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Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation

Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation: Articul8's valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A. Read More

McKinsey and General Catalyst execs say the era of 'learn once, work forever' is over: Calacanis, General Catalyst's Taneja, and McKinsey's Sternfels discussed how AI is reshaping technology and the labor force. Read More

Spotify now lets you share what you're streaming in real time with friends: You can tap a friend’s listening activity to play the track, save it, open the menu, or react with an emoji. Read More

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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount's bid again, calls it a 'leveraged buyout'

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount's bid again, calls it a 'leveraged buyout': The studio's board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance's revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a "leveraged buyout" that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt. Read More

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