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benzinga.com - Most People Don't Enjoy Their Jobs:' Perplexity CEO Says AI Layoffs Are Chance To Launch AI-Powered Ventures - Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)
Most People Don't Enjoy Their Jobs:' Perplexity CEO Says AI Layoffs Are Chance To Launch AI-Powered Ventures - Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)
Benzinga

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas says workers should view AI-driven layoffs as a chance to leave unfulfilling jobs and start new, AI-powered ventures. On Monday, speaking on the All-In podcast during Nvidia's GTC event last week, Srinivas…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Kalshi and Polymarket ban insider trading as senators look to curb prediction markets
Kalshi and Polymarket ban insider trading as senators look to curb prediction markets
The Guardian

Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market sites, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after two key senators announced legislation that could severely curtail the industry's prospects.

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Szkutak - Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind
Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind
TechCrunch

Agile Robots has landed a partnership with Google DeepMind to develop robots with the artificial intelligence research lab, the latest in a string of robotics company to do so. Munich, Germany-based Agile Robots announced it entered into a…

variety.com - Ed Meza - European Scripted TV Production on Downward Trend as Shorter Seasons and Episode Runtimes Define New Normal
European Scripted TV Production on Downward Trend as Shorter Seasons and Episode Runtimes Define New Normal
Variety

The European TV market has seen a “trend reversal” in the past four years resulting in a drop in production accompanied not only by a lower number of episodes per season but also shorter episodes overall, according to the latest data…

bloomberg.com - Caroline Hyde - Kleiner Perkins Raises $3.5 Billion to Invest in the AI Boom
Kleiner Perkins Raises $3.5 Billion to Invest in the AI Boom
Bloomberg

Kleiner Perkins, the half-century-old venture capital institution, is raising $3.5 billion to make bets on artificial intelligence startups reshaping industries including software, health care, transportation and autonomy. The firm — best…

washingtonexaminer.com - Claire Carter - Uber backs two Democrats and one Republican for California governor
Uber backs two Democrats and one Republican for California governor
Washington Examiner

Swalwell, a political foe of President Donald Trump, received the largest donation of $2 million, while former congresswoman Porter received $150,000. Hilton received the smallest donation of $39,200. Uber has previously made donations in the…

gizmodo.com - AJ Dellinger - Peter Thiel's Cowgorithm-Powered Cattle Collar Company Raises $220 Million
Peter Thiel's Cowgorithm-Powered Cattle Collar Company Raises $220 Million
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Peter Thiel probably already thinks most people are cattle, and he's backed most of the noteworthy surveillance technology companies designed to track humans. So it's only right that he's doing the same to actual livestock. Bloomberg reports that…

yale.edu - From Fieldwork to Policy Insight: Yale's ISPS Fellowship Expands Graduate Research Across Disciplines | Institution for Social and Policy Studies
From Fieldwork to Policy Insight: Yale's ISPS Fellowship Expands Graduate Research Across Disciplines | Institution for Social and Policy Studies
Yale University

Adriana Cerón arrived in El Salvador in February of last year to study the lives of Salvadorans after deportation from the United States. She quickly realized she would need more time to complete the work. As a graduate policy fellow with…

reviewjournal.com - Todd Dewey - Nevada university launches massive life science incubator in Las Vegas
Nevada university launches massive life science incubator in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Review-Journal

A massive life science incubator designed to accelerate biotech innovation in Nevada was officially launched Tuesday in Las Vegas. Roseman University of Health Sciences announced the launch of Roseman Bioventures, a 120,000-square-foot facility…

crunchbase.com - Joanna Glasner - Kleiner Perkins Raises $3.5B For AI-Focused Funds
Kleiner Perkins Raises $3.5B For AI-Focused Funds
Crunchbase

Storied venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins announced Tuesday that it has raised $3.5 billion across new funds with a primary focus on artificial intelligence. The fundraise includes $1 billion for KP22, a fund to back early-stage companies, and…

fortune.com - Ken Sweet - Kalshi and Polymarket rush to update their policies after realizing that Congress could destroy them
Kalshi and Polymarket rush to update their policies after realizing that Congress could destroy them
Fortune

Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to institute new industry guardrails and add new surveillance tools on Monday after two key senators announced legislation that could severely curtail the industry's…

financemagnates.com - 'MAS Grants Encourage Adoption': How Singapore VCCs Are Attracting European Investors
'MAS Grants Encourage Adoption': How Singapore VCCs Are Attracting European Investors
Finance Magnates

Singapore's efforts to develop a viable onshore alternative to traditional offshore structures for fund management companies and their investors have further enhanced its status as Asia's leading fund domicile. Singapore's primary flexible…

fortune.com - Chris Mahoney - Our retirement system gets a C-plus; policymakers have an opportunity to make it A grade
Our retirement system gets a C-plus; policymakers have an opportunity to make it A grade
Fortune

Millions of Americans don't have enough saved for retirement — and millions more don't know where to start. With President Trump recently pointing to Australia's retirement system as a potential U.S. blueprint, this is a rare moment when…

fortune.com - Jeremy Kahn - Exclusive: AI-powered benefits management platform Origin raises $30 million in new funding
Exclusive: AI-powered benefits management platform Origin raises $30 million in new funding
Fortune

Origin, a London-based startup building an AI-powered platform to help multinational companies manage their employee benefits, has raised $30 million in new venture capital funding. The funding, which the company is calling an extended Series A+…

cnbc.com - Morgan Chittum - OpenAI raises additional money to bring record funding round to $120 billion, CFO tells Cramer
OpenAI raises additional money to bring record funding round to $120 billion, CFO tells Cramer
CNBC

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC's Jim Cramer that the startup is raising an additional $10 billion from investors. 'It didn't matter where you went, people really believed in this AI revolution and they wanted to put their money to work behind…

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