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Khloe Kardashian launches consumer brand backed by Serena Ventures, WME
Khloe Kardashian has formerly launched her new food company, Khloud, and its first product, a protein popcorn, set to hit Target starting April 29th. Back in December, TechCrunch reported that Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, were looking to raise at least $10 million for a business called Khloud. Jessica Bixby, an associate partner at…
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Vibe coding helps Supabase nab $200M at $2B valuation just seven months after its last raise
In 2020, when open source database Supabase was founded, its New Zealand-based CEO, Paul Copplestone, couldn’t have imagined it would be sitting in the sweet spot for 2025’s biggest trend: vibe coding. But on Tuesday, the fruits of that became evident when it announced a $200 million Series D at a $2 billion post-money valuation…
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Character.AI unveils AvatarFX, an AI video model to create lifelike chatbots
Character.AI, a leading platform for chatting and roleplaying with AI-generated characters, unveiled its forthcoming video generation model, AvatarFX, on Tuesday. Available in closed beta, the model animates the platform’s characters in a variety of styles and voices, from human-like characters to 2D animal cartoons. AvatarFX distinguishes itself from competitors like OpenAI’s Sora because it isn’t…