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​The legendary firm launched a $750 million early-stage fund targeting Series A startups and a $200 million seed fund.  

​Onfire, a vertical AI platform for IT revenue teams, is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding, including a $14 million Series A co-led by Grove Ventures and TLV Partners.  

​Fitness app Ladder is debuting a new nutrition tracking feature that lets you snap a photo to input macros.  

​Prosus will match Accel’s investment in Indian startups under this partnership.  

​This could be part of a larger strategy to introduce more advertising in iOS.  

​The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.  

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​OpenAI is working on a new tool that would generate music based on text and audio prompts, according to a report in The Information. Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to add guitar accompaniment to an existing vocal track, sources said. It’s not clear when OpenAI plans to […]