Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $330M at a $6.6B valuation
Lovable has seen its valuation more than triple just five months after the company’s last funding round in July.
New leaders, new fund: Sequoia has raised $7B to expand its AI bets
The fundraise is the first major capital raise under Sequoia’s new leadership, with Alfred Lin and Pat Grady now serving as co-stewards of the 54-year-old firm.
Others
Get Tablet-Level Flexibility and Laptop-Level Productivity in One Device — Now $170 Off
Stay connected, organized, and productive on the move with fast Wi-Fi 6 and up to 12 hours of battery life.
Amazon’s new Alexa+ feature adds conversational AI to Ring doorbells
Amazon said that the feature uses the Ring doorbell’s video descriptions to determine who the person in front the camera is based on their uniform, actions, and what they are holding.
Don’t Compete Against AI — Work in Tandem With It Instead. Here’s How.
Most teams are still using AI like a search engine. Leaders who reframe it as a collaborative tool — and teach their teams to think with it — will unlock its real value.
Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions
In an economy where everyone’s feeling squeezed, AI-driven price testing of kitchen essentials was bound to attract attention.
Adobe hit with proposed class-action, accused of misusing authors’ work in AI training
The lawsuit is just the latest in a string of copyright-related legal complaints aimed at the AI industry.
What Transitioning From Founder to CEO Taught Me About Leadership at Any Scale
An entrepreneurial mindset isn’t just for startups. Learn how to lead with agility and discipline at any scale.
Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA
Isaacman will run the space agency at a time when Trump is trying to both downsize it and task it with returning astronauts to the Moon.
He Has One of the Most Dangerous Hobbies on the Planet. Here’s What It Can Teach You About Business.
Underwater cave diver Jeremiah Gardner shares his unique insights on transforming uncertainty into opportunity.
YouTube to pull music data from Billboard’s charts because it doesn’t like its ranking formula
YouTube takes its ball and goes home by pulling Billboard’s access to its music data.