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How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM
Earlier this year, Lightspeed made headlines when it announced that Claire Zau, an investor and popular tech content…
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This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
Before OpenAI’s GPT-3 ushered in the era of foundation models, companies built specialized natural language processing models from…
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What happened at Nvidia GTC: NemoClaw, Robot Olaf, and a $1 trillion bet
CEO Jensen Huang took the stage at Nvidia’s GTC conference this week in his signature leather jacket to deliver a two-and-a-half-hour…
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PopSockets founder David Barnett talks about building a viral business
David Barnett has learned a lot since first launching PopSockets more than a decade ago. As the tale…
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AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s congressional bid
If you’ve seen the recent ads attacking New York assembly member Alex Bores, you’ll know he used…
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Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive
The generative AI boom minted a startup a minute. But as the dust starts to settle, two once-hot…
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The enterprise AI land grab is on. Glean is building the layer beneath the interface.
The battle for enterprise AI is heating up. Microsoft is bundling Copilot into Office. Google is pushing Gemini…
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Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI
AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their…
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How Elon Musk is rewriting the rules on founder power
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net…
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SpaceX’s IPO could open the floodgates — and secondaries are booming in the meantime
SpaceX is reportedly lining up four major Wall Street banks for a potential 2026 IPO — a move…