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Fearless Fund’s co-founder and COO Ayana Parsons has announced that she was stepping down. The firm is being sued by a politically conservative group.
As of today, nearly all of the world’s most popular website homepages are not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
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ChatGPT,?one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence tools, struggles with cultural nuance.
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TechCrunch has kept readers informed regarding Fearless Fund’s courtroom battle to provide business grants to Black women. Today, we are happy to announce that Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian…
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It’s clear that this year will be a turning point for DEI.
The court ruling said that Fearless Fund’s Strivers Grant likely violates the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which bans the use of race in contracts.
The company has been sued by at least seven creditors, including Wells Fargo.
As a part of a multi-part series, TechCrunch is highlighting women innovators ? from academics to policymakers ?in the field of AI.
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If raised, this new fund, the firm’s third, would be its largest to date.
Crowdaa is an app that allows non-developers to easily create and release apps on the mobile store.?
Meanwhile, women and people of color are disproportionately impacted by irresponsible AI.
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Terri Burns, a former partner at GV, is venturing into a new chapter of her career by launching her own venture firm called Type Capital.?
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