OpenAI is the world’s most valuable private company after private stock sale
OpenAI employees sold $6.6B in shares, leading company’s valuation to jump to $500B.
Canva acquires startups working on animation and marketing
With the new acquisitions, the company wants to bolster its position as a marketing solution by potentially adding video creation and more granular measurement.
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Apple shelves Vision Pro overhaul to focus on AI glasses
Bloomberg reports that the tech giant is developing at least two types of smart glasses.
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Spacecoin beams blockchain transaction through space in bid for decentralized internet
Spacecoin envisions a decentralized rival to SpaceX’s Starlink.
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Your Nonverbal Cues Could Be Destroying Your Leadership — Without You Knowing It
Most leaders think influence lies in their words. The truth is, there’s something else people trust first — and it decides whether your message lands or dies.
Perplexity acquires the team behind Sequioa-backed AI design startup Visual Electric
Perplexity has acquired Visual Electric, an AI Design tool. Its team is going to lead a new agents experience group at Perplexity
India cracks down on 25 crypto exchanges including BingX, LBank, CoinW over compliance failures
Of the 25 offshore crypto exchanges targeted by India, 14 hold more than $9 billion in assets.
Tesla has its best sales quarter ever as EV tax credit expires
The tax credit’s expiration on September 30 motivated buyers to take advantage of the $7,500 incentive, giving Tesla a shot to return to sales growth in 2025.
I Went to Space Camp For a Weekend and Learned These Surprising Things About Leadership
A middle-school history teacher set out to restore her sense of childhood wonder at Adult Space Camp but learned some unexpected leadership lessons along the journey that any founder can use.