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What is Fartcoin? And why is it soaring right now?

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have frequently expressed frustration with the lack of respect digital currency gets from many traditional investors. But when the hottest crypto of the moment is called “Fartcoin,” it’s kind of hard for them to occupy the moral high ground.

The joke crypto, which is even more useless than Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency

‘Being a teen mom doesn’t mean that you’re a sh***y parent’: TikTok’s teen moms are making big money

“Dinner w an exhausted overstimulated 19y old teen mom who hates cooking,” wrote MariClare MacLamroc over a video of herself cooking pasta and sauce. The video, posted to her 1.7 million TikTok followers, has racked up more than 2.6 million views. “We are all so proud of you,” wrote one person in the comments. 

OpenAI vs. Musk: How their legal battle aims to prevent an AI ‘dictatorship’

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence “dictatorship” is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing

How ride-hailing apps are replacing school buses

Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool.

On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her own dad as they drove to their selective public school on the city’s North Side. For 40 minutes, they rode along the same congested highway.

“They’re waving to

Founder mode can’t work. Be maximalist

The tech industry was recently abuzz with a post from Y Combinator founder Paul Graham on “founder mode.” In a nutshell, his concept explores the need for leaders to act in urgent,

This Mark Cuban-backed startup is helping creators monetize their audiences

Falon Fatemi first met Mark Cuban in 2011 at South By Southwest, where the two bonded over ideas about untapped opportunities in the tech industry. Though she didn’t initially recognize the Shark Tank star, the two clicked and decided to keep in touch, often catching up whenever Cuban visited the Bay Area.

By 2015, Fatemi, a former Google and YouTube employee, had founded her AI-powered startup, Node.ai, and successfully pitched Cuban to become an early investor. 

How data scientist Rebecca Portnoff is pushing AI companies to tackle child abuse head on

As she was finishing up her undergraduate degree at Princeton University, Rebecca Portnoff was trying to figure out what was next: more school, or go work for a tech company?

She studied computer science, doing her dissertation on natural language processing. This was over a decade ago, when artificial intelligence wasn’t the buzzword it is today but still held scores of promise and excitem

Eddie AI is one of the best video editing tools out there

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“Hey, can you cut that two-hour conference presentation down to a two-minute video for LinkedIn?”

Two years ago, that request would have sent someone deep into video editing software, scrubbing th

These 5 cool Google Maps features are off the beaten path

If you’re like… well, just about everyone, you probably use Google Maps to get from Point A to Point B and that’s it.

But this venerable route wrangler is more than just a navigation app. It’s got some not-so-obvious features that are helpful beyond finding your way around.

Here’s a look at five of my favorites.

Dude, where’s my car?

Am I willing to admit I’ve misplaced my car more than

Why Thrive Capital’s Vince Hankes is betting big on OpenAI

“We’re in this massive paradigm shift,” says Vince Hankes, the venture capitalist leading Thrive Capital’s investment in OpenAI. “And when that happens, historically, there have been new companies created that are worth a lot of money.”

Thrive Capital wasn’t an early investor in the generative AI standout—it didn’t buy in until 2023—but it’s made some of the biggest bets on the startup. It reportedly


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