Stephen Pastis

This Fraud Detection Startup Hit $100 Million Annualized Revenue Protecting Against Deepfake Calls Fraud Prevention Startup Pindrop Reaches $100 Million Revenue Milestone Detecting Deepfakes

Pindrop's CEO told me that since 2022, it has seen a more than 110% increase in deepfake-related fraud attempts. That meant a significant boost in the startup's business. I covered the startup's update here for Forbes:

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Clearview AI’s Founder Removed From Facial Recognition Company’s Board Ton-That had stepped down as CEO and became president in December due to the company’s struggles to secure major federal government contracts and raise funding.

New: Hoan Ton-That, the co-founder and former CEO of Clearview AI, has been removed from the controversial facial recognition company's board.

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My latest for: In the last decade, credit scoring firm FICO has turned a niche into a name brand with some of the highest total returns in the S&P 500. I spoke with CEO Will Lansing to break down the company’s history and how he’s reoriented it into a profit machine.

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Fintech Payments Startup Highnote Hits $750 Million-Plus Valuation Highnote, a San Francisco-based payments startup, has raised $90 million in Series B funding that values it at more than $750 million, a source close to the transactio...

San Francisco-based Highnote just raised $90 million and hit a more than $750 million valuation. Here's what it wants to do next: www.forbes.com/sites/stephe...

Aritzia’s Cult-Like Following Makes Its Founder A Billionaire Aritizia founder Brian Hill has retail in his blood. His grandfather, an Irish immigrant, bought a dry-goods store in Vancouver in 1945, and his father later opened a department store, Hill's of Kerri...

New from me for @forbes.com: Brian Hill, the founder of popular fashion brand Aritzia, is a billionaire.

I interviewed Hill last year in Vancouver. Read more about the inside story of the brand below.

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Waymo Opens Robotaxi Rides To Anyone In L.A. – Though Service Area Remains Small The company said 300,000 people in the second-largest U.S. city have been waiting to use its robotic ridehail service – twice the number of paid weekly rides it provides.

NEW: Waymo's ridership is poised to jump again as it opens up robotaxi service to anyone in Los Angeles #Waymo #robotaxi #alphabet www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...