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9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2

9 startups that stood out on YC Demo Day 2

Here are the startups from YC Demo Day 2 that we thought stood out from the flock....

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Gen Z won’t even apply to a job if the salary isn’t listed, so half of U.K. firms plan to add pay ranges to listings by 2026

Gen Z won’t even apply to a job if the salary isn’t listed,...

Empoyers hope more pay transparency will stop young workers leaving for better-paid...

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Ryanair CEO threatens to send average ticket prices skyrocketing more than 30%

Ryanair CEO threatens to send average ticket prices skyrocketing...

The budget airline bosses blamed sluggish sales on “frugal” consumers.

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Only one person is left from this iconic photo of the OpenAI leadership team

Only one person is left from this iconic photo of the OpenAI...

CEO Sam Altman said in a post that OpenAI is "not a normal company."

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Costco profits beat Wall Street expectations

Costco profits beat Wall Street expectations

The stock has risen 37% year-to-date through Thursday’s close. 

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Barbara Corcoran on losing her mom to Alzheimer’s—and fearing she might have it, too

Barbara Corcoran on losing her mom to Alzheimer’s—and fearing...

“I think it took a long time to process it,” the Shark Tank star says about the...

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Subscription management platform RevenueCat acquires a ‘spicy’ audiobooks app (??!!)

Subscription management platform RevenueCat acquires a...

The idea here is to bring a subscription-based app in-house to serve as a testing...

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EVA, an entertainment booking platform for events, raises $2M as it expands to more cities 

EVA, an entertainment booking platform for events, raises...

EVA, the platform that connects event bookers with local performers, has secured...

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Google’s NotebookLM enhances AI note-taking with YouTube, audio file sources, sharable audio discussions

Google’s NotebookLM enhances AI note-taking with YouTube,...

Google's NotebookLM has been updated with YouTube and audio files as new source...

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BMW says we need both battery and hydrogen EVs for a zero-emissions future

BMW says we need both battery and hydrogen EVs for a zero-emissions...

Despite hydrogen’s challenges, BMW thinks the only way to actually achieve a shift...

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The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained

The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained

The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting...

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Kaspersky defends force-replacing its security software without users’ explicit consent

Kaspersky defends force-replacing its security software...

That lack of user interaction — or request for consent — is what confused and concerned...

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Uber snags another robotaxi deal, aviation startups land VC bucks, and where Rivian Foundation money is going

Uber snags another robotaxi deal, aviation startups land...

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on...

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Zap Energy investors in recent $130M round included Soros Fund and Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective

Zap Energy investors in recent $130M round included Soros...

The company recently closed a $130 million round, according to an SEC filing, bringing...

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Nomi’s companion chatbots will now remember things like the colleague you don’t get along with

Nomi’s companion chatbots will now remember things like...

As OpenAI boasts about its o1 model’s increased thoughtfulness, small, self-funded...

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Security compliance unicorn Drata lays off 9% of its workforce

Security compliance unicorn Drata lays off 9% of its workforce

Drata, a security compliance automation platform that helps companies adhere to...

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Former Brex COO who now heads unicorn fintech Figure says GPT is already upending the mortgage industry

Former Brex COO who now heads unicorn fintech Figure says...

Lending startup Figure will be launching an AI tool powered by GPT-4 to help catch...

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OpenAI’s VP of global affairs claims o1 is ‘virtually perfect’ at correcting bias, but the data doesn’t quite back that up

OpenAI’s VP of global affairs claims o1 is ‘virtually perfect’...

Departures might be dominating the week’s OpenAI-related headlines. But comments...