Showing all posts tagged Startups 
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       Claude 2.1: Anthropic’s ChatGPT Rival Gets New Killer Feature  
 As OpenAI hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Anthropic has turned Claude into an "industry-leading" AI tool.
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       What Is Claude AI and Anthropic? ChatGPT’s Rival Explained  
 Learn everything you really need to know about the new AI chatbot and the startup behind it. 
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       A Research Team Plans to Merge AI with Human Brain Cells  
 The research team has been handed a $400,000 research grant in government funding. 
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       What Is xAI? Elon Musk Reveals New Startup To Rival OpenAI  
 The billionaire is building a new AI startup to rival OpenAI - a company he co-founded eight years ago. 
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       20 Best Free and Paid Tools for Startups in 2023  
 We put the top startup tools through their paces, and these are our top picks — broken down by category. 
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       Six New Tech Startups to Look Out For in 2023  
 Running a tech startup in 2022 was no easy feat. Meet the budding businesses that are defying the odds. 
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       TikTok Hopes Startups Can Breathe Life Into Its Shopping Struggles  
 Social commerce is a hugely lucrative industry in Asia but hasn't taken off in the US and Europe, despite Big Tech's efforts.
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       Almost 25% of Laid-off Tech Workers Start Their Own Businesses  
 A survey shows that huge swathes of tech workers who've been fired from their jobs start their own companies shortly after.
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       Tech Companies Are Hiring Staff… Then Rescinding the Offers  
 Along with mass layoffs and halting hiring, some companies are taking the extreme measure of cancelling job offers.
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       Square Sellers Will Get Apple’s ‘Tap to Pay’ on iPhones This Year  
 When Apple first revealed its Tap to Pay feature, some media outlets called it the "Square-killer." Times have changed.
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       Report: 33% of US Small Businesses Couldn’t Pay Their Rent Last Month  
 52% of SMBs have dealt with a rent increase within the past six months, with many seeing rent rise more than 20%.
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       Buy Now, Pay Later Service Affirm Is Teaming Up With Stripe  
 The fintech team-up will give millions of customers the option to buy now and pay later when checking out with Stripe.
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       Why Massive Cryptocurrency Selloffs Highlight a Tech Industry Downturn  
 Investors anticipating a bad economy are selling off risky assets. It's hard to get riskier than cryptocurrency.
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       Amazon Wants Your Business to Deliver Its Parcels  
 In the face of ongoing logistical challenges, Amazon has been rolling out a secret delivery program for over a year.
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       Shopify Just Bought the Deliverr Shipping Network for $2.1 Billion  
 Deliverr has an asset-light infrastructure while Shopify owns a "network of large-capacity, self-operated hubs."
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       The First Day of the Etsy Boycott: Sellers Are Striking All Week  
 The strike starts on April 11th, the same day of Etsy's transaction fee hike. Etsy customers are encouraged to boycott, too.
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       Instacart Drops Its Valuation by Almost 40%  
 Other companies in similar businesses -- advertising and delivery -- have also seen declines in stock value lately. 
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       Amazon Has Acquired Ecommerce Startup Veeqo  
 The deal went through in November, but the news flew under the radar until an investor confirmed the deal earlier this week.
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       This Company Tested Meta’s Virtual Reality Workroom  
 Is the Metaverse worth it? Here's the good, the bad, and the future of the nascent technology.
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       Etsy Is Boosting Seller Transaction Fees By 30%  
 Etsy's new fee increases are likely to most strongly impact businesses with low existing sales margins.
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       US Postal Service Launches Next-Day Shipping for Local Businesses  
 Rates for Connect Local start at $3.95 for a package under five pounds, and steadily rise based on weight.
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