Anthropic is operating a lab that conducts biology experiments
AI leaders have been promising that AI is the key to curing human disease. Anthropic researchers have also been warning that AI might kill us all.
The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced plans to introduce legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along…
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AI Hallucination Nearly Triggers US Military Operation
“It’s important for service members to understand the uncertainty inherent to LLMs,” a GovAI research scholar warns.
A Fintech Founder Shares the 5 Numbers That Reveal Whether Your Business Can Survive a Downturn
Learn the five metrics that matter most when growth slows and pressure rises. From retention and margins to CAC and payback periods, this guide explains how to measure whether your business can truly withstand a downturn.
How to Figure Out What Your Business Really Looks Like Online — and Make It Even Better
Before a customer contacts you, they’ve already met you online and formed an opinion. Here’s how to make your first impression unforgettable.
Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions Under Pressure — and It Isn’t a Lack of Discipline
Why do smart, experienced leaders still make bad decisions under pressure? The answer may have less to do with discipline and more to do with how we design the environments in which decisions happen.
Anthropic’s first embedded evaluator is … Accenture?
Accenture is about to take on its most high-risk consulting engagement ever.
This 27-Year-Old Left Wall Street to Create a Product That ‘Gives People Time Back.’ It Hit $10,000 in Sales in 36 Hours.
Maria Cabral Menezes worked as a trader before deciding to risk it all and start her own business.
Automattic names interim CFO after exec departures
Jeremy Klaperman, the CFO of the company’s WordPress VIP Enterprise business unit, will act as CFO for the time being.
Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
Angle Health has grown to 5,000 customers and become profitable, by helping small businesses get “level-funded” health insurance.
World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they’re actually building.