Profitability over growth: 5 investors explain their mantra for South Korean startups
South Korea’s economic model has for decades leaned on export-led manufacturing operated by family-owned corporate giants. A 2015 report from...
Month: May 2023
ChatGPT’s new app comes out of the gate hot, tops half a million installs in first 6 days
Despite being U.S.- and iOS-only ahead of today’s expansion to 11 more global markets, OpenAI’s ChatGPT app has been off...
YouTube Stories are shutting down June 26 as company focuses on Shorts
Stories are over — at least on YouTube, that is. The Google-owned video site announced today that YouTube Stories will...
Google starts opening up access to its new generative AI capabilities in Search
Google announced today that it’s starting to open up access to new generative AI capabilities in Search after teasing them...
Vinfast recalls EVs sent to U.S. over a software glitch
Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has issued its first recall for some of its 2023 VF8 vehicles over a software glitch that...
Starling’s results are more proof that high interest rates could be a boon for fintech
Earlier this month, we noticed that several popular American fintech companies were seeing rapid revenue growth thanks to high interest...
Researchers uncover Russia-linked malware that could immobilize electric grids
Security researchers have discovered new industrial control system malware, dubbed “CosmicEnergy,” which they say could be used to disrupt critical...
The revamped MoviePass goes nationwide
As promised, MoviePass is returning. After last year’s Labor Day beta/waiting list launch, the movie theater subscription service is open...
Arrington Capital-backed group to acquire Celsius assets
Following a bankruptcy process, the assets of the failed crypto lender Celsius Network are about to be acquired by a...
On the internet, nobody knows you’re a bot
Something really scary is happening on the internet. It’s a horror story unfolding in front of us, in three simple...
Elon Musk’s Twitter: Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification
Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter, where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and...
Celebrity investors pile into consumer savings startup Checkmate
We’ve all been there. Shopping online and desperately searching for a promo code so that you can save some money...
Instagram now allows for ads in search results via its Marketing API
Two months after announcing that it was beginning to test ads in search results, Instagram said today that it now...
Take a look at Wolf’s first cohort of Bitcoin-driven startups
Historically, startups have built their products on blockchains outside of the Bitcoin network to avoid its slow transaction speeds, high...
WhatsApp is working on introducing usernames to the app
WhatsApp has long relied on phone numbers as the only identity for accounts. Users need a phone number to create...
Sam Altman’s big European tour
Fresh from telling US lawmakers he’s a fan of regulation and laws are needed to mitigate the risks around artificial...
Kapital gets more of its own capital to help LatAm businesses monitor cash flow
Mexican fintech company Kapital grabbed a fresh round of capital, $20 million in Series A and $45 million in a...
Arc browser’s new tool lets you remove some elements from a website
The Browser Company, the company behind the web browser Arc, introduced a fun new tool today called Boosts. It lets...
Generation Prime launches to make fertility services more accessible in Asia
Generation Prime, a startup that wants to make IVF and other fertility services more accessible to patients in Asia, is...
DeepMind’s CEO will discuss research, Google and more on Disrupt’s AI Stage
Artificial intelligence captures headlines on an almost a daily basis — and for good reason. The technology will have a...
