A decade-long freelance contractor explains why Harvest had been an unusually good fit for independent workers: it handled time tracking, invoicing, payment collection, and basic financial summaries without trying to become a sprawling accounting platform. Its straightforward interface and modest monthly fee made it easy to recommend. The author’s confidence changed after Harvest was acquired by Bending Spoons in 2025, whose previous takeover of Vimeo had already raised concerns.
Harvest has since shifted customers onto a plan costing $133.98 a month, up from $13.32, while describing the change as an enterprise plan with unlimited usage - features the author says they already had. A cheaper $12.65 plan adds a 2% charge on transactions, on top of the roughly 3% payment-processing fee, despite Harvest mainly providing an invoice and a Stripe payment form. When the author sought help, customer emails appeared to be answered by a large language model producing lengthy replies rather than by staff. The experience leaves them looking for a replacement invoicing service and perhaps an alternative to QuickBooks Online. A commenter recommends Cushion, a freelancer-focused service with Stripe-integrated invoicing and no added transaction markup, praising its responsive support and personal touch.
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Culper Research disclosed a short position in Nvidia, alleging that more than 20% of its fiscal 2026 compute revenue still came from China through diverted GPUs and Southeast Asian intermediaries. It cites alleged links among Alibaba, chip buyer Megaspeed, server assembler Aivres, and Chinese customers; these are claims by the short seller. (twitter.com)
Trump Media’s outside investors have lost more than $2.2 billion as the company’s stock price plunged and its social media business struggled to attract customers. President Trump’s stake is now valued at about $460 million, down from more than $6 billion near the stock’s peak. (nbcnews.com)
OpenAI raised $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below its reported initial target of $1.4 trillion. A second funding tranche of up to $9 billion remains unclosed despite the company reporting 70% quarter-over-quarter growth. (247wallst.com)
Democrats’ midterm victory sets up congressional investigations into Trump family crypto profits and industry ties, with new subpoena powers starting in January. The crypto sector spent nearly $200 million backing candidates, but many of its favored contenders lost. (ft.com)
Anthropic’s declining expected IPO valuation is raising questions about investor appetite for AI companies. Its public-market performance could influence valuations across the broader AI sector. (2tinteractive.com)
Fox has taken control of Roku’s streaming platform, which reaches more than 100 million US households. The acquisition gives Fox a major foothold in streaming distribution. (theverge.com)
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