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VC pitch show ‘Meet the Drapers’ partners with TikTok
Venture capitalist Tim Draper’s international pitch competition, “Meet the Drapers,” is partnering up with TikTok as it heads…
NFL kicks off in Brazil for the first time, but reporters and fans can’t post on X due to nationwide ban
The Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers will face off tonight in their first game of the…
How to watch the iPhone 16 reveal during this year’s big Apple Event
It might have been a brat summer, but Apple thinks it’s “glowtime” for its iPhone 16 event. The…
Roblox introduces new earning opportunities for creators, teases generative AI project
At the annual Roblox Developers Conference, the company announced on Friday a series of changes coming to the…
How a cold email to a VC helped salon software startup Mangomint raise $35M
Back in 2017, Daniel Lang, Dan Poineau and Sandra Huber came together to build Mangomint, a startup that…
Second Byju’s auditor exits in a year as financial turmoil deepens
BDO, the auditor for Indian edtech startup Byju’s, has resigned with immediate effect, marking the second auditor departure…
Wealthy Harris donors are reportedly pressing for ouster of FTC Chair Lina Khan
Some of Vice President Kamala Harris’ wealthier donors are informally asking for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be…
The maiden voyage of Blue Origin’s massive new rocket won’t be for NASA
The world will have to wait a little longer to see Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket fly…
Google to receive punishment for search monopoly by next August, says judge
A federal judge says he will deliver a punishment in Google’s antitrust case by August 2025, according to…
Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What…
Watch live as Boeing and NASA attempt to bring empty Starliner back to Earth
After 93 days on orbit, Starliner is coming home. The spacecraft is a “go” for undocking from the…
Meta will let third-party apps place calls to WhatsApp and Messenger users — in 2027
Meta on Friday published an update on how it plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA),…
University of Texas opens robotics program up to incoming freshmen
The University of Texas at Austin this week announced that it has opened its undergraduate robotics program to…
C-Zero is raising $18M to make emission-free hydrogen using natural gas, filings reveal
Hydrogen startup C-Zero has raised $5 million of an $18 million funding round, according to an SEC filing.…
Startups have to be clever when fighting larger rivals
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups.…