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It’s been a whirlwind year for the vibe-coding world’s database of choice: Supabase. On Friday, Supabase announced that it raised a fresh $100 million Series E at a $5 billion valuation, led by Accel and Peak XV. This is just four months after closing its $200 million Series D at a $2 billion valuation, led by Accel. And that Series D was just seven months after raising an $80 million Series C led by Sequoia spinoff Peak XV and David Sacks’ Craft Ventures at an undisclosed valuation. PitchBook estimated Supabase was valued at around $765 million in that deal, post-money.…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is more the Sultan of Squat than a modern day Babe Ruth when the Los Angeles Dodgers star plays in Philadelphia.He’s yet to hit any of his 250 homers in Philly. He’s batting .250 lifetime in Citizens Bank Park with just two extra-base hits and four RBIs over 12 games and 44 at-bats. He struck out 16 times.So if the bat is cold, why not pitch?Ohtani finally makes his postseason pitching debut when he takes the mound Saturday for the Dodgers in the NL Division Series opener against the Phillies.The best-of-five series between two franchises…
Ozempic and Wegovy are coming to a Costco near you.Novo Nordisk, the company that makes Ozempic and Wegovy, announced Friday it will be selling the prescription injectable pens at the warehouse chain’s pharmacies. A four-week supply of the weight loss drug will cost $499 out of pocket.Novo Nordisk already sells the monthly supply for $499 at its direct-to-consumer website, and it offers the same discount through CVS and Walmart.Novo Nordisk and other manufacturers of the hugely popular weight loss drugs have been competing against compounding pharmacies, some clinics and medical spas who sell cheaper versions of the branded medications.“We want…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill popped in for a visit at the Miami Dolphins’ headquarters on Friday, lifting the spirits of teammates just four days after a major knee injury that ended the dynamic receiver’s season.Hill sustained significant ligament damage, including a torn ACL, in the Dolphins’ 27-21 victory over the New York Jets in a Monday night matchup of winless teams. Miami visits Carolina on Sunday with both teams at 1-3.The 31-year-old Hill got attention on social media for appearing upbeat while in the hospital for surgery. That continued after his release with him showing up at…
OpenAI’s Sora app for AI videos is a viral hit, despite being invite-only for now and limited to users in the U.S. and Canada at launch. On its first day, Sora saw 56,000 downloads, and is now ranked as the No. 3 Top Overall app on Apple’s U.S. App Store, according to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures. On Friday, October 3, it became the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store. That puts it ahead of Google Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The firm estimates Sora’s iOS app pulled in a total of 164,000 installs during its first…
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson has been ruled out for Baltimore’s game against Houston on Sunday after missing a week of practice because of a hamstring injury.Jackson had to leave last weekend’s loss at Kansas City in the second half. Cooper Rush is now in line to start for the Ravens, who have lost nine of their last 11 games when Jackson doesn’t play. The two-time MVP has missed only one game since the start of the 2023 season — a Week 17 matchup when Baltimore had little to play for.Baltimore also ruled out All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith…
When Apple pulled ICEBlock off its app store Thursday, it wasn’t just taking down a controversial app.It was showing Americans what the rest of the world already knows: A handful of huge tech companies control the choke points of modern life — and when governments lean on Big Tech, they can use those choke points themselves.For years, this was a mostly theoretical problem, or at worst, a developer gripe about App Store fees. The stakes were commercial, not civic.But in 2025, the US government has twice pressed tech gatekeepers into service — first with TikTok, now with ICEBlock — and…
2025-10-03T16:12:56Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. OpenAI’s app for AI-generated video became the most-downloaded title in the Apple App Store on Friday. Sora took the top spot, beating out Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. OpenAI released the invite-only video app earlier this week. OpenAI’s AI-generated video app has reached the top of the app charts…
Nearly seven months after the Trump administration cracked down on pro-Palestinian activists, the only one still jailed is breaking her silence, recounting how the suffering of family members in Gaza drove her to protest.Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank who has lived in New Jersey since 2016, has been held in a U.S. immigration detention center since March. The experience has left her feeling powerless to assist family members caught in the war or to speak out on their behalf, she said.“Most days I feel helpless,” Kordia, 32, said recently. “I want to do something, but I can’t…
On Netflix’s hit show, Love Is Blind, 32 singles spend about 10 days unable to see who they’re dating. Making contestants temporarily blind to the physical attributes of their potential partners is the whole premise of what the hosts and participants like to refer to as “the experiment.”But for one of the contestants in the show’s ninth season, which premiered on Oct. 1, the “blind” aspect isn’t a game at all. Madison Maidenberg was diagnosed with a rare eye disease — and one day she may lose her sight altogether. “I wanted to go on Love Is Blind because the experiment…