Microsoft-Backed AI Startup Builder.ai Files for Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Allegations

2025-06-03
Microsoft-Backed AI Startup Builder.ai Files for Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Allegations

Builder.ai, a once high-flying AI startup backed by Microsoft and valued at $1.5 billion, has filed for bankruptcy. The company's claims of AI-powered app building, facilitated by a virtual assistant named 'Natasha,' were revealed to be a massive fraud. Nearly 700 engineers in India were manually coding customer requests, exposing inflated revenue projections and misleading investors. The collapse has triggered a federal investigation and highlights the growing problem of 'AI washing,' where manual services are deceptively presented as AI-driven to attract funding.

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Deportation Due to Tattoos: Venezuelan Man Wrongfully Sent to El Salvador

2025-03-30
Deportation Due to Tattoos: Venezuelan Man Wrongfully Sent to El Salvador

Neri Alvarado Borges, a Venezuelan man, was detained in Texas and deported to El Salvador due to his three tattoos, despite an ICE agent clearing him after he explained their meanings. One tattoo was an autism awareness ribbon for his brother. Despite being declared "clean," he was later deported, raising concerns about potential biases and procedural issues within immigration enforcement.

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