YC startups can now recieve investment in stablecoin

All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks through stablecoins, crypto YC partner Nemil Dala Told The Block. yc is famous “Standard Deal” The thing is, it invests $500,000 in startups accepted into its program in exchange for 7% of their companies. Now this deal is impacting blockchains…

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AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’? | TechCrunch

How many of the companies with recent layoffs are actually adapting their workforces to the competencies and challenges of artificial intelligence? And how many of them were using AI as an excuse to cover up other problems? this is the question An article from the New York Times On the trend of “AI-washing”, where companies…

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Waymo reportedly raising a $16 billion funding round

Waymo has New $16 billion funding round almost finalized According to the Financial Times, the robotaxi company would be valued at $110 billion. More than three-quarters of that funding will reportedly come from a source closer to home — Alphabet, where Waymo is a subsidiary. (The company was incubated as part of Alphabet’s “Moonshot Factory”.)…

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