The Startup Mistake No One Talks About — Until It Shuts You Down
State-by-state complexity and missed deadlines can quietly derail even the most promising startups without proactive systems in place.
The back office problem that explains why specialists never call you back
Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren’t worried about that; they’re more worried about drowning.
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A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses
Fears of AI-driven job loss are growing fast, and they’re fueling backlash against data centers. Sen. Mark Warner suggests taxing them to help workers survive the transition.
Mistral releases a new open-source model for speech generation
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A little-known Croatian startup is coming for the robotaxi market with help from Uber
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Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India
Deccan AI concentrates its workforce in India to manage quality in a fast-growing but fragmented AI training market.
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LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.
The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead
Anthropic finds AI isn’t replacing jobs yet, but early data shows growing inequality as experienced users gain an edge, raising concerns about future displacement and workforce divides.