2024-12-20

4 key traits this Silicon Valley VC looks for in founders

Every year, millions of businesses are created around the world. In order for these big ideas to turn into successful startups, most of them will inevitably come up against the challenges of fundraising.  While there is no magic formula, there are variables that founders can hon [...]

2024-12-20

One smart ring to rule them all? Finnish startup Oura raises $200M

Finnish startup Oura has closed its Series D funding round at $200mn, bringing the smart ring maker’s valuation to a cosy $5.2bn. Oura’s smart ring uses 20 biometric markers to track sleep, physical activity, and stress resilience. The device displays this data on an app tha [...]

2024-12-20

OpenAI Upgrades Its Smartest AI Model With Improved Reasoning Skills

A day after Google announced its first model capable of reasoning over problems, OpenAI has upped the stakes with an improved version of its own. [...]

2024-12-20

I Used AI to Do All of My Holiday Shopping

Chatbots aren't very good at picking gifts, but that didn't stop me from burning the planet in a quest for the perfect baking equipment. [...]

2024-12-20

Generative AI Still Needs to Prove Its Usefulness

The hype is fading, and people are asking what generative artificial intelligence is really good for. So far, no one has a decent answer. [...]

2024-12-20

Who is the Hawk Tuah girl, and what does it mean?

A woman funnily answered a sexual question during a street interview, and the viral 'Hawk Tuah' TikTok girl was born. [...]

2024-12-20

Hawk Tuah girl Haliey Welch resurfaces and is immediately roasted by the internet

'Hawk Tuah' girl Haliey Welch put out a statement after a memecoin debacle. The internet responded with somewhat angry memes, reactions, and jokes. [...]

2024-12-19

The 66 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now (December 2024)

Deadpool & Wolverine, Alien: Romulus, and Elton John: Never Too Late are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Disney+ this month. [...]

2024-12-19

German startup behind electric ‘microliner’ lands €14M runway

Munich-based startup Vaeridion has secured €14mn to develop an electric aircraft that it hopes will whisk passengers on short-haul routes around Europe by 2030.  “The microliner looks like a regular plane and it takes off from a runway — the only difference is that it will [...]