@venturevillagewall · Post #4249 · 02/26/2025, 10:00 AM
Big Moves in AI and Crypto News 🔋 Yandex integrates power bank rental into its services, planning to invest 2 billion RUB to expand charging stations from 40,000 to 100,000 by 2026. 📸 Startup Yope raises $4.65M for a private photo-sharing app, attracting significant Gen Z interest with 800,000 daily users. ✉️ FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried posts first tweet from prison after 2 years, discussing unemployment challenges. 💲 Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati seeks $1 billion for her startup, Thinking Machine Labs, aiming for a $9 billion valuation. 🤔 AI startup Perplexity launches an AI browser, Comet, and announces a $50 million venture fund focused on early-stage investments. #Yandex#AI#Crypto#Finance#Startups#Funding#Yope#Comet#Perplexity#FTX#Ethereum#DeepSeek#Blockchain#Solana#GameFi#Investment#DigitalAssets#VC