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Proposed new rule: All AI output must rhyme

December 22, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I know I usually lead Startups Weekly with my own column (and I did write one this week, so if you are somehow a fan of everything I write, go ham), but Devin’s piece taking a stand against the pseudanthropy […]

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Once again, Etsy’s layoffs come at no surprise

December 22, 2023

More than quantitative, Etsy’s challenge is qualitative. A viral tweet summed it up in one word: junkification.

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Hyperloop’s loss is high-speed rail’s gain

December 22, 2023

In 2013, Elon Musk published a white paper that teased the idea of zipping from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 35 minutes through a vacuum-sealed tube — a system he called hyperloop. The idea “originated out of his hatred for California’s proposed high-speed rail system,” according to his biographer Ashlee Vance. Ten years […]

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A strong foundation can help raise early-stage capital

December 22, 2023

Investors aren’t scouring pitch decks as earnestly as they were in the past. There’s still a market for early-stage deals, though.

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The EV tax credit is about to get better, and also harder to find

December 22, 2023

The federal tax credit for electric vehicles is about to change in one particular way that will make it far more attractive to buyers. Starting January 1, the rebate — up to $7,500 for qualifying new EVs and up to $4,000 for qualifying used EVs — will be available when you buy the car, as […]

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