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MasterClass: Building a Media Giant on Software, Camera Crews and Celebrities
Hal Koss Hal Koss
Published on March 20, 2025

MasterClass: Building a Media Giant on Software, Camera Crews and Celebrities

Chief Operating Officer Mark Williamson shares what goes on behind the scenes.

Lucas Dean Lucas Dean
Updated on March 20, 2025

How Leaders Can Take a Proactive Approach To Corporate Social Responsibility

Leaders from Warner Bros. Discovery and NextRoll shared advice on building an effective social responsibility strategy.

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Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Patreon Raises $155M at $4B Valuation, Plans International Expansion

Last year the subscription-based service introduced several new languages, currencies and messaging functionalities to its platform.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Ayar Labs Raises $35M to Bring Its Photonic Chiplets to Market

The company’s in-package optical input/output (I/O) solution is used for high bandwidth applications that require low latency and power efficient short reach interconnects.

Conlan Carter Conlan Carter
Updated on March 20, 2025

Why This Engineer Prioritizes Effective Communication as a Must-Have Skill

By modeling better communication skills, this Evidation engineer has made a growing positive impact on his team. Built In SF asked him what he’s learned so far.

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Charli Renken Charli Renken
Updated on March 20, 2025

Forage Raises $22M From Instacart Founder to Make Online Grocers SNAP-Friendly

Forage helps merchants get approved for SNAP EBT payment processing.

Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on March 20, 2025

How Human Can You Make a Chatbot? You’d Be Surprised.

Meet the five-time winner of the Loebner Prize Turing Test — an annual search for the world’s most human-like chatbot.

How Human Can You Make a Chatbot? You’d Be Surprised.
Ashley Brownridge Ashley Brownridge
Updated on March 20, 2025

Amazon Buys One Medical for $3.9B to Further Its Healthcare Solution

Amazon will purchase the San Francisco-based company under a definitive merger agreement.

Amazon Buys One Medical for $3.9B to Further Its Healthcare Solution
Joe Erbentraut Joe Erbentraut
Updated on March 20, 2025

Weekly Refresh: Big Tech’s Election Push, Palantir IPO Nears, and More

Uber and Lyft may pause their California operations, Big Tech is hoping to protect the election against tampering, plus more SF tech news you may have missed.

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