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Fintech Platform Esusu Raises $50 Million Series C At A $1.2B Valuation, Helping People Build Credit Using Their Rental History – AfroTech
Fintech platform Esusu has raised new funding to help improve financial outcomes for Americans. The company was founded in 2018…
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Disney Invests $1B In Major Deal With OpenAI And Licenses Its Characters To Advance Human-Centered AI And Storytelling – AfroTech
The Walt Disney Co. is making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI following a major deal where both companies…
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A New Executive Order By President Trump Establishes A ‘Single National Framework’ For AI And Limits Power Of The States – AfroTech
President Donald Trump is placing guardrails around AI’s influence across states. He has signed an executive order that will introduce…
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Michael Jordan And Other Team Owners Reach Settlement With NASCAR In Federal Antitrust Lawsuit – AfroTech
Michael Jordan and other team owners have officially reached a settlement with NASCAR in a federal antitrust case. Jordan made…
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Dual-Enrollment Credits Help Propel Janiah Tims To Valedictorian Of Grambling State University’s Fall 2025 Class – AfroTech
Grambling State University (GSU) criminal justice major Janiah Tims graduated on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, with a decorated resume —…
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Paramount Places All-Cash Bid Of $30 Per Share For Warner Bros. Discovery — ‘We Believe Our Offer Will Create A Stronger Hollywood’ – AfroTech
Paramount has placed an all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD). As AFROTECH™ previously reported, WBD had reached an…
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YouTube’s 2025 Top 10 List Features 2 Black Creators: Here’s More About Them – AfroTech
Every year, YouTube releases its list of top creators and offers a cultural snapshot of what captured our attention. It…
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Unconventional AI Raises $475M Seed Round At $4.5B Valuation To Build Energy-Efficient AI Computers – AfroTech
A newly founded AI startup is making waves in the tech world with one of the largest seed rounds in…
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Black-Owned Live Events Platform POSH Brings TikTok-Inspired Personalization To Event Experiences While Earning $10M In Annualized Revenue – AfroTech
Avante Price and Eli Taylor-Lemire are finding great success with their live events platform, POSH. The pair were students at…
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Tyler, The Creator Receives Innovator Of The Decade Honor At Variety’s Hitmakers Event – AfroTech
Tyler, the Creator was recognized in Hollywood on Dec. 6 as Variety presented him with its Innovator of the Decade…
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