a big strategic shift.