AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say
General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round for the four-year-old startup, according to our sources.
These new solid-state ACs promise a cool future. Scientists aren’t so sure.
After three years of record-breaking heat, this one is set to be yet another scorcher. Air-conditioning? Not going anywhere. The International Energy Agency projects that the number of AC units will triple by 2050. That’s good for health—one Lancet study estimated that AC prevented nearly 200,000 premature deaths in 2019 alone—but bad for the planet.…
How to Keep Your Health Plan Costs Manageable — Without Shortchanging Your Team
Premiums keep climbing, and leaders are stuck between absorbing the cost, passing it on or rethinking how they insure. Here’s a practical playbook from a mid-sized employer.
OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on ‘safe’ and ‘trustworthy’ AI development
The team’s leader has been given a new role as OpenAI’s Chief Futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.
Apple’s Siri revamp reportedly delayed… again
Apple has been promising a new-and-improved, cutting-edge, AI-powered Siri since it first unveiled Apple Intelligence in 2024.
Uber Eats launches AI assistant to help with grocery cart creation
Uber Eats launched a new AI feature, “Cart Assistant,” that can automatically add items to your cart based on text or image prompts.
Who will own your company’s AI layer? Glean’s CEO explains
Enterprise AI is shifting fast from chatbots that answer questions to systems that actually do the work across an organization. But who will own the AI layer that powers all of it? Glean, which started as an enterprise search product, has evolved into what it calls an “AI work assistant,” aiming to sit underneath other AI […]
Is a secure AI assistant possible?
AI agents are a risky business. Even when stuck inside the chatbox window, LLMs will make mistakes and behave badly. Once they have tools that they can use to interact with the outside world, such as web browsers and email addresses, the consequences of those mistakes become far more serious. That might explain why the…
What Rising Through the Ranks to CEO Taught Me About Leadership at Any Scale
An entrepreneurial mindset isn’t just for startups. Learn how to lead with agility and discipline at any scale.
This Overlooked AI Threat Can Damage Your Company Without Warning. Here’s How to Stay Ahead of It.
Corrupted training data is silently undermining AI investments, leading to inaccurate recommendations that waste resources and erode your competitive edge.
Why Founders Can’t Ignore Commodity Tokenization Anymore
Commodity tokenization lets founders manage real-world asset risks — like energy, metals and fuel — by turning them into flexible, digitally tracked economic interests.