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Upwork goes full corp mode 😤

They just hired a whole new business model 💼

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What we’ll cover today:

💼 Upwork’s bold move into full-time, high-compliance enterprise hiring

🧠 AI browser drama - Dia launches $20 Pro plan

🔥 What SaaS leaders are saying about pricing tiers

Upwork, the freelance giant, just bought Bubty and Ascen to launch a brand new business for big enterprise clients.

🚨 Breaking News:
Upwork is creating a standalone enterprise arm with Bubty and Ascen to serve full-time, contract, and compliance heavy staffing needs.

⚡Wire Simplified:

  • Bubty helps manage talent pools and workforce systems.

  • Ascen handles global hiring laws and employer of record services.

  • Upwork plans to combine both into a new entity under its brand.

  • This shift lets Upwork serve beyond freelancers, full-time staff, contractors, etc.

  • Enterprise biz already makes $100M of Upwork’s $750M revenue.

✔️Straight to the Point:
Upwork isn’t just for freelancers anymore. This is a power grab into the world of enterprise hiring, and it’s smart.

🧐 Would you trust Upwork with your full-time hiring now?

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The Browser Company, makers of the new AI powered “Dia,” just launched a $20/month Pro plan for serious web nerds.

🚨 Breaking News:
Dia’s AI features now come with limits unless you pay $20/month. Free users, your robot BFF now has boundaries.

⚡Wire Simplified:

  • Dia’s AI tools (chat + skills) now cost $20/month for full access.

  • Free users can still use it, but only sometimes.

  • More pricing tiers coming soon, from $5 to $$$$.

  • The Pro plan leaked early, then went live this week.

  • Competitors like Comet, Opera Neon, and Google are lurking.

✔️Straight to the Point:
Dia wants to be your AI co pilot, but only if you’re willing to shell out Netflix money for a browser.

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