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Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, according to a new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to contact consumers. The digital landscape, for all its convenience and connectivity, has become…

Gamma, a startup that creates AI-generated shows, web sites, and social media posts, introduced on Monday a $68 million Collection B spherical at a $2.1 billion valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz.  Co-founder and CEO Grant Lee posted on X that the corporate has profitably hit $100 million in ARR, with 70 million customers. The startup hit $50 million profitably in its first two years,…

Polkadot’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) passed a referendum approving a hard cap on the network’s native token for the first time.  The decision set the maximum supply at 2.1 billion Polkadot (DOT) tokens, a significant pivot from the previous tokenomics model, under which new tokens were indefinitely issued yearly. Under the old inflationary model, Polkadot minted about 120…

For a lot of corporations promoting ancillary companies or merchandise (suppose insurance coverage), the most important downside when promoting on-line is having their providing be surfaced on the proper second within the buyer’s buy journey — precisely when the client’s most probably to spend that further greenback to sweeten the deal. With an increasing number of buying shifting on-line,…

According to Forbes magazine, world renowned Jamaican Track and Field superstar Usain Bolt made a total of just over JMD $2.5 billion dollars which is equivalent of USD $21 million dollars for 2015. The reigning Olympic and World Championship sprint triple champion got most of his earnings through on track appearances and endorsement deals. Bolt, however has dropped 27 places from 45 in 2014 to…

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