Open source Notion alternative AppFlowy gets big-name backers and lands on the cloud

November 20, 2023

A new startup is targeting the lucrative workplace productivity space with an open source approach to project and knowledge management — and it has received backing from a who’s who of investors from across the technology spectrum. AppFlowy, as the company is called, has raised $6.4 million in funding from a slew of renowned founders […]

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This viral game in China reinvents hide-and-seek for the digital age

November 20, 2023
On a late October evening, I found myself hiding in the shadows of a tree in a Hong Kong park. I was on high alert, warily eyeing everyone walking toward me. I was checking my phone every few seconds, watching the locations of dozens of people who were trying to hunt me down. I wasn’t…

OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to join Microsoft

November 20, 2023

Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and many of their former OpenAI colleagues will join Microsoft, the software conglomerate’s chief Satya Nadella said Monday, capping an intense three days of discussions following the AI startup’s board abruptly firing Altman. Following the departure of Altman, many OpenAI employees, including the co-founder Brockman, left the firm in protest. At […]

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Altman won’t return as OpenAI’s CEO after all

November 20, 2023

Capping off a tumultuous weekend at OpenAI that culminated in investors — and a contingent of employees — attempting to convince the company’s board to hire back former Y Combinator president Sam Altman after firing him on Friday, Altman won’t be returning as CEO, according to a report in The Information. Citing an internal memo […]

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Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns

November 20, 2023

Kyle Vogt, the serial entrepreneur who co-founded and led Cruise from a startup through its acquisition by General Motors, has resigned, according to an email sent to employees Sunday evening. The executive shakeup comes a month after the California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended Cruise’s permits to operate self-driving vehicles on public roads after an […]

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Cruise’s mea culpa and everything that stood out at the LA Auto Show

November 19, 2023

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Inside Brex and Ramp’s AI ambitions

November 19, 2023

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! This week, we dig into spend management companies’ AI aspirations, and one U.K. fintech’s recent growth. AI ambitions At one […]

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