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Picsart launches a suite of AI-powered tools that let you generate videos, backgrounds, GIFs and more Nov 13, 2023

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Picsart, a photo-editing startup backed by SoftBank, is launching a new suite of AI-powered tools for businesses and individuals.

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Chptr, a memorialization app for gathering and sharing memories of loved ones, raises $1.5M Nov 13, 2023

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Chptr, an app for sharing and holding onto memories of lost loved ones, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

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Ozone raises $7.1M to scale its AI-powered collaborative video editor in the cloud Nov 10, 2023

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Ozone, the maker of an AI-powered collaborative video editor in the cloud, has raised $7.1 million in seed funding and is launching in open beta.

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mogul club raises $3.6M toward its effort to make real estate investing more accessible Nov 10, 2023

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While the idea of owning rental properties is appealing to many Americans, the ability to vet and afford such investments in single-family homes is out of reach for a large part of the population.

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Popular video chat service Omegle shuts down Nov 09, 2023

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Omegle, an online service that allowed individuals to connect and chat with strangers, has shut down after 15 years citing growing misuse of the platform, including in committing “unspeakably heinous crimes.”

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Vanguard slashes Ola valuation by 60%-plus; NB reduces Pharmeasy’s by over 90% Nov 09, 2023

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Written by Manish Singh - The U.S. index fund pioneer Vanguard has cut the worth of its holding in the Indian ride-hailing startup Ola by nearly two thirds since original investment.

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Meta taps Hugging Face for startup accelerator to spur adoption of open source AI models Nov 08, 2023

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Written by Pete Sawers - Facebook parent Meta is teaming up with Hugging Face and European cloud infrastructure company Scaleway to launch a new AI-focused startup program at the Station F startup megacampus in Paris.

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Lidl owner and Bosch Ventures co-lead $500M Series B into German AI startup Aleph Alpha Nov 08, 2023

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German AI startup Aleph Alpha has raised a Series B funding round of $500 million from a consortium of seven new investors, as well as existing investors from previous rounds.

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Enable, a platform for managing B2B rebates, is now worth $1B Nov 07, 2023

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There’s a new unicorn in town, and its name is Enable.

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Appetite wants to help you and your friends discover, plan and book a meal out Nov 07, 2023

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Appetite, an app for discovering and booking restaurants, is aiming to streamline the process of planning nights out with friends and family.

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