How to Avoid the Double-Edged Sword of Ego in Entrepreneurship
When ego takes hold in a self-absorbed and prideful way, it can destroy your business.
Vitalik Buterin has reservations about Sam Altman’s World project
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altman’s World project has real privacy risks.
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Here’s How American Workers Really Feel About Their Bosses and Supervisors, According to a New Survey
The results are in — and they might surprise you.
Celonis adds an AI copilot to ask questions about a process map
Celonis, the German process mining startup with a $13 billion valuation, is taking a varied approach to AI. Like many enterprise software companies, it has been using machine learning models for a number of years, but with the rise of generative AI, it’s adding a copilot feature, announced today at Celosphere, the company’s customer conference […]
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The 6 Online Marketing Strategies Every Entrepreneur Needs
A big benefit: While each can be pursued individually, they all connect with and feed into the others.
Instagram brings Close Friends feature to the main feed
Instagram’s Close Friends feature is expanding. Previously, users could share stories with a select group of people, rather than all of their followers, but now, users can also share main feed posts and reels exclusively to their Close Friends. Before sharing a post or reel, users can tap an “audience” menu, then select their Close […]
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Baton, a music collaboration platform for unreleased material, raises $4.2M
Music startup Baton secured $4.2 million in funding, the company announced today. Baton will use the new capital to further develop its product, grow its team and roll out new features. Baton — founded by musician Gabe Warshaw — launched its private beta in 2022, allowing artists, producers, managers, A&Rs (reps responsible for talent scouting) […]
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You.com launches new APIs to connect LLMs to the web
When OpenAI connected ChatGPT to the internet, it supercharged the AI chatbot’s capabilities. Now, the search engine You.com wants to do the same for every large language model (LLMs) out there. You.com today announced the launch of a set of APIs aimed at giving LLMs like Meta’s Llama 2 real-time access to the open web […]
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3D generative AI platform Atlas emerges from stealth with $6M to accelerate virtual worldbuilding
Atlas, a 3D generative AI platform, is launching today after two years in stealth with $6 million in seed funding. The funding consists of two rounds: a $4.5M round led by 6th Man Ventures (6MV) and a $1.5M round led by Collab+Currency. The platform partners with game developers and brands to build virtual worlds in […]
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X says 325K posts and 375K accounts ‘actioned’ over Israel-Hamas war violations
X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, has been facing waves of criticism over how it has, under owner Elon Musk, grappled with issues of trust and safety. Today, the company, which said it now has over 500 million monthly visitors to its platform, published some figures and updates on how it’s been coping […]
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This Married Couple Pays Their Mortgage by Renting Rooms in Their House Via Airbnb. Here’s Their Best Advice for Making Money With Short-Term Rentals.
In the new book, “Start Your Own Airbnb Business,” these Superhosts share their best advice for making money and minimizing stress.