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How soap opera-TikTok hybrids became a billion-dollar business

Over the past few years, a new category of mobile apps has quietly exploded into a multi-billion dollar business. They’re called “micro dramas” — short-form, mobile-first scripted shows designed to be watched vertically on your phone. Think soap opera meets TikTok, complete with secret billionaire romances, disapproving werewolf mothers-in-law, and cliffhangers engineered to keep users tapping. The leading...

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vivo X300 Ultra Photography Edition Kit shown off on video, has tons of camera gear

At a time when smartphones ship with the bare minimum of essentials, vivo posts a video showing off the vivo X300 Ultra retail package and the photographer’s kit, which look absolutely lavish with an impressive number of accessories. People who buy the Photography Edition Kit will get a box within a box. Starting with the...

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Harvey confirms $11B valuation: Sequoia triples down

One of the blockbuster hits of the AI age is, without a doubt, legal tech startup Harvey. On Wednesday, the company confirmed that it had closed a new raise at an $11 billion valuation, after reports circulated last month that it was working on another monster round. The company confirmed it inhaled $200 million from...