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AI is coming to your Bing and Google searches, Apple’s M2 chip and Super Bowl streaming

TechCrunch

And on Found , Darrell and Becca talked to Keta Burke-Williams, the founder and CEO of direct-to-consumer fragrance company Ourside, about what got her interested in disrupting the behemoth — and outdated — fragrance industry. Africa’s startup ecosystem: Last year saw record investments in African startups.

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Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech

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Congressional committees have held scores of hearings, lawsuits have been filed and legislation has been introduced to regulate privacy and data collection. Acquisitions are an important element of the startup ecosystem. The knock-on effect of these reforms for young companies and their venture investors is unclear.