Don’t forget to jargon-check your AI

September 27, 2023
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we sit down with a guest, talk about their work and dive deep into the rest. This week, we had Nathan Baschez, the CEO and founder of […]

Russian zero-day seller offers $20M for hacking Android and iPhones

September 27, 2023
A company that acquires and sells zero-day exploits — flaws in software that are unknown to the affected developer — is now offering to pay researchers $20 million for hacking tools that would allow its customers to hack iPhones and Android devices. On Wednesday, Operation Zero announced on its Telegram accounts and on its official […]

OpenAI is reportedly in talks with Jony Ive about a hardware project

September 27, 2023
OpenAI, not content with building large language models and art-generating AI, wants to get into hardware. That’s according The Information, which reported this week that storied former Apple product designer Jony Ive is in talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about an AI hardware project. The details are wanting. But billionaire Masayoshi Son, the founder […]

The Dungeons & Dragons DLC for Minecraft includes dice rolls, magic missiles and more

September 27, 2023
Minecraft dropped its newest DLC today for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) players to enjoy. In partnership with D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast and Everbloom Games, the DLC takes players on an adventure into the Forgotten Realms, letting them explore iconic D&D locations like Candlekeep, Icewind Dale, Revel’s End and more. The most interesting part about the […]