Why Founders Outside Silicon Valley Have an Advantage
As an investor in emerging markets, George Rzepecki looks for opportunities — and founders — that don’t fit the Silicon Valley mold.
Now is a good time for doing crime
Eons ago, in 2012, I had a weird experience. My iPhone suddenly shut down. When I restarted it, I found it was totally reset—clean, like a new device. This was the early days of iOS, so I wasn’t too concerned until I went to connect it to my computer to restore it from a backup.…
How to Know If Venture Capital Is Right For Your Business
Kevin Carter has invested in over a thousand companies, dozens of which have gone on to billion-dollar valuations. He says venture capital is not right for every business.
You Only Have a Few More Hours to Score Microsoft Office for Less Than $40
Save time this holiday season with Microsoft’s best productivity tools.
How to Raise Money In an AI-Obsessed World
The founder of AngelList says that the competition has changed dramatically. But the opportunity lies inidentifying new frontiers.
Here’s Exactly How to Score an Investment From Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec
To impress an investor, you need to know what they’re looking for. For Robert Herjavec, it’s not what you’d expect.
Agentio secures $40 million from Forerunner as it scales its creator marketplace beyond YouTube
Agentio, which matches creators with brands, is expanding beyond YouTube and testing Meta platforms to facilitate sponsored content.
Zoox to begin offering robotaxi rides to public in San Francisco
This is not a large-scale public launch, nor a commercial one. But it brings the Amazon-owned company one step closer to competing with Waymo.
Cloudflare outage takes down X one month after Musk mocked AWS customers
The infrastructure service Cloudflare faced massive outages on Tuesday morning, cutting off access to ChatGPT, Claude, Spotify, X, and other platforms.
The Download: AI-powered warfare, and how embryo care is changing
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. The State of AI: How war will be changed forever —Helen Warrell & James O’Donnell It is July 2027, and China is on the brink of invading Taiwan. Autonomous drones with AI targeting…
Intuit signs $100M+ deal with OpenAI to bring its apps to ChatGPT
Intuit said its tools, such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp, will be accessible through ChatGPT, allowing users to ask questions and complete tasks such as estimating tax refunds, reviewing credit options, or managing business finances.