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Parade’s Cami Tellez announces new creator economy marketing platform, $4M in funding

Tellez is the founder of the viral undergarments brand Parade, which at one point was seen as the Gen Z rival to Victoria’s Secret. Launched in 2019, when Tellez was just 21, the company went on to raise millions in funding and attract thousands of customers, but was sold in …

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MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral calorie app built by teens

After deal talks lasting almost a year, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired its up-and-coming rival Cal AI. Cal AI is the AI calorie counting app startup built by two high school teenagers that soared to over 15 million downloads and over $30 million in annual revenue in under two years, MyFitnessPal …

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Hackers and internet outages hit Iran amid US air strikes

Early on Saturday, cities across Iran, including its capital Tehran, were rocked by a series of U. and Israel-led airstrikes that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, and top leadership. According to reports, the military campaign coincided with cyberattacks targeting the country, one of which flooded a popular …

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Apple bakes in AI smarts into its new $599 iPhone 17e

Apple on Monday unveiled the latest version of its budget-friendly iPhone line. The iPhone 17e retails for $599 and will be available on March 11. The smartphone comes with the A19 chip that’s found in the base iPhone 17, and will support Apple Intelligence. The base model comes with 256 …

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Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade, starting at $599

Apple on Monday unveiled a new iPad Air that’s powered by the M4 chip. The company says the device is designed to be faster, thanks to an updated neural engine and more memory, making it better for AI uses. This Air is said to be 30% faster than the M3 …

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A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups

The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm bells for the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry. On the other hand, AI-powered customer support startups such as Decagon, Parloa, and Sierra have picked up millions of dollars in funding …

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Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data

A group of hacktivists calling themselves “Department of Peace” claimed to have hacked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaking allegedly stolen documents online. On Sunday, the nonprofit transparency collective DDoSecrets published data relating to contracts between DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and more than 6,000 companies, including defense …

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X adds ‘Paid Partnership’ labels so creators can ditch the hashtags

Social network X on Monday announced the introduction of a new “Paid Partnership” label that creators can apply to their posts to indicate they’re s. The feature could help improve creators’ authenticity, so fans know when a product recommendation is an original sentiment, versus a paid sponsorship, while also complying …

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Tech workers urge DOD, Congress to withdraw Anthropic label as a supply-chain risk

Hundreds of tech workers have signed an open letter urging the Department of Defense to withdraw its designation of Anthropic as a “supply-chain risk. ” The letter also calls on Congress to step in and “examine whether the use of these extraordinary authorities against an American technology company is appropriate. …

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Paramount+ and HBO Max to merge into one streaming service after WBD deal closes

Following the surprising news that Netflix had withdrawn its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Paramount Skydance stepped in to purchase the company. On Monday, CEO David Ellison announced during a call with investors that the company plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single, unified platform. …

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