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Why pattern matching in venture capital needs unraveling
Venture capital powers innovation, yet investment decisions still favor the familiar. From the original design of the industry to the women reshaping its future, the patterns that drive investment...
Reddit sues Perplexity and others for allegedly scraping millions of user comments
Social media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI and three other entities on Wednesday, alleging their involvement in an “industrial-scale, unlawful” economy to “scrape” the comments...
The era of “eyes-off” driving is coming — and GM wants to lead it
GM just offered a glimpse into an AI-powered future in which drivers read a book or answer texts while their car whisks them to their destination. The company announced...
The one life choice that Warren Buffett believes separates winners from losers
In today’s world, where success is often tied to financial accomplishments, status, and impressive job titles, Warren Buffett offers a refreshing perspective: True success is about the love we share. Yes, love. Buffett...
Winn-Dixie stores will close or be sold at dozens of locations as list of grocery chain shake-ups grows
This year has not been a great one for grocery stores, with chains like Kroger and Safeway closing locations in recent months. Now, the Southeastern grocery chain Winn-Dixie appears...
What’s behind the wave of egg recalls — and why it’s not slowing down
Breakfast has started to get a little riskier. More than six million eggs have been recalled since Sept. 29 over salmonella concerns. This week those concerns grew when the...
Zillow upgrades its outlook—here’s its home price forecast for more than 400 housing markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow...
Rivian’s spinoff micromobility company just unveiled its first electric bike
It doesn’t look like a Rivian truck, but a new electric bike took shape at the EV company. A startup called Also, which spun out from the EV maker...
Meta AI layoffs today: 600 jobs are already being cut from Alexandr Wang’s superintelligence lab
Meta, which owns and operates Facebook and Instagram—as well as Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp—announced on Wednesday it is laying off about 600 employees from its new AI “superintelligence” research lab....
This is the world’s first vertical take-off AI-piloted fighter jet
San Diego-based Shield AI is developing a first of its kind fighter jet: a 2,000-mile-range pilotless plane that takes off and lands vertically and uses artificial intelligence to fly...
What the Tilly Norwood moment should teach us
From July 14 to November 9, 2023, the American actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, representing 160,000 people, went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and...
Ukraine reveals powerful sea drone with AI capabilities in the Black Sea
Ukraine’s state security service has unveiled an upgraded sea drone it says can now operate anywhere in the Black Sea, carry heavier weapons and use artificial intelligence for targeting.Ukraine...