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Sources: Elad Gil is raising a fund of ~$1.5B that could grow to $2B based on investor interest, making it one of the largest fundraising hauls for a solo GP  —  Venture capital firms are under pressure to make rapid-fire decisions about big checks in the frenzied world of artificial intelligence investing …

VShojo, the VTuber agency that billed itself as “talent first,” is shutting down. VShojo CEO Justin “Gunrun” Ignacio made the announcement today on X, writing, “I take full responsibility for the decisions that led us to this point.” Earlier this week, VShojo came under fire as Ironmouse, the agency’s top-performing VTuber, announced she was leaving […]

This story is part of Summer & THE CITY, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. Our city is a collection of islands, and New Yorkers have been using ferries to traverse its waterways for centuries. The first ferryman in […]

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On Thursday, Google launched Web Guide, a new AI-powered search feature that “groups links in helpful ways” for people who opt in to the test on Labs. Web Guide runs on a custom version of Google’s Gemini AI model to process search queries, reorganizing the traditional “10 blue links” by sorting results and finding related […]

Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget […]