Capital One acquires Brex for steep discount to its peak valuation, but early believers are laughing all the way to the bank
Before everyone sharpens their knives, consider that for the VCs who backed Brex at its outset, the sale is a triumph.
The Download: inside the QuitGPT movement, and EVs in Africa
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 “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions In September, Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month and offers…
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Voice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuation
The five year-old-startup raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.
Inference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLM
The seed round values the newly formed startup at $800 million.
Are AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts.
New research looks at how leading AI models hold up doing actual white-collar work tasks, drawn from consulting, investment banking, and law. Most models failed.
Microsoft 365 hit by outage, preventing access to emails and files
An hours-long outage is preventing Microsoft’s enterprise customers from accessing their inboxes, files, and video meetings.
How Frustrated Customers Shaped the Way I Run My Business
My first job taught me lessons about customer experience that shaped every business decision I’ve made since.
Ring is adding a new content verification feature to videos
Ring says the new feature will identify if video edits have been made, even if they’re minor.
Google DeepMind CEO is ‘surprised’ OpenAI is rushing forward with ads in ChatGPT
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the tech giant isn’t pressuring him to insert ads into the AI chatbot experience.
Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they’re building a model to prove it
Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, is building the next generation of foundation models for collaboration, not chat.
6 Daily Rituals to Help You Stay Human in an AI-Driven World
These habit-stacking rituals help entrepreneurs stay grounded, intentional and fully human while working alongside powerful AI tools.