May 11, 2025
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Canada’s StackAdapt snaps up $235M for its AI-based programmatic platform

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] While the U.S. and Canada duke it out over tariffs between the two countries, a tech company based out of Toronto is announcing a major round of funding led by a homegrown VC. StackAdapt , a programmatic advertising startup, says that it has raised $235

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OpenAI partners with Korea’s Kakao after inking SoftBank Japanese JV

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] On the heels of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek making a huge splash in OpenAI’s American backyard, OpenAI is expanding in Asia, with major commercial deals that will also help it train its AI on more Asian-language content and user behavior — a gateway to doing

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Adam Candeub, a vocal critic of Big Tech, will reportedly join the FCC

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Adam Candeub, a known critic of Big Tech, looks poised to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Candeub will be general counsel of the FCC, reports Semafor , which cites direct confirmation from FCC chairman Brendan Carr. TechCrunch has reached out to the FCC for

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OpenAI doubles down on Asia, partners with Kakao after its big deal with SoftBank

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] On the heels of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek making a huge splash in OpenAI’s American backyard, OpenAI is diving into expanding in Asia, with major commercial deals that will also help it train its AI on more Asian-language content and user behavior — a gateway

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Tana snaps up $25M as its AI-powered knowledge graph for work racks up a 160K+ waitlist

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] An app that helps people and teams in the working world simplify their to-do lists — ideally by organizing and doing some of the work for them — has remained one of the unsolved goals in business technology. Leaning into AI, on top of battle

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Tana snaps up $25M as its AI-powered knowledge graph for work racks up a 160k+ waitlist

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] An app that helps people and teams in the working world simplify their to-do lists — ideally by organizing and doing some of the work for them — has remained one of the unsolved goals in business technology. Leaning into AI, on top of battle

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This Bay Area startup is using AI to help families navigate long-term care planning

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Lily Vittayarukskul (pictured above) was studying aerospace engineering when her aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Her aunt had lived under the same roof as Vittayarukskul while she was growing up and helped raise her. “We went all in on her care,” she recalled.

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Fintech startup Cushion shuts down after 8 years and over $20 million in funding

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Cushion , a fintech startup that described itself as the “Plaid for buy now, pay later (BNPL),” has shut down. On Thursday, founder and CEO Paul Kesserwani posted on LinkedIn about the decision to wind down the company at the end of 2024. In the

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Fintech startup Cushion shuts down after 8 years and over $20 million in funding

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Cushion , a fintech startup that described itself as the “Plaid for buy now, pay later (BNPL),” has shut down. On Thursday, founder and CEO Paul Kesserwani posted on LinkedIn about the decision to wind down the company at the end of 2024. In the

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This Bay Area startup is using AI to help families navigate long-term care planning

[IMPORTANT: Make this 4 times longer with much more detail] Lily Vittayarukskul (pictured above) was studying aerospace engineering when her aunt was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer. Her aunt had lived under the same roof as Vittayarukskul while she was growing up and helped raise her. “We went all in on her care,” she recalled.

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