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9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2

9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2

Here are the startups from YC Demo Day 2 that we thought stood out from the floc...

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Ryanair CEO threatens to send average ticket prices skyrocketing more than 30%

Ryanair CEO threatens to send average ticket prices sky...

The budget airline bosses blamed sluggish sales on “frugal” consumers.

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Indian game streaming startup Loco sells majority stake to Redwood

Indian game streaming startup Loco sells majority stake...

UAE-based Redwood has acquired a majority stake in the game streaming platform L...

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Meta’s Orion glasses show that consumer AR wearables are almost here

Meta’s Orion glasses show that consumer AR wearables ar...

For about a decade, Meta has been working on an audacious project: AR glasses st...

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Former Brex COO who now heads unicorn fintech Figure says GPT is already upending the mortgage industry

Former Brex COO who now heads unicorn fintech Figure sa...

Lending startup Figure will be launching an AI tool powered by GPT-4 to help cat...

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SoFi Bank Review September 2024: An online bank with solid APYs and a long list of financial services

SoFi Bank Review September 2024: An online bank with so...

SoFi Bank offers a low-cost online banking option for digital-first consumers an...

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American Express’s CEO called Warren Buffett to warn him about pandemic losses—but he didn’t even flinch, and offered him advice instead

American Express’s CEO called Warren Buffett to warn hi...

Warren Buffett had some advice for American Express CEO Steve Squeri at the star...

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What is Medicare tax and and who pays it? Experts explain

What is Medicare tax and and who pays it? Experts explain

Medicare funding comes from a combination of government contributions, payroll t...

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Fintech giants Robinhood and Revolut eye stablecoins

Fintech giants Robinhood and Revolut eye stablecoins

They're betting on finally loosening Tether’s grip on the rapidly expanding $170...

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Nomi’s companion chatbots will now remember things like the colleague you don’t get along with

Nomi’s companion chatbots will now remember things like...

As OpenAI boasts about its o1 model’s increased thoughtfulness, small, self-fund...

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Security compliance unicorn Drata lays off 9% of its workforce

Security compliance unicorn Drata lays off 9% of its wo...

Drata, a security compliance automation platform that helps companies adhere to ...

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OpenAI’s VP of global affairs claims o1 is ‘virtually perfect’ at correcting bias, but the data doesn’t quite back that up

OpenAI’s VP of global affairs claims o1 is ‘virtually p...

Departures might be dominating the week’s OpenAI-related headlines. But comments...

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Starlink will hit 4 million subscribers this week, SpaceX President says 

Starlink will hit 4 million subscribers this week, Spac...

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer m...

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UK police probe Islamophobic cyberattack on train stations’ Wi&Fi

UK police probe Islamophobic cyberattack on train stati...

U.K. transport officials and police said Thursday they are investigating a “cybe...

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Free COVID tests are back: Here’s how to place your USPS mail order from the government

Free COVID tests are back: Here’s how to place your USP...

Free COVID tests are officially back. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, and re...

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Shein faces probe in Italy over alleged greenwashing

Shein faces probe in Italy over alleged greenwashing

Italy’s antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based compa...