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Roaring Kitty: Man Behind 2021's Meme Stock Surge, Driving GameStop, AMC Rally Again

Roaring Kitty's return sparks meme stock surge with GameStop and AMC soaring. GameStop faces challenges despite short-term gains.


UAE's New Falcon 2 11B AI Model Set To Outperform Meta and OpenAI

The UAE's Falcon 2 11B AI model, developed by the Technology Innovation Institute from Abu Dhabi, is a strong contender against OpenAI and Meta...

Elon Musk Slams Mark Zuckerberg's Meta for Engaging in 'Super Greedy' Advertising Practices

Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X, has criticized Meta for being "super greedy" in taking credit for advertisers running campaigns on its platform...

Donald Trump Net Worth Reaches an All-Time High After Truth Social Stock Jumps Over 10%

Shares of Trump Media soared over 10% on Monday, reaching levels not seen since late March and boosting the net worth of former President Donald Trump to an all-time high...


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To stoke interest, LinkedIn opens 'Influencer' blogs to all members
LinkedIn Corp is attempting to become more like Facebook Inc by encouraging all members to generate a steady stream of shareable articles, a perk once available only to well-known business personaliti
MSL Solutions purchases Australia-based online handicapping system manager Golf Link
Paddington, Australia-based golf club industry software provider MSL Solutions purchased North Sydney, New South Wales-based handicapping system manager Golf Link Partners (GLP) for an undisclosed sum
Japanese Internet services firm Rakuten opens first European R&D facility in Paris
Tokyo, Japan-based Internet services company Rakuten Inc opened its first European research and development (R&D) facility in Paris, France, which is called the Rakuten Institute of Technology.
US language learning app Duolingo secures $20M in funding to penetrate Asian market
Pennsylvania, US-based language learning app Duolingo secured $20 million in a recent funding round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to conquer the Asian market and compete with other English-t
Asian messaging startups like KakaoTalk, LINE, WeChat challenge mobile giants
Asian chat services KakaoTalk, LINE and WeChat threaten to overturn the mobile order of things, usurping the role of Google Inc, Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and telecoms carriers as gateke
Prague-based social analytics firm Socialbakers scores $26M in Series C funding
Prague, Czech Republic-based social media analytics firm Socialbakers scored $26 million in a Series C funding round led by Index Ventures to grow its workforce from 300 to 400 members.
Generate 42pct reply rate on cold email using this new Chrome plugin
San Francisco, US-based marketing automation firm Autopilot is releasing a new Chrome plugin that generates up to 42% reply rate on cold email prospecting and bridge the gap between sales and marketin
Companies seeking legal action against BitTorrent users and illegal movie downloaders face steep battle: report
An investigative report published by independent news organization Mother Jones said most federal judges are not keen to consider piracy claims based on computer Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, whic
Spotify seeks to hire U.S. filings expert as bankers eye IPO
Online music streaming service Spotify is recruiting a U.S. financial reporting specialist, adding to speculation that the Swedish start-up is preparing for a share listing, which one banker said coul
Michigan's Varsity News Network pockets $3M in Series A funding
Grand Rapids, US-based high school sports website Varsity News Network (VNN) pocketed $3 million in a Series A funding round led by Arsenal Venture Partners for the expansion of its school athletic pl
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