A startup that builds other startups raised $100M, and is all-in on physical AI
UP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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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.
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.