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• New social, professional networking, and dating startups are coming onto the scene.
• VCs and angel investors are funding some of these promising startups.
• Here are the pitch decks 17 startups used while raising rounds from pre-seed to Series A.

A new generation of consumer social startups is emerging.

From platforms focused on getting people to meet IRL to dating apps taking on

Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Contentful, the API-first headless content management platform used by more than 4,800 enterprises to deliver digital experiences across web, mobile, and emerging channels. The deal, announced on Sunday, does not disclose financial terms. Contentful was last valued at more than $3 billion in a 2021 Series F round […]

The AI boom has created a two-speed startup economy. Companies building on generative AI are raising at historically unprecedented valuations, while startups that last raised capital before ChatGPT launched in November 2022 are watching their worth collapse. According to PitchBook valuation estimates, more than 220 companies that once held billion-dollar valuations have now fallen below that

The open earbuds market is one of the fastest-expanding audio categories of 2026, and a new budget contender just entered the space.

Meet the Baseus Bowie MC2 earbuds, officially available as of June 1. Priced at $79.99, they're one of the most affordable open models on the market. (Keep reading to learn about their discounted launch price.)

Despite their lower price point, Baseus seeks to blend

• I'm a professional baker, and I tried 10 different desserts from Whole Foods' bakery section.
• I was really impressed by both the chain's tres leches and chocolate-eruption cakes.
• I felt the brownies and macarons were disappointing, and the berry Chantilly cake was just OK.

Whole Foods is known for its quality food and a

Akeso, the Chinese biotechnology company whose drug ivonescimab was dubbed “biotech’s DeepSeek moment” last year, has reported phase three clinical trial results showing a 34% reduction in the risk of death for patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer. The data, filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday and selected for the American Society […]

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They're not looking to make billions, but they're still having fun building with AI.

Conversations about AI these days have high stakes: valuations in the trillions, job cuts in the thousands. For vibe coders, or non-coders using AI programs to

• I gave up my dream job and life out West to be with my long-distance partner in Texas.
• We got married and had a child, but we moved back to the West Coast after less than two years.
• The relationship didn't last, but moving changed my life, grew my