OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence reportedly valued at $32B
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence reportedly valued at $32B Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI startup led by OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised an additional…
Trump exempts smartphones, laptops, and semiconductors from new tariffs
Trump exempts smartphones, laptops, and semiconductors from new tariffs The Trump administration is carving out big tariff exemptions for the tech industry. While President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he…
Week in Review: Jeff Bezos’ secret EV startup
Week in Review: Jeff Bezos’ secret EV startup Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of cool stuff for your reading pleasure this week: Jeff Bezos backs EV…
The xAI–X merger is a good deal — if you’re betting on Musk’s empire
The xAI–X merger is a good deal — if you’re betting on Musk’s empire When Elon Musk announced that his AI startup, xAI, had acquired his social media company, X…
Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table
Forerunner’s long game: As startups stall before IPO, all options are on the table Thirteen years ago, Forerunner Ventures began helping to usher in a new era of consumer startups,…
Meta’s vanilla Maverick AI model ranks below rivals on a popular chat benchmark
Meta’s vanilla Maverick AI model ranks below rivals on a popular chat benchmark Earlier this week, Meta landed in hot water for using an experimental, unreleased version of its Llama…
The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next
The most interesting startups showcased at Google Cloud Next Google Cloud announced a long list of impressive AI startups as customers during its Cloud Next conference this week Google Cloud…
Meta adds Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to its board
Meta adds Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to its board Banking executive and former presidential advisor Dina Powell McCormick and Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison are…
Law professors side with authors battling Meta in AI copyright case
Law professors side with authors battling Meta in AI copyright case A group of professors specializing in copyright law has filed an amicus brief in support of authors suing Meta…
38 consumer startup founders lobby over Trump tariffs: One faces a surprise $200K bill
38 consumer startup founders lobby over Trump tariffs: One faces a surprise $200K bill Small businesses could be crushed under President Trump’s increased tariffs, according to an open letter by…