Polar launched its AI browser for knowledge work on July 29 and said it raised a $5.7 million seed round led by Madrona, with participants including former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke and Phia founder Ph…
Phia, the AI-powered shopping browser extension co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, faced two major controversies: in November 2025, security researchers revealed it was capturing full HTML …
Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni's AI shopping app is under scrutiny for allegedly inflating affiliate sales with fake clicks, raising questions about ethical oversight in AI-driven commerce. The incide…
Bloomberg found that Phia, the AI shopping app founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, was hijacking other retailers' affiliate commissions through a practice called cookie stuffing. The browser ex…
Phoebe Gates' AI shopping app Phia reportedly used cookie stuffing to claim unearned affiliate sales, according to investigations by researcher Ben Edelman, Bloomberg, and Capital One Shopping. The br…
Phoebe Gates, the 23-year-old daughter of Bill Gates, is building AI shopping startup Phia, valued at $185 million, and insists her privilege and last name have no role in its success. The company, wh…
Phoebe Gates, daughter of Bill Gates, co-founded shopping app Phia which was accused of using 'cookie stuffing' to fraudulently claim affiliate commissions. The AI-powered browser extension allegedly …
Phia, a fashion-meets-AI startup cofounded by Bill Gates's daughter Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is advertising its $35.5 million Series A funding round on a billboard at a New York City bodega. Th…