Could MrBeast IPO? His CEO wants fans to have ‘a chance to be owners of the company’
Could MrBeast’s company go public? Beast Industries’ CEO, Jeff Housenbold, revealed plans to let global fans own shares, following a $5 billion valuation boost. The channel’s 450 million subscribers...
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Roblox banned in Russia, local media says
Roblox faces a ban in Russia due to alleged LGBTQ content, per state media reports. The platform’s user-generated games and communities, including LGBTQ groups, are cited as reasons for...
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Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multibillion-dollar business
Amazon’s AI chip, Trainium2, has become a major revenue generator despite competition from Nvidia. The company revealed its next-gen Trainium3 chip is 4x faster with improved energy efficiency. Amazon’s...
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WordPress’s vibe-coding experiment, Telex, has already been put to real-world use
WordPress is advancing its AI integration through tools like Telex, which enables developers to create innovative Gutenberg blocks rapidly. The platform’s Abilities API and MCP Adapter allow seamless AI...
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VCs deploy ‘kingmaking’ strategy to crown AI winners in their infancy
Top-tier venture capital firms are employing a ‘kingmaking’ strategy to heavily fund select AI startups, aiming to create artificial market dominance through massive early-stage investments. DualEntry, an AI ERP...
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‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted
Kohler’s smart toilet camera, the Dekoda, claims to use end-to-end encryption for privacy but actually employs TLS encryption for data in transit. Security researcher Simon Fondrie-Teitler highlighted this terminology...
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Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s firm nabs $620M government contract
Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup linked to Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital venture firm, has won a $62.0 million U.S. Department of Defense contract. The deal is part...
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Tonight, the future of deep tech will be explained to you at StrictlyVC Palo Alto
Tonight’s StrictlyVC event in Palo Alto will feature experts discussing groundbreaking advancements in deep tech. The final 2025 edition of the series brings together innovators like Nicholas Kelez, who...
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