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38 consumer startup founders lobby over Trump tariffs: One faces a surprise $200K bill

11 April 2025 at 20:06
Small businesses could be crushed under President Trump’s increased tariffs, according to an open letter by 38 female consumer product founders. While Trump paused his tariff increases for 90 days for various countries β€” setting the rate at 10% for nowΒ β€” China’s was raised to 145%, which includes the previous 20% levy. In the letter, […]

More good news for New York startups: Lerer Hippeau raised another $200M

9 April 2025 at 18:06
New York’s A-list venture capital seed fund, Lerer Hippeau, announced on Wednesday that it closed a ninth $200 million fund. That’s a step up from its eighth fund, which closed at $140 million, it said. With the new fund, Lerer Hippeau has $1.4 billion of assets under management. Since its inception in 2010, Lerer Hippeau […]

Federal judge allows the EFF’s lawsuit against DOGE and Elon Musk to proceed

3 April 2025 at 22:05
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit attempting to stop the Department of Government Efficiency from obtaining records on millions of Americans may proceed. In conjunction with privacy watchdog the Electronic Frontier Foundation and two labor unions, more than 100 current and former federal employees sued DOGE, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management […]

Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universities

3 April 2025 at 19:55
Zach Yadegari, the high school teen co-founder of Cal AI, is being hammered with comments on X after he revealed that out of 18 top colleges he applied to, he was rejected by 15. Yadegari says that he got a 4.0 GPA and nailed a 34 score on his ACT (above 31 is considered a […]
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