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Live show: Amazon, Meta and the fight over the future of AI; Plus, is Seattle still the place to build?
This week: Amazon is blocking Meta's new Muse AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com, saying the agent doesn't identify itself and violates the site's conditions of use. We explain why the standoff is an early sign of a much bigger fight over…
We partied with VCs at an astrology app launch. On the menu: anxiety, love, and manifesting money.
It was the day after the Fall Equinox, and we were partying on a rooftop, pulling tarot cards about our love lives. The location might surprise you: a venture capital firm's office overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Wait, what's astrology got to do…
UK couples left tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket after IVF clinic goes bust
British couples have lost tens of thousands of pounds after an IVF clinic in Portugal filed for insolvency – leaving many in limbo mid-treatment – in what has been described as the “biggest disaster globally in the…
Cyera's new $2B valuation, Chamelio's $26M for in-house legal AI, Adlib buys Paperbox
Baseten, an SF-based AI inference startup, is in talks to raise Series G funding at a $26b valuation, per Axios Pro. Cyera, an NYC-based data security company, raised $400m in Series G extension funding from Goldman Sachs Alternatives at nearly a…
Palantir's co-founder thinks we should be less judgmental about that deadly Iran school strike
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Joe Lonsdale, a cofounder of weapons-tech company Palantir, shared some of his thoughts on America's AI-assisted warfare at a Reuters…
Inside Meta's months-long grind to turn Muse into a hit
A year ago, Meta was struggling to convince Silicon Valley that it could keep up in the AI race. Now it has one of the industry's hottest products. Muse, Meta's new personal AI assistant, has rocketed to the top of the App Store and become a…
IIT Madras-backed Unicorn India Ventures raises ₹450 crore; to complete the fund at ₹1,000 crore by December
IIT Madras, its Research Park (IITMRP), and venture capital firm Unicorn India Ventures have announced a first close of ₹450 crore in three months. The final close of a ₹1,000 crore fund, dedicated to advanced technology startups, is…
IIT Madras Unicorn Frontier Fund I achieves first close at ₹450 cr
IIT Madras, IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP), and venture capital firm Unicorn India Ventures, have achieved the first close of their ₹1,000 crore deep tech Unicorn Frontier Fund at ₹450 crore. The first close has been achieved in…
Nuclidium CEO: 'Our challenge remains the demonstration of clinical efficacy and utility'
Series CEO spotlight, Episode 19: Could Nuclidium become the Novartis of tomorrow? That is certainly the hope of the investors who have just injected more than CHF100 million into this promising Basel-based biotech start-up. Founded in 2021…
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[Vantage Point] The P6.60 signal: What big money is telling us about GCash
Putting your business savings into a stock requires a margin of safety. While GCash remains an everyday essential, slowing profit growth and a massive secondary share sale mean the final offer price—not just brand familiarity—will…
State Street Corp Purchases New Stake in Ridgepost Capital, Inc $RPC
State Street Corp acquired a new position in Ridgepost Capital, Inc (NYSE:RPC - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired…
The Waggle: The greatest mansion mystery on Billionaire Row has been solved
Tongues are always wagging in San Francisco — and The Waggle is always listening. You can get your favorite San Francisco gossip column in your email, so sign up for the newsletter here. And while you're at it, use this special link to…
Arm & SoftBank: Part 1- Masa comes calling, bearing gifts
Today, something a little different: a joint post in the form of a conversation between Jon Metzler and Babbage. Jon is Continuing Professional Faculty at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, where he teaches on competitive advantage in…
Game, Set, Perfect Match: Inside Serena Williams Love Story With Alexis Ohanian
Watch: Alexis Ohanian Reveals His, Serena Williams' No. 1 Rule for Their Daughters It's no surprise that Alexis Ohanian simply aced his first date with tennis legend Serena Williams. For the first half of the 2015 outing, the Reddit cofounder…
Best Growth Stocks To Research - September 26th
Could Falling Yields Make REIT Stocks Worth a Second Look? Prologis, Teledyne Technologies, Ascendis Pharma A/S, Hamilton Lane, Jersey Mike's, Digital Turbine, and Pattern Group are the seven Growth stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's…
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