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When Twin came out of stealth in January 2024, AI agents were more of a theoretical concept than a reality. Today, the Paris-based company is releasing an automation agent in partnership with Qonto, the fintech startup that offers business bank accounts to more than 500,000 customers across Europe. If you want to automate repetitive tasks, there are already several ways to tackle these problems. Some companies use API-based, no-code or low-code automation products like Zapier. Others rely on RPA software, such as UiPath. With its team of nine people, Twin thinks there’s a much more efficient way to handle automation.…

GameStop shares sunk Thursday after its plan to sell debt in an effort to fund purchases of bitcoin raised some questions on Wall Street. The video game retailer announced a private offering of $1.3 billion in debt. The company said earlier this week that it plans to purchase bitcoin as a reserve asset. It will use proceeds from this debt offering to buy the cryptocurrency. The stock slumped 22.1%, marking a sharp reversal from Tuesday’s 11.7% gain. Trading in GameStop’s stock, which is often included with other so-called “meme” stocks, can be volatile. The debt offering comes at a big…

After teasing a return to “OG Facebook” earlier this year, the social network on Thursday announced an update that will give users a simple way to connect with friends. The company is introducing a new Facebook Friends tab that will only showcase updates from friends, without any other recommended content. Meta explains in a blog post that the idea is to bring back features focused on Facebook’s original mission of connecting people with friends through a social networking experience. The tab, which is initially available only in the U.S. and Canada, will feature friends’ content, including their posts, Reels, stories,…

MicroStrategy’s CEO Michael Saylor stirred conversation at the DC Blockchain Summit as he declared Bitcoin “the Manifest Destiny for the United States of America” in a sit-down with Senator Cynthia Lummis. On March 27, Lummis in a conversation with Michael Saylor stated the need for a Bitcoin strategic Reserve saying, “We have a strategic oil reserve, we have a strategic gold reserve, we have a strategic cheese reserve. Bitcoin is digital gold.” Lummis also said during her discussion, “We were able to convert [mineral wealth] into cash and put it in a fully diversified asset allocation that continues to produce…

Meta-owned Instagram is copying yet another feature from TikTok. This time, it’s the ability for users to play a reel at 2x speed by long pressing on the right or left side of their screen. When TikTok first launched, videos could only be 15 seconds long. As the years passed and TikTok rose in popularity, the social network rolled out support for longer videos. With this, TikTok introduced the option for users to speed up videos, as they had been trained to consume content more quickly. Image Credits:Instagram Instagram Reels also started off by allowing users to post videos that…

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, it didn’t just unleash war — it froze the financial system. Foreign currency transactions were banned under martial law, and getting critical supplies to the front became nearly impossible. “My teammates on the front lines needed real supplies, but the financial system was down,” said Sergii Vasylchuk, CEO of Everstake, speaking to TheStreet Roundtable. That’s when crypto stepped in. One of the biggest advantages of crypto is that you don’t have to wait the usual three to four business days traditional banks take to process transactions. Even on slower networks such as Bitcoin, the…

HoneyBook, a startup last valued in late 2021 at $2.4 billion, told TechCrunch that it hit $140 million in annualized recurring revenue (ARR). This makes HoneyBook one of the few startups with peak-VC-era valuations to report their financials after the market cooled.  Many startups that raised in 2021 and have not raised since then remain under pressure to generate the revenue needed to validate their previously inflated valuations, and many may not survive much longer. But HoneyBook is doing so well, it sees no reason to still keep its revenue metrics secret. HoneyBook offers business management software for independent service-based…

As U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest announcement of 25% auto tariffs led to renewed tension in the global markets, investors flocked to gold. It didn’t take long for the bullion to hit another record high as its price hit an all-time high (ATH) of $3,059.30 on March 27. The precious metal has hit 17 record ATHs in 2025 so far. In contrast, Bitcoin, often dubbed the “digital gold” by crypto enthusiasts, has been rangebound in the $84,000-$88,000 price range for the past seven days. Despite traders’ expectations, BTC has failed to break out from the range. As per Kraken’s price…

The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024.CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesIn November 2023, Jack Ma posted an internal memo at Alibaba, urging the e-commerce giant he helped create to “correct its course.” The message was as a rallying cry by one of China’s most prominent tech leaders to a company going through one of the most tumultuous times in its history.Alibaba’s share price was near record lows, growth was stalling amid intensifying competition, management changes were coming thick and fast, and Beijing was still closely scrutinizing the company. Ma himself was barely…

President Trump is slapping 25% tariffs on all cars imported to the United States, including from our immediate North American neighbors. He’s also placed a 25% tariff on certain parts used to build cars. It’s a decision that will likely supercharge the cost of new and used cars, but it’s also a gift to Tesla, the company run by Elon Musk, his biggest financial supporter in the presidential election.  The new tariff regime comes at an auspicious time for Tesla. The company is dealing with the fallout of Musk’s promotion of far-right ideology and his involvement with the unpopular Department…