Multiplier, founded by ex-Stripe exec, nabs $27.5M to fuel AI-powered accounting roll-ups
Multiplier raised Series A and seed funding from Lightspeed and Ribbit Capital.
It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty
AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…
Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1
Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by one of Midjourney’s other models — and V1 will produce a set of […]
I Spent 20 Years Watching Brands Rise or Fade—This Is What Separates Them
Many entrepreneurs turn to PR only when they want immediate results, but strategic visibility is a long game.
Meta Is Trying to Poach OpenAI Employees With ‘Giant’ $100 Million Offers, Sam Altman Says
Open AI CEO Sam Altman claims Meta has attempted to recruit “a lot” of his employees.
OpenAI can rehabilitate AI models that develop a “bad boy persona”
A new paper from OpenAI released today has shown why a little bit of bad training can make AI models go rogue but also demonstrates that this problem is generally pretty easy to fix. Back in February, a group of researchers discovered that fine-tuning an AI model (in their case, OpenAI’s GPT-4o) by training it…
Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business
Frederik Hjelm, CEO of shared micromobility startup Voi, said he sees a path to acquiring the scooter and bike operations of Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing.
OpenAI drops Scale AI as a data provider following Meta deal
OpenAI is phasing out its work with Scale AI and cutting ties with the data provider following Meta’s deal with the startup, an OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg on Wednesday. Sarah Friar, the chief financial officer of OpenAI, previously suggested the company would continue its work with Scale AI. Now, it appears OpenAI has changed its […]
You Built a Successful Business — But Your Inner Self Got Neglected in the Process. Here’s What You Can Do About It Now.
Are you disconnected from the person you were before you started your business? Here’s how to regain control over your inner design.
Here’s What Companies and Services Are Open and Closed on Juneteenth 2025
Juneteenth was designated as a federal holiday in the U.S. in 2021.
I Made Our Company Culture Public. Here’s What Happened to My Business
Here are some lessons learned from my experiment with workplace transparency.