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Social media startup Fizz sues Instacart and Partiful for trademark infringement over new Fizz app May 12, 2025

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Social media startup Fizz is suing grocery delivery giant Instacart and party planning app Partiful for trademark infringement, the company announced on Thursday. Earlier this week, Instacart launched a new drinks and snack delivery app for parties called Fizz and announced that Partiful had integrated Fizz directly into its platform.

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Breathe lands $21M Series B to predict battery performance May 09, 2025

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Breathe has developed a suite of tools that it says helps automakers and others get the most out of their batteries.

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Ox Security lands a fresh $60M to scan for vulnerabilities in code May 09, 2025

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As “vibe coding” gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding.

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Agree.com raises $7.2M to take on Docusign, Bill.com with AI May 08, 2025

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Agree.com says its AI-powered e-signature platform is different from competitors because it includes invoicing and payment processing. That’s why the company might have a shot at tackling the industry goliath, Docusign.

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Relevance AI raises $24M to help businesses build AI agents May 08, 2025

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Individuals may work closely with AI agents as they become increasingly prevalent in the workplace. According to a report by Boston Consulting Group, the market for AI agents is expected to grow at a 45% compound annual growth rate over the next five years.

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Social Agent’s new app lets you book a photographer within 30 minutes May 07, 2025

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There’s an unspoken pressure nowadays to share all your special moments online, whether it be birthdays, graduations, or engagements. However, not everyone has the skills to take high-quality pictures, and often, people find themselves too distracted to snap the perfect shot.

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Revelo’s LatAm talent network sees strong demand from US companies, thanks to AI May 07, 2025

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While many tech companies are mandating that their employees return to their offices, and putting an emphasis on building in-person teams, they are also turning in droves to Latin America to find developer talent — especially for post-training AI models.

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Ara Partners new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets May 06, 2025

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Ara Partners recently raised an $800 million infrastructure fund focused on reducing carbon emissions in industrial sectors.

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Sam Altman’s World unveils a mobile verification device ... and more May 06, 2025

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Tools for Humanity, the startup behind the World human verification project that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded, plans to unveil Wednesday a mobile device designed to help people determine the difference between a human and an AI agent. Also, the dating app Raw claims it uses end-to-end encryption, but spilled its users' dating preferences and granular location data to the open web.

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AI sales tax startup Kintsugi had doubled its valuation in 6 months May 05, 2025

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Kintsugi, a Silicon Valley-based startup that helps companies offload and automate their sales tax compliance, has raised $18 million in new funding led by global indirect tax technology solution provider Vertex. The startup plans to enable more small and medium businesses to use its AI-enabled capabilities for tax calculations and filings.

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