Amazon launches pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for kids

Amazon One Medical, the primary care provider acquired by Amazon in 2022, is now launching a pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for children between the ages of 2 and 11. The company announced the new service on Thursday. Message-based visits start…

Jack & Jill raises $20 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting

Job searching has become a bewildering experience online. Endless job boards and the puzzling rise of fake applicants using AI to apply in large numbers create a confusing environment. Listings are repeatedly posted across different platforms while applications go unanswered,…

India’s Kuku snags $85M as mobile content wars intensify

Kuku, an Indian storytelling platform backed by Google, has raised eighty-five million dollars in fresh funding. The company aims to scale its audio and video content offerings amid intensifying competition in India’s mobile-first content market. This Series C round was…

Electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies seeks to raise $825M in IPO

Electric aviation startup Beta Technologies has set a share price for its initial public offering between twenty-seven and thirty-three dollars. The company hopes to raise as much as eight hundred and twenty-five million dollars, according to a regulatory document filed…

This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports

The Enhanced Games, which is backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, aims to disrupt the Olympics. This new competition will allow athletes to use performance-enhancing substances. The event is scheduled to launch in Las Vegas in…