Shutdown silver lining? Your IPO review comes after investors buy in

In a development resulting from the government shutdown, the SEC announced on Thursday that companies can proceed with IPOs using an obscure automatic approval process. This process now includes the added benefit of allowing companies to skip providing pricing information…

Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users

Discord disclosed on Wednesday that around 70,000 users may have had sensitive data exposed, including government ID photos, after hackers breached a third-party vendor. This vendor is used by the platform for handling age-related appeals. A Discord user typically makes…

Datacurve raises $15 million to take on Scale AI

As AI companies mature, the fight for high-quality data has become one of the most competitive areas in the industry. This has launched companies like Mercor and Surge, and most prominently, Alexandr Wang’s Scale AI. With Wang’s recent move to…