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Builder.ai collapses after revelation that its "AI" was hundreds of engineers

Billion-dollar implosion exposes the perils of AI hype
Cutting corners: Builder.ai promised to revolutionize software development with artificial intelligence – and convinced deep-pocketed investors it had. Backed by Microsoft and valued at $1.5 billion, the startup masked manual labor as machine learning until the facade crumbled, leaving behind lawsuits, layoffs, and one of the industry's most embarrassing collapses.
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Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius loses another exec as scrutiny over CEO intensifies

Co-founder Daniel Leon has followed CEO Alex Mashinsky out the door
In context: The bad news isn't alleviating for bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius. A week after CEO Alex Mashinsky resigned from the company, cofounder S. Daniel Leon has now quit as chief strategy officer. Mashinsky is also dealing with revelations that he withdrew $10 million from the lender weeks before it froze customer accounts.