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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>trump just signed an executive order "paving the way" for private equity, venture capital, and crypto companies to loot americans' 401k retirement accounts</p><p><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/366046/trump-signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theblock.co/post/366046/trump-</span><span class="invisible">signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/401k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>401k</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a></p>
hamish campbell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>evan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Edent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Edent</span></a></span> If you look through the lens of native/western histories — indigenous struggles vs colonial modernity — the same pattern plays out again and again: the native path is degraded, disrespected, overwritten. In tech, it’s no different. You see it when horizontal, trust-based networks get steamrolled by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NGO</span></a> capture, institutional gatekeeping, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a>-funded platforms that sell convenience and control.</p><p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for</span><span class="invisible">-staying-honest-and-native/</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> for those looking to understand what kind of person Kyle Samani is:</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113889816686824845" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">universeodon.com/@cryptadamist</span><span class="invisible">/113889816686824845</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a></p>
Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blogdiva</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sarahtaber</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@sidereal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sidereal</span></a></span> <br>Referring to the Newsom item about venture capitalists for Kamala pushing anti progressive policies, it strikes me that 1) people think in terms of finite pies and 2) don’t really understand economics. I believe this is why these same Thiellites can’t relate to art unless it makes money.<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VentureCapitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a></p>
Koen Hufkens, PhD<p>This is why I don't make "community contributions" to "open platforms" which don't have some very solid legal framework for governance in place.</p><p>They sell out to VC and rug pull hard on the community that provides the bulk of their data and value.</p><p><a href="https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-g</span><span class="invisible">et-komooted/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rugpull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rugpull</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>This is the Silicon Valley “startup” model. Startups are not long-term sustainable businesses or small businesses. A startup is a temporary business designed to either grow exponentially and exit (sell) or to fail fast.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>A little reminder that DuckDuckGo is venture capital (VC) funded.</p><p>The way VC works:</p><p>1. You get VC<br>2. You grow as fast as you can (or fail fast)<br>3. You sell (either to a larger corporation or to the public in an IPO; this is called the “exit”)</p><p>(In case any of you are surprised by recent/future developments.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/DuckDuckGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDuckGo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p>
Matasoft<p>Want to know how AI can find the lead partner in thousands of VC deals? Our article shows you how! Read more: <a href="https://matasoft.hr/qtrendcontrol/index.php/un-perplexed-spready/un-perplexed-spready-various-articles/149-comparison-of-various-perplexity-ai-models-in-a-real-life-use-case" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">matasoft.hr/qtrendcontrol/inde</span><span class="invisible">x.php/un-perplexed-spready/un-perplexed-spready-various-articles/149-comparison-of-various-perplexity-ai-models-in-a-real-life-use-case</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AIAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/PerplexityAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerplexityAI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Perplexity_AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perplexity_AI</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AIComparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIComparison</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/BusinessResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Spreadsheets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spreadsheets</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/DataAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataAutomation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/CostEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CostEfficiency</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLM</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/AIModels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIModels</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/BusinessIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/PerplexityAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PerplexityAI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Perplexity_AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perplexity_AI</span></a></p>
CHP Ventura (bot)<p>🔥 Moorpark Us101 N / Wendy Dr **Report of Fire** 8:19 PM <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHP</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VenturaCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VenturaCounty</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>I don't hang out on <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> and I'm all in on the <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>, but I have to admit that when I occasionally go over to Bluesky to see a thread that somebody has linked here or that was bridged here via <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BridgyFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BridgyFed</span></a>, I find that the comments on the thread tend to be quite good.<br>There's definitely an early-Twitter-before-it-turned-to-shit vibe to it.<br>Mind you, I don't think it will last, because everything backed by <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> eventually eventually enshittifies, but right now, it really is pretty good.</p>
CHP Ventura (bot)<p>🔥 Ventura 0 Sr33 **Report of Fire** 5:15 PM <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHP</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VenturaCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VenturaCounty</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a></p>
CHP Ventura (bot)<p>🔥 Moorpark Us101 S / No Conejo Scales **Car Fire** 1:21 PM <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CHP</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VenturaCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VenturaCounty</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>“We’re building services that improve the personal computing experience by understanding your unique context and taking action at your command. When you use our services, you’re trusting us to handle your personal data.”</p><p><a href="https://sky.app/privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sky.app/privacy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>A VC-backed startup with Sam Altman as their lead investor* wants the keys to your Mac.</p><p>Yeah, no.</p><p>* <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/software-applications-incorporated-seed--db0eafa1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crunchbase.com/funding_round/s</span><span class="invisible">oftware-applications-incorporated-seed--db0eafa1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/Sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SamAltman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamAltman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci/114586346228814327" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.macstories.net/@vitic</span><span class="invisible">ci/114586346228814327</span></a></p>
Brian Sletten<p>“Here is the state of venture capital in early 2025:</p><p>Venture capital is moribund except AI.<br>AI is moribund except OpenAI.<br>OpenAI is a weird scam that wants to burn money so fast it summons AI God.<br>Nobody can cash out.”</p><p>With his typical thoughtful restraint, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>davidgerard</span></a></span> has told some hard truths:</p><p><a href="https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/03/in-</span><span class="invisible">2025-venture-capital-cant-pretend-everything-is-fine-any-more/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hopeisnotastrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hopeisnotastrategy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Other club owners, besides <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DonaldTrumpJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrumpJr</span></a>, include Zach &amp; Alex <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Witkoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Witkoff</span></a> — the sons of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> envoy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteveWitkoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveWitkoff</span></a> — &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OmeedMalik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OmeedMalik</span></a>, who leads <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/1789Capital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1789Capital</span></a>, a Florida-based <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> firm that recently *hired* Donald Trump Jr as a snr exec. The investments for 1789 Capital have included companies such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plaid</span></a>, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DigitalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalFinance</span></a> firm that had lobbied the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> related to a new set of banking rules—until Trump’s team effectively shut down the agency &amp; stalled enforcement of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a>.</p>
Rob Williamson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> </p><p>I don't share the author's sentiment that this is good.</p><p>LLMs are an incredibly inefficient way to poorly mimic some aspects of cognition. The market seems to agree, in that there aren't any important use-cases for the technology to date.</p><p>Nonetheless, investors are extremely excited about making large numbers of people redundant via AI, so anything that might indicate progress in that direction is guaranteed funding.</p><p><a href="https://dju.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/llms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>llms</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://dju.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a></p>
nullagent<p>Meanwhile rumours have been swirling that Tesla board members quitely started searching for a new CEO.</p><p>The company is of course denying it, but as the old adage goes "buy the rumour, sell the news", imo this is exactly what I'd expect to see if the board were going to attempt to take Musk out of the CEO position.</p><p>Keep protesting, it's working.</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/teslas-board-reportedly-sought-a-successor-while-musk-wheeled-around-washington/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/tesl</span><span class="invisible">as-board-reportedly-sought-a-successor-while-musk-wheeled-around-washington/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/NaziCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaziCar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakeDown</span></a></p>
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Harald Klinke<p>Albert Saniger, ex-CEO of AI shopping app Nate, has been charged with defrauding investors. Despite claiming near-total automation, Nate allegedly used humans in the Philippines for nearly all transactions. The startup raised $50M—now mostly lost.<br><a href="https://det.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/StartupNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StartupNews</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/TechScandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechScandal</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Ecommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecommerce</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a><br><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/fintech-founder-charged-with-fraud-after-ai-shopping-app-found-to-be-powered-by-humans-in-the-philippines/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/04/10/fint</span><span class="invisible">ech-founder-charged-with-fraud-after-ai-shopping-app-found-to-be-powered-by-humans-in-the-philippines/</span></a></p>
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