What makes everyone so sure SAFE rounds are founder-friendly?
While SAFEs are generally considered founder friendly, when you get into the details it’s less clear why they would be over priced rounds.
Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman
In the second week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk’s motivations for bringing the suit were under scrutiny. Last week, Musk took the stand, alleging that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman had deceived him into donating $38 million to the company. He claimed that they’d promised to maintain…
Apple’s App Store tightens up on user privacy with new rules for app developers
Apple for years has made user privacy a focus for its App Store with rules around data collection, plus requirements around app labeling, anti-tracking measures, and the more private “Sign in with Apple” option. Now, Apple will begin to require that developers explain why they need access to select data, under some circumstances, with a […]
I visited the dark web, and all I got was…
PODCAST VO SCRIPT, [unpublished] Haje: The dark web is a lot of things; particularly user-friendly ain’t one of them. The other day, I got an amazing tip about ‘Dark Web Gift Shop,’ which tries to at least give you a little bit of a reward for your struggles. Haje: The founders say that: [AI generated voice]: […]
The 10 Best Books For Saving Money
What’s in your savings account right now? Unless it’s a lot, you’re alone. In fact, this amount is under $100 for nearly a third of Americans. According to GOBankingRates, 32.9%…
‘We’re Not There Yet’: Meta Focuses on User Retention for Threads Amidst Significant Drop in Engagement
Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, experienced a substantial drop in engagement, losing more than half of its user base after its initial launch.
5 Ways to Turn Rejection Into Resilience
As I’ve built my company, I’ve grown a much thicker skin when it comes to rejection — and so can you. Here’s how.
Kevin O’Leary Slams Anheuser-Busch CEO’s Listening Tour, Says It Won’t Stop Bud Light Backlash for One Huge Reason
Anheuser-Busch U.S. CEO Brendan Whitworth announced plans to hear consumers out this summer.
I Started My Business In My Mom’s Basement at the Age of 17. Here are 5 Rules I Wish I Had Known, But Had to Learn the Hard Way
There is no easy way to break this to you, but you are the least important person in your business!
As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky adopts a new personalized, algorithmic feed
Bluesky, one of the many would-be Twitter replacements now on the market, is making a notable change to how users discover new content on its network. Previously, the Bluesky app would feature popular posts in a feed it called the “What’s Hot” feed — something that its users aspired to find a place on, as […]
Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem
The White House wants big AI companies to disclose when content has been created using artificial intelligence, and very soon the EU will require some tech platforms to label their AI-generated images, audio, and video with “prominent markings” disclosing their synthetic origins. There’s a big problem, though: identifying material that was created by artificial intelligence…