Sundar Pichai doesn’t see the AI race as a win-lose situation
Sundar Pichai said “all of us are going to do well in this scenario” in regard to AI. Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, “all of us are going to do well” when it
Capital One just bought Discover. Here’s what it means for their customers.
The merger could open up physical bank access for Discover customers. Roman Tiraspolsky / Getty Images On Sunday, Capital One acquired Discover Financial, becoming the sixth-largest US bank by assets. Online-focused Discover stands to gain
Here’s how Palmer Luckey’s Anduril wants to beat General Atomics for the US Air Force’s next big bet
Concept renderings show the uncrewed fighter aircraft YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A in flight. US Air Force artwork courtesy of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Anduril Industries Anduril is competing with General Atomics for the US
Electric ships are here — but they won’t be crossing oceans yet
Australian shipbuilder Incat launched Hull 096 from Hobart, Tasmania. Incat Incat launched the world’s largest electric ship — the biggest EV ever built — this month. Electric vessels are only suited to routes of less
More fake applicants are trying to trick HR, thanks to the rise of deepfakes
In my decades of working in cybersecurity, I have never seen a threat quite like the one we face today. Anyone’s image, likeness, and voice can be replicated on a photorealistic level cheaply and quickly.
9 ways to use AI for deep research
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. The AI search landscape is transforming at breakneck speed. New “Deep Research” tools from ChatGPT,
Google chief scientist predicts AI could perform at the level of a junior coder in a year
Jeff Dean, Google’s AI lead, said it’s possible AI will be at the level of a junior coder in a year or so. Thomas Samson/Getty Images Jeff Dean, chief scientist at Google, said it will
Anduril gave everyone a behind-the-scenes look at Fury, its AI fighter built to fly with America’s most fearsome aircraft
Anduril says the Fury can reach speeds of over 650 miles per hour and operate at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet. Hollie Adams/REUTERS Anduril Industries has revealed a few more details about its new
How baby boomers on a budget are fighting loneliness
Some retirees are finding ways to socialize on a budget. FG Trade/Getty Images Many older Americans are seeking budget-friendly ways to fend off loneliness. Some are finding community in new places; others are building ties
Marc Andreessen says the US needs to lead open-sourced AI: ‘Imagine if the entire world — including the US — runs on Chinese software’
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said AI is going to “intermediate” key institutions like the courts, schools, and medical systems. Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said the US needs
From PowerPoint to plumbing: Gen Z is pivoting to blue-collar jobs
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Two years ago, Zechariah Osburn sat down to fill out the Common Application for college. He dreaded going to school and sitting at a desk all day, but he’d always done well,
Four free Coursera courses to jump-start your AI journey
Artificial intelligence: it’s not just for tech experts anymore. Instead, a heaping helping of free online resources has emerged. These classes are specifically designed to welcome beginners into the world of AI, even if they
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump’s ‘strategic uncertainty’ is a negotiating tactic
“So, if we were to give too much certainty to the other countries, then they would play us in the negotiations,” Scott Bessent said of ongoing trade talks. Andrew Harnik via Getty Images Scott Bessent
Jay Shetty and his wife run a business together, and he says they follow this rule during dinner
Jay Shetty and Radhi Devlukia have been married since 2016. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for GLAAD Jay Shetty says he avoids work talk over dinner with his wife, even though they have a joint business venture.
We retired early from our jobs in oil and gas to travel. Starting over again in new places has been terrifying.
Kelly Benthall often finds traveling terrifying, but she does it anyway. Kelly Benthall Last year, Kelly Benthall, now 54, and her husband quit their jobs and retired early to travel the world. She found the
What Mistakes Do VCs Make When Fundraising?
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as venture capitalists think about everyday, including: How to
On Funding — Shots on Goal
On Funding — Shots on Goal Being great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together: You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading and where value
On Funding — The Denominator Effect
On Funding — The Denominator Effect I recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio, which I called “shots on goal.” The thesis is that before investing in an early-stage
Introducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder Fit
Photo by Vanna Phon on Unsplash Customer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these startups spend the lion’s share of their marketing budget in
The Changing Venture Landscape
The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm — even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.