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Voice AI Startup ElevenLabs Hit $3.3 Billion Valuation After Funding Round

ElevenLabs plans to use the funding to expand research into more expressive voice AI.

Inc. - 2h

OpenAI in talks to raise funding that would value AI startup at up to $340 billion

SoftBank would contribute as much as $25 billion to OpenAI's funding round and become the largest investor.

CNBC - 6h

This 1 Word From Microsoft’s CFO Offered a Leadership Lesson While U.S. AI Reels Over China’s DeepSeek

Amy Hood’s steady, simple response to the upheaval caused by news of a low-cost AI rival offers a model for how company leaders can respond to tectonic industry shifts.

Inc. - 8h

DeepSeek Has Taught AI Startups a Lesson Automakers Learned Years Ago

In the DeepSeek AI saga, global technologists are relearning the lessons of the Chinese auto boom.

Wired - 15h

Lessons from my investing career

The combination of leverage and time is a critical one to recognise in any portfolio blueprint

Financial Times - 23h

Jack Dorsey is back with Goose, a new, ultra-simple open-source AI agent-building platform from his startup Block

Goose’s capabilities are enhanced through Block’s collaboration with Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company.

VentureBeat - 2d

What will Washington do about Chinese startup DeepSeek and its AI chatbot?

As the TikTok ban hangs in the air, the US investigates the security implications of another mega-popular Chinese app. Who is behind DeepSeek and how did it achieve its AI ‘Sputnik moment’? ...

The Guardian - 2d

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup shaking up tech stocks and spooking investors?

Chinese tech startup DeepSeek released a model of its AI service that seemingly is on-par with U.S.-based competitors like ChatGPT, but required far-less computing power.

NBC News - 2d

Nvidia loses nearly $600 billion in market value after Chinese AI startup bursts onto scene

Shares of chipmaker Nvidia plunged Monday, for its worst day since the global market sell-off in March 2020 triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

NBC News - 3d

DeepSeek rattles Wall Street. What the Chinese startup means for Nvidia, Meta and the rest of our AI stocks

We explore DeepSeek's wide-ranging implications for our investment portfolio.

CNBC - 3d

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek sends U.S. stocks tumbling

Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek is sending shockwaves through Wall Street. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has the details on that and the latest on TikTok.

CBS News - 3d

Reid Hoffman Raises $24.6 Million for AI Cancer-Research Startup

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee.

The Wall Street Journal - 3d

How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI

When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene.

Wired - 5d

Y Combinator’s hottest startup, Origami Agents, secures $2M seed round to supercharge sales teams with AI

Y Combinator's fastest-growing startup Origami Agents raised $2M to build AI research tools that help sales teams find perfect customers.

VentureBeat - 6d

TikTok lessons learned: Look before you leap

The TikTok controversy teaches Americans an important lesson on the need for clear regulatory pathways to achieve well-defined goals, as the new Trump administration seeks to crack down on Chinese ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World

Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

The New York Times - Jan. 22

Here’s Why I’m Not Investing in Startups Right Now

In the absence of a strong IPO market, founders should focus on sustainable growth. Here’s how.

Inc. - Jan. 17

Lessons from the inside on a tricky presidential transition

Think strategically, communicate clearly and remember that ‘personnel is policy’

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Mira Murati’s AI Startup Makes First Hires, Including Former OpenAI Executive

It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms.

Wired - Jan. 17

A lesson for oligarchs: politics can be deadly

The emergence of a powerful tech elite close to Donald Trump has jarring echoes with Russia

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Building resilience with AI threat modeling: Lessons from the Rate Companies

Discover how AI threat modeling is helping CISOs redefine zero trust in 2025 by combating identity-based attacks.

VentureBeat - Jan. 16

Why $10 Million Is the Hardest Number for Startups to Hit

It’s a wonderful mirage, but it rarely works, so why do we keep falling for it?

Inc. - Jan. 13

Driving teacher fined for illegal parking in lesson

The instructor and student registered a complete fail after parking on double yellow lines.

BBC News - Jan. 12

4 Lessons From Duolingo’s Marketing Playbook

Duolingo’s playful and purpose-driven marketing strategy has made its lime-green owl into a global icon.

Inc. - Jan. 11

Demi Moore Teaches Hollywood a Lesson

She’s the 62-year-old queen of an awards season with overdue female diversity.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Tax lessons for governments from Henry George

The 19th-century political economist understood that the whole of society should benefit from outsized profits

Financial Times - Jan. 9

AI Startup Anthropic Plans to Raise $2 Billion at a $60 Billion Valuation

The new funding round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, sees the company at more than triple its 2024 valuation of $18 million.

Inc. - Jan. 8

Meta Is Taking All the Wrong Lessons From X

By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its platforms.

Wired - Jan. 8

Harris calls for Carter’s decency, humility to 'be a lesson'

Vice President Harris eulogized the late President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday, calling for the decent and humble way he lived his life to be a lesson for others. “Throughout his life and career, Jimmy ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion

The Amazon-backed OpenAI rival was valued at $18 billion last year.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

British AI startup with government ties is developing tech for military drones

Exclusive: Concerns raised over role of Faculty AI, which has worked with NHS and government safety body. A company that has worked closely with the UK government on artificial intelligence safety, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Google maps the future of AI agents: Five lessons for businesses

Google's groundbreaking white paper reveals how AI agents leverage advanced reasoning, real-time data access and autonomous decision-making.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

5 Ways This Startup Puts Values in Action

This AI company’s values help drive its booming biotech business.

Inc. - Jan. 5

6 Rules for Startup Fundraising

Lessons learned from my startup’s most recent fundraising round.

Inc. - Jan. 4

This Colorado Startup Is Challenging NASA in the Concorde 2.0 Race

Boom Supersonic is trying to build a quieter, 21st century supersonic jetliner.

Inc. - Jan. 3

‘A lesson like no other’: readers’ favourite learning holidays

From surfing to singing, mastering a new skill can add an inspiring new dimension to a holiday. Our tipsters share their most rewarding experiences. We took the train to Birkenhead then overnight ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Life Lessons From the Masters of Disaster

The President-elect and the mayor of Chicago are great examples of how not to behave at critical moments. Entrepreneurs, take note.

Inc. - Jan. 2

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