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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Health insurance startup Alan reaches $4.5B valuation with new $193M funding round
Belfius is leading Alan’s Series F funding round of €173 million (around $193 million at current exchange rates). © 2024...
India’s Physics Wallah raises $210M at $2.8B valuation even as edtech funding remains scarce
An Indian edtech startup has secured $210 million in fresh financing amid a tough funding environment for edtech companies in...
John Mulaney skewers San Francisco tech crowd at Dreamforce
Attendees of the giant, annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco love being the butt of the joke. Last year, Seth...
Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma abandons human musicians for AI-generated music
Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is ditching human musicians for artificial intelligence, saying he’ll use only AI-generated tunes in future...
Family of man who took own life after COVID jab complications call for action on government compensation
The family of an NHS pharmacist who took his own life after suffering paralysing complications from a COVID jab are...
Elon Musk’s reposts of Kamala Harris deepfakes may not fly under new California law
California’s newest law could land social media users who post, or repost, AI deepfakes that deceive voters about upcoming elections...
SpaceX disputes $633K FAA fine, citing ‘systematic challenges’ with agency
SpaceX sent a letter to top congressional leaders on Wednesday denying allegations that it violated its launch licenses on two...
Chipmaker Qualcomm lays off hundreds of workers in San Diego
This is the chipmaker's second round of layoffs over the past year, while the company recorded billions in revenue. ©...
Gaming Lyft’s Citi Bike algos was a lucrative side hustle for a while
A New York Times article Thursday highlighted a lucrative side hustle that is emblematic of the times we live in:...
FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations
A new FTC report on how social media and streaming sites collect and monetize their hoards of user data doesn’t...
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