Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market
Cognition’s valuation multiple is higher than Cursor’s was before selling to SpaceX.
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administration, critics could point out that Musk’s and Luckey’s companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.
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The Exploration Company nabs $450 million to challenge SpaceX
The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.”
A Founder’s Guide to Private Capital Investing
Here’s what entrepreneurs should know about investing beyond public markets.
He Started a Hot Dog Business Without Knowing How to Cook One. 50 Years Later, He Became a Millionaire: ‘I Came From a Poor Family’
There are more millionaires now than ever, and they dominate “ordinary” businesses.
AI Made Building Your Own Software Easier Than Ever — But That Doesn’t Mean You Should. Here’s What It Could Cost You.
Building your own software used to be about capability. Now it’s about risk.
Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it?
Meta’s new personal AI agent Muse wants access to users’ email, calendars, payments, health services, and more — making the company’s biggest consumer AI bet yet a major test of whether people still trust Meta with their data.
She Helped Instagram Fight Back Against TikTok With AI. Now She’s Using the Same Playbook on a Problem Every Business Owner Knows.
She built AI for some of the biggest companies in the world. Then she decided restaurants needed it more.
Your Business Is Growing — So Why Aren’t You Making More Money? Here’s the Revenue Trap Many Founders Fall Into.
More clients, more employees and more revenue can look like success. But if growth isn’t creating more profit, a stronger company and a better life, you may simply be building a bigger job.
To Have A Productive Day, Do This As Soon As You Wake Up
Brain coach Jim Kwik explains the science behind starting your day right.
‘Dirty Data’ Is Hurting Your Company’s AI Strategy — Here’s How This Tech Founder Is Fixing It
Zac Choi went from a McKinsey consultant watching his startup clients create extraordinary value to building and selling his own AI startup. Now he’s creating a fix for business’s biggest AI hurdle.