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Bolt founder Ryan Breslow has proposed a settlement with investor Activant Capital this week, which could put an end to a lawsuit brought by Activant. The investor accused Breslow of adding $30 million to Bolt’s balance sheet in the form of personal debt and removing board members when they urged Breslow to repay it. Activant sued Breslow in July 2023, in a Delaware court, on behalf of Steve Sarracino, a former Bolt board member, alleging that Breslow removed him and two other board members when they declined to help Breslow repay the $30 million loan. Sarracino’s suit also alleged that…

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The van stopped by the likes of Glasgow University, Pacific Quay and Sky Park – all of which are clients of the recruitment firm.Beginning at 10am today, the van was on the move until 5pm. Along their route, the van encouraged people to take a video or photo tagging S1 jobs at #FindTheOne to be in with the chance to win an Amazon gift card. People participating in the content creation were handed some s1jobs merchandise. The van will also be handing out some free ice cream again today between 10am and 5pm. The van will visit the likes of…

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Her Majesty attended a literary event at the property in Firle, where she was greeted by schoolchildren and mingled with renowned authors. Camilla, wearing a blue silk peacock-patterned dress by Fiona Clare, arrived by helicopter which landed in the grounds of Charleston, home to the Bloomsbury Group, some of the 20th century’s most radical writers and artists. Queen Camilla shaking Lenny Henry’s hand (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus) The Queen is known for her love of books and is a champion of literacy. She greeted the hosts and speakers, shaking hands and taking the time to talk. Guest then proceeded into…

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Much of how people buy food has moved online — restaurants often replace menus with QR codes that let you order with your smartphones, and grocery shopping has been revolutionized with delivery services like Instacart. But until recently, the other side of the food supply chain — how small restaurants and neighborhood groceries procured food — depended largely on physical media, pen and paper. Now, GrubMarket, which provides software and services that help link up and manage relationships between food suppliers and their customers, is hoping to make the distribution process more digital and efficient via a new acquisition. California-based…

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Entrepreneurs who have registered a business on Companies House are being urged to watch out for a new letter scam designed to steal their personal information.Those who receive the letter are told to scan a QR “payment code” on the back of the page. They are then ordered to transfer payment, and given a deadline to send the money by.The government is now warning business owners to stay alert to the scheme, and has published official guidance outlining what to do if you receive it.How the payment code scam worksAll entrepreneurs must provide a correspondence address when registering with Companies…

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Thursday 16 May 2024 4:04 pm The government outlined the next steps for securing private sector funding for HS2’s embattled Euston station in the Spring Budget. Cancelling the Euston section of HS2 would leave Londoners too reliant on an already struggling Elizabeth Line, government advisers have warned. The National Infrastructure Commission said failure to terminate the route at Euston presented a “resilience risk” in the case of disruption or closure of the Elizabeth Line, “as there are fewer alternatives at Old Oak Common for onward travel.” “If High Speed 2 terminated permanently at Old Oak Common, this would further increase the…

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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! What a wild week for transportation news! It was a smorgasbord of news that seemed to touch every sector and theme in transportation, including tariffs on Chinese EVs, an escalating Tesla strike in Sweden, a federal investigation into Waymo, a buzzy EV IPO, executive shuffling at Ford, and an Uber shuttle service developed for commuters in India and Egypt that has been adapted for American concertgoers.  Let’s go! A little bird Image…

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OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site’s data for training AI models. In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, the company said that the Reddit partnership will provide it access to “real-time, structured and unique content” — e.g. posts and replies — from Reddit, allowing its tools and models to “better understand and showcase” that content. Reddit content will be incorporated into ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular conversational AI, and the companies will work together to bring unspecified new “AI-powered features” to both Reddit users and moderators. OpenAI will also become a Reddit advertising…

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