Monday, September 23, 2024

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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback

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A new Financial Times profile of Mayayoshi Son opens with SoftBank CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I have done nothing I can be proud of.” The scene is presented as the prelude to a hoped-for a comeback, with Son largely disappearing from the public eye […]

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Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a ‘cancer to WordPress’ and urges community to switch providers

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Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.” Mullenweg criticized the company — which has been commercializing the open source WordPress project since 2010 — for profiteering without giving much back, while also disabling key features that make WordPress […]

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Synex founder, once detained at the border with a 80-pound magnet, is building portable MRIs to test glucose

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Synex Medical just raised $28.1 million to build a portable MRI capable of testing glucose and other important molecules without the need to extract blood.

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Yup, Jony Ive is working on an AI device startup with OpenAI

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Jony Ive, the legendary designer who left his full-time role at Apple five years ago, is working on a new startup with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The collaboration was first reported last year, and Ive confirmed it in a New York Times profile about what he’s been up to since leaving Apple. If […]

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Pedego’s Cargo e-bike: Sporty, stylish and powerful for $4,000

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The Pedego’s Cargo e-bike is marketed as a powerful and sporty ride that’s geared towards parents toting kids around town and anyone who needs to schlep heavy gear.  I spent the summer testing out this cargo e-bike to find out if it met that mission. My take: It’s a stylish ride that can hold plenty […]

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Ibotta’s CEO explains why startups shouldn’t try to time the IPO market

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The IPO market has not roared back in 2024 as many investors hoped it would — not yet, at least. Elevated interest rates (this week’s 50 bps rate cut notwithstanding) and uncertainty related to the U.S. election have prompted many companies to stay private and wait for better market conditions. But a handful of companies […]

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Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing

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The fair source concept is designed to help companies align themselves with the "open" software development sphere, without encroaching into existing licensing landscapes.

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Saturday, September 21, 2024

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces $120M fund for global AI education

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Speaking Saturday at the UN Summit of the Future, Google CEO Sundar Pichai described AI as “the most transformative technology yet” and announced a new fund for AI education and training around the world. Pichai pointed to four broad opportunities he sees for AI and sustainable development, according to a transcript of his prepared remarks […]

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X reverses course in Brazil

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It seems that Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter) is backing down from a confrontation with Brazil’s Supreme Court. The New York Times reported on a new court filing in which the company’s lawyers said X had complied with the court’s orders — blocking designated accounts, paying fines, and naming a new formal representative […]

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