Google’s Circle to Search feature will soon handle language translation

Google just announced that it’s expanding its recently-launched Circle to Search tool to include language translation, as part of an update to various core services. Circle to Search, as the name suggests, already lets some Android users research stuff by drawing a circle around an […]

New study of unicorn founders finds most are ‘underdogs,’ and female founders are rising

A new study that zeros-in on the founders of so-called “Unicorns” (companies worth over a billion dollars) has found most have “underdog” founders, are often drawn from the top 10 universities, a rising female founder make-up, but no obvious monopoly at Seed stage of funding […]

PayPal backs Indonesian insurance startup Qoala in $47M funding

PayPal Ventures’ latest investment is in an Indonesian startup that provides personal insurance products covering a variety of risks, including accidents, phone screen damage, and ticket cancellations. Qoala has secured $47 million in a new round co-led by PayPal Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, the five-year-old […]

The Grok chatbot will soon be enabled for X Premium users, Elon Musk says

xAI’s Grok chatbot, the Elon Musk-helmed company’s answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will be available to X’s Premium subscribers later this week. Musk has announced Grok’s expanded availability in a tweet, along with an instructional video on how to post a conversation with the chatbot directly […]