Los Angeles-based startup EdVisorly tells Crunchbase News exclusively that it has secured a $13.3 million Series A funding round to scale its AI-native platform, which automates the manual back-office workflows that can slow down university admissions.
Prime Intellect's funding success highlights the growing investor interest in decentralized AI, potentially reshaping tech and finance landscapes.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 11: A view of the Emmy statue is seen during the 77th Primetime Emmys Press Preview at Peacock Theater on September 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Getty Images The dramas The Pitt, Pluribus, The Diplomat and Paradise, as well as the comedies Hacks, Widow’s Bay, Abbott Elementary and Shrinking, are among the frontrunners in the nominations for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles. The major nominations for the Primetime Emmys, now in its 78th year, will be announced by Emmy winners Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear) and Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) along with Television Academy chair Cris Abrego at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT on the Television Academy’s YouTube channel (embedded below). Nominations were announced early Wednesday morning on NBC’
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Crypto capital is renewing its commitment to the complex relationship between AI and intellectual property. KOR Protocol has announced that it acquired $7.5 million in Series A financing led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital with a valuation of $100 million. It is working on creating an on-chain platform that will be used for registering creative works and transferring the payments to the rightful owners. This financing comes at a time when AI can create new content at a speed that the industry is unable to keep track who made it or who gets paid. This is what KOR Protocol is using to attract investors to their venture, and at the same time, form a crypto capital around the problem that has not yet been solved by the entire industry dealing with AI. According to the team behind the startup, KOR Protocol will be acting as a “creative asset clearinghouse”
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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2025. AFP via Getty Images When I wrote at the end of last year that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery would likely make him the next Rupert Murdoch, both media titans already shared plenty of similarities. They’re each second-generation media entrepreneurs, for example, who turned family fortunes into sprawling empires. Murdoch’s key moment came during the early days of cable TV, while Ellison’s era is dominated by streaming, AI, and consolidation plays. To that latter point, as Paramount’s proposed takeover of WBD gets closer to the finish line, the comparison between both men gets even harder to miss. Once the deal closes, Ellison won’t just be running another Hollywood studio. He’ll be in charge of a media port
The post USA, Portugal World Cup Losses Send Ticket Prices Plummeting appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Topline Tickets for the World Cup quarterfinal matchup in the Los Angeles area swiftly dropped by more than half on resale markets following the elimination of the U.S. and Portugal on Monday, the latest ticket price reduction of the tournament ahead of the final later this month. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal farewells supporters with tears after a defeat to Spain during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16 match. (Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images) Photo by Kaz Photography/Getty Images Key Facts The get-in price for the match this Friday fell from $2,950 to nearly $1,200 as of Tuesday afternoon on the secondary market, according to TickPick. The drop comes after the U.S. failed to reach the quarterfinal against Spain, losing 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle on Monday. Spain defeated Portugal 1-0 on Monday, ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career and removing a significant amount