L’Oreal is using AI to shorten product development timelines and identify new uses for ingredients already present in its portfolio. The French cosmetics group has applied AI in its laboratories for the past four years, with Fabrice Megarbane, president of L’Oreal’s consumer products division, telling Reuters that the technology helps the company predict how molecules […]
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A nationwide class action in New York accuses the NFT marketplace and its four co-founders of marketing the token's use cases, then delaying or abandoning them as $ME fell roughly 99% from launch
The expanded tax break may exacerbate wealth inequality and strain federal and state budgets, prompting debates on tax policy fairness.
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The greatest long-term value in AI will come from companies solving deep technical challenges at the model and infrastructure level rather than application-layer products built on existing AI platforms, writes angel investor Alexander Kardos-Nyheim. In this guest commentary he shares processes and questions he uses to determine the investability of an AI startup.
Rivian's job cuts highlight the challenges of balancing cost reduction with strategic investment in new product development amid market shifts.
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Because AI and LLMs are reshaping the traditional SaaS model, founders are forced to focus less on software alone and more on delivering measurable business outcomes, defensible workflow ownership, strong retention, and efficient growth. Crunchbase guest author, Ivan Nikkhoo argues that rather than chasing trends like adding services, founders should build deep moats, understand customer workflows, adapt pricing toward usage- or outcome-based models, and prove that AI creates lasting value.
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