LinkedIn’s AI Writing Tool Isn’t as ‘Popular’ as the CEO Thought It Would Be. Here’s Why He Thinks Users Are Shunning It.
LinkedIn’s AI writing tool polishes posts for users, but the company’s CEO says not many users are tapping into it.
Duolingo CEO says controversial AI memo was misunderstood
While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn faced backlash after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue was that he “did not give enough context.”
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‘Consumers Are Frustrated, and So Are We’: How These Founders Built a Platform to Fight Fake AI-Generated Product Reviews
Inside the launch of InMyExpertOpinion, a product review site “built by humans, for humans.”
‘It’s Coercion’: Compass Sues Zillow Over Its Listings Being ‘Banned’ Online
Real estate giants Compass and Zillow could battle it out in court.
3 Truths Every Founder Learns the Hard Way
There’s no manual for entrepreneurship — and your mom’s advice, while well-meaning, didn’t cover the realities of building a business.
6 Social Media Trends Defining Gen Z’s Shopping Behavior
The classic sales funnel is outdated for Gen Z, as their shopping journey is now non-linear. It involves platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, focusing on viral videos, user-generated content and influencer recommendations rather than traditional ads.
Leak reveals Grok might soon edit your spreadsheets
Leaked code suggests xAI is developing an advanced file editor for Grok with spreadsheet support, signaling the company’s push to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft by embedding AI copilots into productivity tools.
Four months after a $3B valuation, Harvey AI grows to $5B
The round, which comes just four months after $300 million Series D, was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue.
Over a million people now have access to the gen-AI powered Alexa+
Alexa+ is available for free during Early Access and will later be free for Prime customers. Non-Prime users will be able to use the service for $19.99 per month after it publicly launches.
The Overlooked Shortcut That’s Helping Founders Scale Faster, Safer and Smarter
Micro-acquisitions are the smart founder’s shortcut. Here’s why.
A Chinese firm has just launched a constantly changing set of AI benchmarks
When testing an AI model, it’s hard to tell if it is reasoning or just regurgitating answers from its training data. Xbench, a new benchmark developed by the Chinese venture capital firm Hongshan Capital Global, might help to sidestep that issue. That’s thanks to the way it evaluates models not only on the ability to…