Voice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuation
The five year-old-startup raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.
Moltbook was peak AI theater
For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.” We observed! Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht,…
Inference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLM
The seed round values the newly formed startup at $800 million.
Are AI agents ready for the workplace? A new benchmark raises doubts.
New research looks at how leading AI models hold up doing actual white-collar work tasks, drawn from consulting, investment banking, and law. Most models failed.
Microsoft 365 hit by outage, preventing access to emails and files
An hours-long outage is preventing Microsoft’s enterprise customers from accessing their inboxes, files, and video meetings.
How Frustrated Customers Shaped the Way I Run My Business
My first job taught me lessons about customer experience that shaped every business decision I’ve made since.
Ring is adding a new content verification feature to videos
Ring says the new feature will identify if video edits have been made, even if they’re minor.
Google DeepMind CEO is ‘surprised’ OpenAI is rushing forward with ads in ChatGPT
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the tech giant isn’t pressuring him to insert ads into the AI chatbot experience.
Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they’re building a model to prove it
Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, is building the next generation of foundation models for collaboration, not chat.
6 Daily Rituals to Help You Stay Human in an AI-Driven World
These habit-stacking rituals help entrepreneurs stay grounded, intentional and fully human while working alongside powerful AI tools.
This Belief Has Shaped Every Major Decision I’ve Made Since Founding My Company in 2016
The decisions that have defined my company since 2016 taught me lessons every founder can apply.