Better Tomorrow Ventures closes $140M, remains bullish on fintech
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‘I Really Didn’t Think This Would Go Anywhere’: How Elvira Built a Brand to Die For
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Anker offered to pay Eufy camera owners to share videos for training its AI
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California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash
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Chamath warns retail investors to avoid his new SPAC
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LinkedIn’s CEO Says He Uses AI to Write ‘Almost Every Email,’ Including to His Boss, the Head of Microsoft
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Character.AI removes Disney characters after receiving cease-and-desist letter
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Whizz co-founder says Trump’s Chicago crackdown is scaring delivery workers off the streets
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Why California’s new AI safety law succeeded where SB 1047 failed
California just made history as the first state to require AI safety transparency from the biggest labs in the industry. Governor Newsom signed SB 53 into law this week, mandating that AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic disclose, and stick to, their safety protocols. The decision is already sparking debate about whether other states will […]