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Category: Business News
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Media & Entertainment Deals, David McIninch appointed General, and more.
Media & Entertainment Deals this week: BMI has appointed David McIninch as General Manager of Soundmouse, the AI-driven cue sheet platform it acquired from; and Hagens Berman, a law firm with a history of massive class-action victories…
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AI & Tech Funding Rounds, Exclusive XCures Lands 46M Series B Clean Up, and more.
AI & Tech Funding Rounds this week: XCures, a healthcare data infrastructure startup, raised a $46M Series B led by Innovius Capital at a $127M; and Patronus AI, a startup founded by former Meta AI researchers, has raised a $50 million…
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What happened after 2,000 people tried to hack my AI assistant
Independent Operator & Newsletter Analysis this week: This matters for Independent Operator & Newsletter Analysis because it gives a concrete current signal to track; and Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic Socialist candidate who has…
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Retail and supply chain operations, Claire s opens Illinois, and more.
Retail and supply chain operations this week: Claire’s has opened a 248,000-square-foot distribution center in Elgin, Illinois, designed to streamline inventory; and Sephora is implementing global ‘quiet hours’ in its stores, reducing…
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CreateMe, Avalo And Laguna Fabrics Launch “Seed To System,” The First AI-Powered Apparel Manufacturing Ecosystem
Fashion and apparel industry developments this week: CreateMe Technologies, Avalo, and Laguna Fabrics have launched ‘Seed to System,’ a pilot ecosystem integrating; and Thomas Jefferson University is restructuring its Kanbar College into…
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A24 Will Survive the AI Backlash, but Some Are Convinced the Company Has ‘Sold Its Soul’
Film and TV Development this week: A24 has entered a $75 million research partnership with Google DeepMind to develop AI workflows for filmmaking; and A first-time feature director details the development and production of his debut film…
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NJEDA Approves First Award Under Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program – NJEDA
Made In USA manufacturing and logistics this week: The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved the first tax credit award under the Next New; and Burlington Stores opened a 2-million-square-foot distribution center…
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Legislative Roundup: 59 TV and film productions injecting $1.11B into economy; 11,700 jobs
Film and TV Development this week: Pennsylvania’s Film Office awarded a record $117 million in tax credits to 59 productions, projected to inject $1; and This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a concrete current signal…
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Datasette Apps: Host custom HTML applications inside Datasette
Independent Operator & Newsletter Analysis this week: Simon Willison launched datasette-apps, a new plugin that lets users host sandboxed HTML+JavaScript applications; and Replika and Wabi founder Eugenia Kuyda tells Platformer that AI…
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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World-Model Startup Odyssey Leads With $310M In Slower
Capital Flows & Deals this week: This week’s top U.S. venture deals totaled $1.1 billion across 10 rounds, led by Odyssey’s $310 million Series B for; and NBCUniversal is merging its two scripted television studios, UCP and Universal…