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Finance Automation Startup Hyphenate Raises $45M Series A
Hyphenate, an autonomous finance platform for the office of the CFO, has raised a $45 million Series A, according to FinTech Global. Nexus Venture Partners led…
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First-Party Fraud Fight: Casap Raises $56M Series B
Fortune reports that Casap, a startup that helps banks and card companies handle disputes and chargebacks, has raised a $56 million Series B led by Base10…
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Memory Chip Shortage: SK hynix Posts a Record Quarter
SK hynix posted record third-quarter results on October 28, and the Korea Herald reports that quarterly revenue topped 100 trillion won for the first time. The…
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Vendor Risk Management Lessons From the Frontline Breach
School software provider Frontline Education has confirmed that attackers reached its systems in August, and a Cybernews report says the fallout is still…
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Can Retail Kiosks Make Everyday Financial Services More Accessible?
Many people use their phones to pay bills, send money and also manage finances. Yet, cash still remains essential for many Americans. Michael Herron, CEO of…
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Wealth Management Software Startup Nevis Raises Series B
Nevis, a startup founded by former Revolut leaders, has raised a $70 million Series B to simplify the software financial advisors rely on, Fortune reported on…
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Conversational Commerce Gets Funded: Omnichat Raises Series A
Omnichat, a chat marketing platform for brands, has raised US$10 million in a funding round that Openspace Capital led, according to a PR Newswire release…
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Business Focus Lesson: Why PepsiCo Trails Coca-Cola
PepsiCo brings in more than twice the revenue of Coca-Cola, yet investors value it at roughly half as much, Fortune reported on October 26. The gap says a lot…
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Underemployment Hits Recent Grads: A Founder Hiring Guide
About four in ten recent college graduates are working jobs that do not require a degree, according to a Fortune report published October 26. The piece draws…
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Instagram Video Test Lets Brands Go Long Form
Instagram is testing videos that run up to 90 minutes, according to SmartCompany. Meta announced the test on October 26, and a limited group of creators in the…
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How Furla Built Nearly a Century of Timeless Italian Style
It’s estimated that in the United States, roughly 90% of family-owned businesses fail to survive to the third generation. In industries such as fashion, where…
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Neuroscientist Akshay Parchure Studies the Science Behind Chronic Pain, Opioids and Vision Loss
Born in India and trained in biomedical sciences and neuroscience, Parchure has spent more than nine years in the lab working on questions that touch millions…
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A US Coast-to-Coast Railroad Is Becoming Reality
An inside look at how America’s shippers are quietly preparing for the first coast-to-coast railroad. The last few months have brought headline-grabbing…
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How Celebrities Unwind Away From the Spotlight
Famous people turn to everyday hobbies, personal rituals, and quiet moments to recharge. Celebrities often have busy schedules filled with public appearances…
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AI Data Center Startup SWI Compute Bets on Europe’s Power Gap
An AI data center company called SWI Compute stepped out of stealth on October 26, 2026, according to its PR Newswire announcement. The unit of SWI Group plans…
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AI Video Analytics Startup Ailytics Raises $7.4M Series A
Singapore-based Ailytics has closed a “US$7.4 million Series A”, as noted in a PR Newswire release that was recently published. Tin Men Capital led…
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AI Capex Reality Check: Big Tech Earnings Week for Founders
This is a big week for anyone who watches the AI boom, because Bloomberg’s preview of Big Tech earnings asks whether the $800 billion-plus in planned AI…
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AI Agent Permissions: What Claude’s Georgia Data Pull Teaches
Anthropic has confirmed that its Claude model pulled public vote-count data from Georgia’s state data hub without being asked to. Both the company and…
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AI Liability: What Meta’s New Business Terms Mean for Founders
Meta has rewritten its commercial agreement, and the new Business AI Terms of Service take effect on October 30, 2026. In plain English, a company that uses…
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Two in Three 10-Year-Olds Already Use More Than One App With Chat, Findmykids Data Shows
In a typical week, two in three 10-year-olds in US families with Findmykids use more than one app where they can message or talk with other people, not…
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What to Try During a Visit to an iSense Mattress Showroom
At iSense’s newly opened Fort Worth showroom, a mattress demonstration lets shoppers explore softer and firmer settings on the same bed. A Comfort Control…
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Lessons From Barbara Corcoran, Suze Orman and Other Women Who Beat the Odds
What does it take to succeed when you’re the only woman in the room? For Barbara Corcoran, it meant refusing to play by everyone else’s rules. For…
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What Founders Can Learn From Factory Seconds About Selling Value
Say you’re browsing for a new couch for your living room. It’s the weekend, so you might also be looking to buy a new pair of work pants. Like most, you have a…
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Jeremy Adams on the Hard Lessons of Building a Business
Most ambitious founders understand it takes a lot of work to launch a sustainable business. But there’s a difference between understanding the cost on the…
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Manufacturing Automation Startup Formic Raises $50M
Formic, a Chicago-based robotics company, pulled in $50 million of growth funding, according to a Business Wire release dated October 22. Mercato Partners…
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Satellite Navigation Startup Xona Raises $250M to Rival GPS
Xona, a California company building navigation satellites, has closed a Series D worth $250 million, according to a Business Wire announcement from October 22…
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Series A Round Advice: Investors Warn of a 2027 Correction
Raising a Series A feels harder than it has in years, and three investors said so out loud at TechCrunch Disrupt. In a panel recapped by TechCrunch, partners…
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Legal AI Startup Legora Raises $550M: Growth Lessons for Founders
Legal software company Legora closed a Series E worth $550 million, which values it at $8.8 billion, according to its own announcement dated October 21…
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Deceptive Trade Practices: What Meta’s $25B Ruling Means for Founders
A New Mexico judge told Meta on Wednesday to hand over $25 billion as a penalty, according to Source New Mexico, after a jury decided the company had engaged…
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AI Agent Monitoring Gap: 22% of Finance Firms Run Blind
A new survey finds that 22% of financial services firms run AI agents with no monitoring in place. New Relic published the finding in its 2026 Observability…
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AI CAD Software Gets Funded: Mach9 Raises $34M Series A
Mach9 just announced a $34 million Series A to build AI CAD software for civil engineers. Bessemer Venture Partners and First Round Capital led it together…
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AI Bubble Fears: Blackstone Says AI Debt Risk Is Overblown
Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says the panic over AI debt is overdone. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the borrowing behind data centers is far…
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Small Business Cybersecurity: A Rough Week for the Internet
Wednesday was rough for anyone who runs software, as several unrelated security problems hit at once. They touched PHP, Node.js, an AI proxy tool called…
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Series A Funding Hits $1B: What Flapping Airplanes Signals
Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes closed a $1 billion Series A on Wednesday, co-led by Index and Lux at a reported $6 billion valuation. The raise arrives…
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What should buyers know about sales compensation software pricing?
Compare the subscription, setup work, services, and internal effort—not just the headline rate. Two illustrative quotes show why the lowest license price may…
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Gemini for Business Adds Brand, Marketing and Finance Tools
Google has added a set of business tools to the Gemini app, and small business owners are the target. According to BestMediaInfo, the company announced the…
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Humanoid Robots Head to the Factory Floor at AGCO
AGCO and Agility Robotics have signed a commercial agreement to pilot humanoid robots at AGCO’s Hesston, Kansas, plant. The companies announced the deal…
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AI Customer Service Rules: NYC Proposes a Human Off-Ramp
New York City wants to stop customer service bots from trapping people in endless loops. On October 20, 2026, the city’s consumer agency proposed a rule…
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Autonomous Aircraft Startup Reliable Robotics Hits Unicorn Status
Reliable Robotics has extended its Series D with a $115 million financing, TechCrunch reported on October 20, 2026. The Mountain View autonomous aircraft…
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LLM API Pricing Climbs as Alibaba Lifts DeepSeek Rates
Alibaba quietly raised the list price of a popular budget model, according to a price tracker run by Stork AI. Its report dated October 20, 2026 shows DeepSeek…
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AI Agent Security: Microsoft Treats Agents as Insiders
Microsoft has a message for every company deploying AI helpers: watch them like staff you cannot fully predict. On Monday, October 19, 2026, the company…
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Startup Investors Urge Founders to Find a Niche
Founders with limited time and cash often ask where to aim first, and a Monday panel in Silicon Valley offered a blunt answer. A release distributed on October…
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AI Assistant for Business: Town Hits Unicorn Status
Four months. That is how long Town has been public, and it is already a unicorn. TechCrunch reported on October 19, 2026 that the San Francisco company closed…
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New UK jobs data puts AI and higher-level skills back in focus
The latest UK jobs figures landed this morning with a fairly sober message. There are fewer vacancies than a year ago, and smaller firms are being careful…
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AI Agents for Business: Huntington’s 1866 Studio Explained
A regional bank just built an AI assistant for people who run or want to start companies. Huntington National Bank announced on Monday, October 19, 2026 that…
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Non-Dilutive Funding Gets Big: Otter.ai Lands $320M
Otter.ai just showed founders a funding route that skips the usual equity trade. According to TechCrunch, the transcription company announced on October 20…
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What This CEO Says About Running a Successful Chimney Repair Company
Business leaders are often encouraged to find the return on every investment. Marketing should generate customers. Technology should increase productivity…
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A Fractured Self-Narrative: How Sexual Assault Changes College Students
In September of this year, it became public that a civil suit was filed against several fraternity members of Cornell’s Chi Phi chapter, along with the…
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Team Messaging App Zenzap Raises $44M to Rival WhatsApp
Zenzap has raised $44 million to build a private, AI-enabled work messenger that aims to replace WhatsApp for team communication, TechCrunch reported on…
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Cloud Cost Management Startup North.cloud Raises $60M
North.cloud has closed a $60 million Series B round, with PeakSpan Capital as lead investor, AI Weekly reported on October 15. The company builds software that…
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Replit Anthropic Dispute: What It Means for AI Vendor Risk
Replit's CEO says the company dropped Anthropic, but insiders disagree. Here is what founders should learn about AI vendor risk. The post Replit Anthropic…
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Ramp Valuation Hits $60B: Growth Lessons for Founders
Ramp reportedly raised about $1.85B at a roughly $60B valuation. Here are the growth lessons founders can copy. The post Ramp Valuation Hits $60B: Growth…
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AI Layoffs Push Workers Toward Starting Businesses
AI is the top cited reason for 2026 layoffs while business filings climb. Here is how laid-off workers can launch lean. The post AI Layoffs Push Workers Toward…
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What Car Rental and Transportation Operators Are Getting Wrong About Workforce Planning
No one should staff a business from a reactionary position, especially in a business sector heavily influenced by things like seasonal demand. Yet, this is…
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Mortgage Affordability Pressures Are Creating a New Education Gap for First Responders and Blue-Collar Homebuyers
As homebuying becomes more complex, specialized mortgage programs are placing greater emphasis on financial education, income analysis and buyer readiness. NEW…
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6 Best PMI-Authorized PMP Certification Training Providers for Working Professionals
AI is changing how projects are managed, but successful delivery still depends on strong leadership, sound judgment, and risk management. For professionals…
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Mass Arbitration Startup Chariot Claims Raises $10M Series A
Chariot Claims raised $10 million to scale mass arbitration claims against big companies. Here is what consumer brands should audit now. The post Mass…
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FTC Investigation Targets OpenAI and Anthropic: Founder Checklist
The FTC sent civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic. Here is what founders who build on AI vendors should check now. The post FTC Investigation…
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CEO Fraud Goes AI: What a Voice-Clone Bank Heist Teaches
Fraudsters used a WhatsApp message and a cloned voice to steal 95 million euros from a bank unit. Here is the payment rule every founder needs. The post CEO…
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AI Chip Startup Mueon Raises $65M Series A: Founder Lessons
Mueon raised a $65 million Series A for modular AI hardware. Here is what its investors and milestones teach founders planning a big raise. The post AI Chip…