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His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.

5 days ago01 mins

Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later, PopSockets has proven that the bootstrapped, low-dilution path more viable than the industry gives it credit for. The global consumer hardware brand was built on less than $500k, no institutional capital, and a philosophy professor’s determination. Watch as founder and former CEO…

Hank Green will gladly take billionaire money for education videos

2 weeks ago059 mins

Today, I’m talking with Hank Green, a longtime friend of Decoder and the cofounder and now former owner of Complexly, an online education company he started with his brother John in 2012. I say former owner because Hank and John have just converted Complexly into a nonprofit and given up their ownership of the company…

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Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

2 weeks ago01 mins

The company that attempted China’s first orbital-class rocket landing says it will soon try again. Image: Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra / Unsplash Source: Ars Technica

Money no longer matters to AI’s top talent

3 weeks ago04 mins

Today on Decoder we’re going to talk about the war for AI talent. Right now, the hottest job market on the planet is for AI researchers. Image: Ryan Quintal / Unsplash The vast majority of these people are concentrated into a small number of hugely valuable, extremely fast-growing companies in the San Francisco Bay Area….

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China’s tech titans are giving away money and cars in ‘The Lunar New Year AI War’

3 weeks ago01 mins

ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 model that created the viral Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fight videos got the attention of Elon Musk. Image: Lacza / Pexels Source: CNBC

From ‘No Money’ to Billion-Dollar Demand: Trump’s Legal Gambit Targets Harvard Endowment

1 month ago05 mins

Introduction A seismic shift is underway in the legal battle surrounding Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud case. Following media reports suggesting a potential settlement with no financial penalty, the former president’s legal strategy has pivoted dramatically. Now, his attorneys are launching a counteroffensive, demanding a staggering sum from an unlikely source: Harvard University. Image:…

Prediction Markets Boom. How A ‘Cowboy’ Account Can Shield You Amid Wild-West Risk Taking.

Amit Gupta2 months ago06 mins

The financial landscape is shifting beneath our feet. Once-niche prediction markets are surging into the mainstream, offering a high-stakes arena to bet on everything from elections to Oscar winners. This new frontier promises excitement but carries significant risk, especially for your core retirement savings. The savvy strategy emerging? Isolating this speculative activity in a separate…

Sling Money receives approval to offer crypto services in UK as stablecoin payments gain popularity

2 months ago05 mins

Sling Money Receives Approval to Offer Crypto Services in UK as Stablecoin Payments Gain Popularity The crypto payments landscape in the United Kingdom has welcomed a new, regulated player. Sling Money has secured approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer cryptocurrency services. This move signals a significant step for the app as it…

Sling Money receives approval to offer crypto services in UK as stablecoin payments gain popularity

2 months ago04 mins

Sling Money Receives Approval to Offer Crypto Services in UK as Stablecoin Payments Gain Popularity The crypto payments landscape in the United Kingdom is welcoming a new, regulated player. Sling Money has secured approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer cryptocurrency services. This move signals a significant step for the app as it…

Sling Money receives approval to offer crypto services in UK as stablecoin payments gain popularity

2 months ago07 mins

Sling Money’s UK Crypto Approval: A Watershed for Stablecoin Payments The digital payments landscape in the United Kingdom has welcomed a significant new player. Sling Money, a crypto-focused payments application, has officially received regulatory approval to offer its services in the UK market. This green light from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) positions Sling at…