Why the Founder of an AI Education Startup Is Now Accused of Fraud

AllHere founder and CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin ran what appeared to be a fast-growing AI education startup. The FBI claims she was faking financials and lying to investors.

Business - Inc. - 4 hours ago

Chegg, Once a Hot Education Tech Startup, Now Battles AI Chatbots to Survive

The AI revolution already claimed hundreds of jobs at the online tutoring company. Now it could save its business.

Business - Inc. - November 14

A US Ban on Investing in Chinese AI Startups Could Escalate Under Trump

The Biden administration narrowed in on Chinese companies developing frontier AI models, but Donald Trump could take a much broader approach.

Tech - Wired - November 18

E.l.f. CEO addresses short seller's fraud accusations

In a Thursday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, E.l.f. Beauty CEO denied recent accusations from a high-profile short seller.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

German economy minister highlights female startup founders at summit

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Trump picks former WWE CEO and TV's Dr Oz for top roles

Linda McMahon is the US president-elect's choice for education secretary, and Mehmet Oz is lined up for a healthcare job.

FTX co-founder Gary Wang receives no prison sentence for crypto fraud

Prosecutors hailed ‘first FTX cooperator to come in the door’, helping put away Sam Bankman-Fried for decades. An apologetic FTX co-founder was sentenced on Wednesday to no time in prison after a ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Analysts are conflicted on industrials — and why we disagree with a sell call on Starbucks

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Business - CNBC - November 13

Why Space Startups Could Thrive Under Trump

A shift from the cost-plus contract model could push legacy contractors like Boeing and Lockheed to the side as SpaceX and smaller startups use a more nimble approach to profitability.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

3 Reasons Why Founders Should Consider an IPO

NYSE president Lynn Martin makes the case for going public—despite the dealmaking slump.

Business - Inc. - November 11

Here’s why the FBI seized Polymarket founder’s phone

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized the phone of Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan Wednesday, setting off a wave of complaint from crypto boosters who say the raid was politically ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 14

These Founders Wondered, Why Don’t Dogs Live Longer?

Behind the We Feed Raw brand.

Business - Inc. - November 16

Why Every Founder Needs a Sounding Board

Instead of chasing expert advice, find a sounding board to amplify your thoughts.

Business - Inc. - November 16

Why Every Founder Needs an Executive Coach for Success

Embracing support on the entrepreneurial journey.

Business - Inc. - November 16

Walmart must pay driver it accused of fraud $35 million, jury says

A jury ruled that Walmart must pay a former employee almost $35 million after finding that the retailer defamed him.

'Many dark times': How this startup founder overcame self-doubt and started a $100-million-a-year business

Jeffrey Tiong, the founder and CEO of Patsnap, a IP and R&D intelligence startup, says an investor once told him he was "not fit to be CEO."

Business - CNBC - November 13

The 1 Skill Bonobos’ Co-Founder Has Embraced in his Latest Startup for Success

Andy Dunn talks about embracing radical candor with his employees.

Business - Inc. - November 20

How Moonlighting as a Mechanic Helped This Female Founder Scale Her Pet Food Startup

Maev founder and CEO Katie Spies hones her problem-solving skills when she’s rebuilding transmissions.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

Founder of $633 million startup: True innovators share this crucial trait that most people don't have

Jake Loosararian, the 33-year-old co-founder of Gecko Robotics, says he wouldn't have succeeded if he weren't willing to "go into the unknown and the dirty and unexplored."

Business - CNBC - 10 hours ago

Meet the startup that just won the Pentagon’s first AI defense contract

The Pentagon awards its first-ever generative AI defense contract worth $1.8M to Jericho Security, targeting deepfake attacks and AI-powered threats against military personnel including drone pilots.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 5

AI Startup Perplexity to Triple Valuation to $9 Billion in New Funding Round

The artificial intelligence search company is raising $500 million in its fourth funding round this year.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Inside the Billion-Dollar Startup Bringing AI Into the Physical World

Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn.

Tech - Wired - November 14

How I’m Building My Startup With Remote Workers and AI Tools

Startups like mine are managing remote teams and integrating AI tools to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced business environment.

Business - Inc. - November 19

Amazon to invest an additional $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic

Amazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative AI

Tech - ABC News - 5 days ago

Amazon doubles down on AI startup Anthropic with $4bn investment

Amazon’s total investment in the AI company now totals $8bn, with its AWS unit as Anthropic’s cloud provider. The artificial intelligence startup Anthropic said on Friday it had raised an ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Amazon Just Invested Another $4 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic

The shopping and computing giant is literally doubling down on enterprise AI.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

FTX co-founder Gary Wang avoids prison time for role in crypto fraud

Gary Wang was the fifth former FTX executive to be handed a punishment for his role in the collapse of the crypto exchange in late 2022.

Business - CNBC - November 20

Monitors, Once Meant to Prevent Election Fraud, Now Seek to Prove It

Polling place monitors have long provided oversight to elections. But this year, many are there to provide documentation for Donald J. Trump’s claims of fraud.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Why Space Startups Are Excited by Space Force’s New Rocket Contracts

The nation’s military space wing has opened bidding for new rocket launch contracts worth up to $5.6 billion, and it’s aimed at ’emerging’ providers.

Business - Inc. - October 31

Trump's education pick Linda McMahon accused of negligence in WWE child sexual abuse lawsuit

President-elect Trump’s pick for Education secretary, Linda McMahon, is at a center of the lawsuit regarding child sexual abuse while she was in charge of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

ChatGPT’s AI Search Tool Is Now Available From OpenAI

OpenAI just launched its newest artificial intelligence search experience for ChatGPT. Here’s how to get the AI search update, and WIRED’s initial impressions.

Tech - Wired - October 31

OpenAI Chair’s AI Startup Sierra Gets $4.5 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round

Former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s company keeps pulling in money from top VC firms as expectations mount.

Business - Inc. - October 29

This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others

Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots.

Business - Inc. - November 4

From coffee beans to milk, this Singapore-based startup uses AI to determine ingredient quality

ProfilePrint's AI platform could have implications for improving food security.

Business - CNBC - November 7

AI startup funding hit a record in the L.A. area last quarter. Here's who got the most money

L.A.-area startups received $1.8 billion in the third quarter, the highest quarterly amount for the region, according to CB Insights. Most of it went to a single company.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 8

Microsoft-backed startup debuts task optimized enterprise AI models that run on CPUs

Fastino emerges from stealth with $7 million in pre-seed funding to advance task optimized enterprise AI models that don’t require a GPU to run.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 12

Startup CEO says humans won't be needed for translation in 3 years as it launches AI app

Unbabel on Wednesday announced an artificial intelligence-powered translation service, adding another rival to a highly competitive space.

Business - CNBC - November 13

AI startup CoreWeave closes $650 million secondary share sale, with Cisco joining as investor

Cisco and Pure Storage have backed CoreWeave, which is taking on Amazon in supplying cloud-based Nvidia graphics cards to companies for artificial intelligence.

Business - CNBC - November 13

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