How to mobilize generalist VCs for a moonshot idea
Moonshot startups are inherently about venturing into uncharted territory, giving us new superpowers and creating new markets.
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Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI?
The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense and AI company Anthropic over its technology has raised a deep open question: does the law actually allow the US government to conduct mass surveillance on Americans? Surprisingly, the answer is not straightforward. More than a decade after Edward Snowden exposed the NSA’s collection of bulk…
The year of ‘does this serve us’ and the rejection of reification
2024 has arrived, and with it, a renewed interest in artificial intelligence, which seems like it’ll probably continue to enjoy at least middling hype throughout the year. Of course, it’s being cheerled by techno-zealot billionaires and the flunkies bunked within their cosy islands of influence, primarily in Silicon Valley – and derided by fabulists who […]
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How resilient SaaS startups continue to build and scale in an era of efficiency
Traditional success metrics like the Rule of 40 and Magic Number must be revised amid an unpredictable and competitive market.
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This Retired UPS Employee Started a People-Oriented Side Hustle That Earns More Than $500,000 a Year — and ‘Anyone With a Pulse Can Do It’
William Zuniga wanted a side gig that would help him meet new people — and he found a very lucrative one.
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Spot Technologies, now with $2M, will see AI security tech go into Mexico Walmarts
Spot’s flagship product, VisionX, taps into deep learning and computer vision technologies to analyze consumer and theft behaviors.
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The Download: super-efficient solar cells, and helpful robots
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Super-efficient solar cells: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024 In November 2023, a buzzy solar technology broke yet another world record for efficiency. The previous record had existed for only about five months—and it likely…
You Have to Actually Know Your People to Retain Them. Here’s Why It Matters.
Nobody thrives in a vacuum. When leaders take the time to understand who people are and what motivates them, it nurtures a culture of excellence.
Semiconductor Stock 2024 Insights: Top 3 Picks to Buy
The semiconductor industry’s outlook for 2024 appears optimistic due to resurgent market demand and government funding and other incentives. Given the industry’s tailwinds, it could be wise to buy quality…
The FTC’s unprecedented move against data brokers, explained
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review‘s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. We’re only a few weeks into 2024, and violations of people’s privacy are already making some big headlines! First we had the continued drama with…