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Artificial intelligence

Anthropic's rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts | TechCrunch

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6 days ago
Media industry

Why OpenAI bought 'SportsCenter for Silicon Valley'

OpenAI acquires TBPN to influence the narrative around AI and engage with the tech community.
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1 day ago
Startup companies

OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro | TechCrunch

OpenAI acquired Hiro Finance, a personal finance startup, to enhance its financial planning capabilities and bring in new talent.
Startup companies
fromEngadget
17 hours ago

OpenAI buys its second startup in a month

OpenAI acquired Hiro Finance, a startup providing AI financial planning tools, signaling a potential shift in personalized financial guidance.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
5 hours ago

Anthropic's rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts | TechCrunch

OpenAI's $852 billion valuation faces skepticism as it competes with Anthropic, which has seen significant revenue growth.
Startup companies
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro | TechCrunch

OpenAI acquired Hiro Finance, a personal finance startup, to enhance its financial planning capabilities and bring in new talent.
Silicon Valley
fromTechCrunch
16 hours ago

StrictlyVC San Francisco is in less than a month | TechCrunch

StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on April 30 focuses on AI funding insights with notable speakers.
#lucid-motors
Venture
fromTechCrunch
15 hours ago

Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z | TechCrunch

Pillar raised $20 million to automate hedging for commodity-driven businesses using AI to manage financial risk.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Goldman Says It's Time to Buy Tech. I'd Start With These Tech Deals

Goldman Sachs' Chief Equity Strategist Peter Oppenheimer has called the recent sell-off in U.S. tech stocks a rare 'buying opportunity,' suggesting that the current market conditions may favor investment in this sector.
Apple
#alphabet
Marketing tech
fromThe Motley Fool
9 hours ago

Alphabet vs. Meta Platforms: Which Digital Advertising Giant Is the Better Buy? | The Motley Fool

Alphabet is diversifying and exploring long-term growth, while Meta's ad business is growing faster despite its AI challenges.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Analysts Love Alphabet Stock -- They Just Can't Agree On a Direction

Alphabet's price targets from Wall Street firms diverge, with Wolfe Research lowering to $360 and Mizuho raising to $420, both maintaining bullish ratings.
Marketing tech
fromThe Motley Fool
9 hours ago

Alphabet vs. Meta Platforms: Which Digital Advertising Giant Is the Better Buy? | The Motley Fool

Alphabet is diversifying and exploring long-term growth, while Meta's ad business is growing faster despite its AI challenges.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Analysts Love Alphabet Stock -- They Just Can't Agree On a Direction

Alphabet's price targets from Wall Street firms diverge, with Wolfe Research lowering to $360 and Mizuho raising to $420, both maintaining bullish ratings.
#amazon
European startups
fromTelecompetitor
15 hours ago

Amazon Leo to acquire Globalstar, announces Apple partnership

Amazon expands its Amazon Leo subsidiary through a merger with Globalstar and a partnership with Apple for satellite connectivity services.
European startups
fromTelecompetitor
15 hours ago

Amazon Leo to acquire Globalstar, announces Apple partnership

Amazon expands its Amazon Leo subsidiary through a merger with Globalstar and a partnership with Apple for satellite connectivity services.
Social justice
fromComputerworld
2 hours ago

IBM's government DEI settlement could increase pressure to avoid tech hiring diversity

IBM's settlement with the DOJ dismantles its DEI programs and halts workforce diversification efforts.
Toronto startup
fromTNW | Ecosystems
12 hours ago

AppDirect acquires PartnerStack in sixth deal in 12 months

AppDirect has acquired PartnerStack, enhancing its B2B technology distribution platform and solidifying its position in the partner management market.
Law
fromAdExchanger
2 hours ago

For Google Advertisers Who Overpaid The Monopoly - Don't Hate, Arbitrate | AdExchanger

Keller Postman is pioneering mass arbitration lawsuits against Google for alleged monopolistic practices and overpayments in advertising.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
16 hours ago

SanDisk Falls 5% Before NASDAQ 100 Debut: Is the Short Squeeze Running Out of Steam?

SanDisk stock is down 5% ahead of its NASDAQ 100 debut, indicating profit-taking rather than fundamental concerns.
Business intelligence
fromFortune
19 hours ago

Exclusive: AlphaSense names new CFO as revenue tops $500 million | Fortune

Samantha Greenberg becomes CFO of AlphaSense, leveraging her extensive experience in finance and investment to enhance the AI-powered platform.
Media industry
fromFortune
16 hours ago

David Ellison's Paramount merger cements the era of the 'nepo CEO' | Fortune

David Ellison's Skydance Media secured an $8 billion deal to merge with Paramount Global, marking his rise as a nepo CEO.
Higher education
fromFortune
10 hours ago

The billionaire Anthropic cofounder who majored in literature and says knowing how to ask the right question beats knowing how to code | Fortune

AI is highlighting the value of liberal arts degrees, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and interdisciplinary thinking for future careers.
Cryptocurrency
fromFortune
16 hours ago

Nava raises $8.3 million in seed funding to keep AI financial agents from going off the rails | Fortune

Nava aims to build trust in AI agents for autonomous payments through an escrow service and a verification framework.
US politics
fromWIRED
21 hours ago

Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own

Alex Bores, a former Palantir employee, advocates for strict AI regulations, facing opposition from Silicon Valley's elite as he runs for Congress.
#intel
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Intel Climbs 5%: Landmark Google Partnership and Geopolitical Tailwinds Fuel the Rally

Intel shares are up 5% due to a partnership with Google and strong year-to-date performance.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

Intel Jumps 8%: The TeraFab Excitement Is Real, but Is the Valuation Stretched?

Intel stock surges 8% due to TeraFab partnership, raising questions about valuation versus fundamentals.
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Intel Climbs 5%: Landmark Google Partnership and Geopolitical Tailwinds Fuel the Rally

Intel shares are up 5% due to a partnership with Google and strong year-to-date performance.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

Intel Jumps 8%: The TeraFab Excitement Is Real, but Is the Valuation Stretched?

Intel stock surges 8% due to TeraFab partnership, raising questions about valuation versus fundamentals.
fromFast Company
1 day ago

The cofounder of this $2.9 billion company takes a 4 p.m. nap every day

"When I'm irritated, tired, stressed, or anxious, a nap literally cures everything. It really changed my life."
Mindfulness
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

The Deals You Didn't Make Are Teaching You How to Win Next Time - Use This Framework to Make It Happen

Missed opportunities can provide valuable lessons if analyzed correctly.
Brooklyn
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Day Around the Bay: Billionaire Michael Moritz Eyes Union Square Building

Michael Moritz plans to lease the former Barney's building for his Crankstart Foundation headquarters.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

Innovation Looks Like Hype Before It Really Works - Here's Why

Innovation progresses slower than public perception, leading to overhyped technology trends and narratives that can be difficult to change.
#electric-vehicles
Toronto startup
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans | TechCrunch

Slate Auto has raised $650 million to produce affordable electric pickup trucks by 2026.
fromTelecompetitor
1 day ago

LiveOak Fiber secures new fiber expansion funding

LiveOak Fiber has achieved rapid expansion in a short period of time. What differentiates LiveOak Fiber is our fiercely local operating model. We have full-time local teams on the ground delivering installation, support, and community engagement, and with this new funding, we are positioned to accelerate our build-out and continue gaining momentum across our footprint.
Online Community Development
#ai
Careers
fromFast Company
1 day ago

LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer on how to get ahead in the age of AI

Human ingenuity allows software engineers to focus on unique human skills rather than competing with AI.
European startups
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago

An ElevenLabs exec says he's planning to double his team size and he warns candidates about the 'huge amount of hours'

Candidates at ElevenLabs are warned about high expectations and hard work before joining, leading to lower turnover rates.
Venture
fromTNW | Startups-Technology
18 hours ago

Synera raises $40M to bring agentic AI into engineering workflows

Synera raised $40 million in Series B funding to expand its AI platform for engineering tasks without replacing existing tools.
Artificial intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Anthropic's Just Triggered Another SaaS Sell-Off: Are Software Stocks Uninvestable?

Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents threaten SaaS stocks, causing significant market losses and raising concerns about the future of the sector.
fromFortune
1 day ago

Why this Gilead Sciences exec says managing energy, not time, drives performance | Fortune

"I think about it like a piggy bank. Some meetings, tasks, and decisions draw heavily from it, particularly long discussions that go in circles..."
Women in technology
#ai-strategy
Startup companies
fromAol
21 hours ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Managers should experiment with AI tools across all business areas rather than treating it like a software update.
Startup companies
fromwww.businessinsider.com
21 hours ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Executives must adapt their AI strategies to prioritize rapid experimentation across all business areas rather than traditional software rollout methods.
Startup companies
fromAol
21 hours ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Managers should experiment with AI tools across all business areas rather than treating it like a software update.
Startup companies
fromwww.businessinsider.com
21 hours ago

Reid Hoffman says leaders need to update their AI strategy. His advice: weekly check-ins.

Executives must adapt their AI strategies to prioritize rapid experimentation across all business areas rather than traditional software rollout methods.
fromAbove the Law
15 hours ago

The Top Biglaw Firms In California (2027) - Above the Law

California has a certain kind of easy-going vibe that'll make you appreciate that business casual lifestyle. Depending on where your office is located, you may even be able to see the beach from your window.
Law
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Why Millions of Investors Are Buying the Wrong NASDAQ ETF

Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) offers broader exposure than QQQ by tracking over 600 securities instead of just 100.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
10 hours ago

AI datacenter startup Fluidstack in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation months after hitting $7.5B, says report | TechCrunch

Fluidstack is negotiating a $1 billion funding round at an $18 billion valuation, following a significant partnership with Anthropic.
#apple
Apple
fromAxios
15 hours ago

Apple could win the AI race without running

Apple aims to maintain its high-end hardware sales as AI becomes more integral to consumer technology.
Apple
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Delays or Not, Apple's Next Innovations Will Be Worth the Wait for Investors

Apple's stock fluctuates due to potential delays in the launch of its first foldable iPhone, amid conflicting reports about its release schedule.
Apple
fromAxios
15 hours ago

Apple could win the AI race without running

Apple aims to maintain its high-end hardware sales as AI becomes more integral to consumer technology.
Apple
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Got $1,000? Apple vs Alphabet - Only One Deserves Your Money Right Now

Apple and Alphabet both reported strong earnings, but differ in monetization strategies and investment approaches in AI and infrastructure.
Apple
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Delays or Not, Apple's Next Innovations Will Be Worth the Wait for Investors

Apple's stock fluctuates due to potential delays in the launch of its first foldable iPhone, amid conflicting reports about its release schedule.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
1 day ago

Ad Tech Briefing: The Trade Desk's 'changing of the guard' and a 'sign of the times'

Independent ad tech companies face challenges as MiQ expands through acquisitions while The Trade Desk experiences significant executive departures.
Silicon Valley
fromThe Nation
17 hours ago

How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers

Silicon Valley's success is deeply rooted in government-funded research, which has been crucial for foundational technologies.
#artificial-intelligence
Growth hacking
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 day ago

Tech, flexibility fuel Real and LPT's brokerage surge in RealTrends rankings

Real's growth is attributed to providing valuable tools for agents, despite increasing fees, demonstrating that agents prioritize value over low prices.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 day ago

IPWatchdog Announces Leadership Promotions to Support Continued Growth and Strategic Expansion

Renée's leadership extends well beyond operations. While I focus on external-facing initiatives such as content, programs, and strategic vision, she oversees the core business functions of the company, including finance and HR, and is instrumental in driving our growth.
Media industry
Tech industry
fromThe Motley Fool
2 days ago

Bull vs. Bear: Is Meta Platforms a Buy or Sell? | The Motley Fool

Meta Platforms is experiencing a divergence between operational performance and stock performance, leading to mixed investor sentiment.
Bootstrapping
fromFortune
2 days ago

I grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. Here's what I had to unlearn to build a $1 billion business | Fortune

Family-business instincts can hinder global growth despite their strengths in resilience and financial discipline.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
17 hours ago

Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally | TechCrunch

Instacart acquires Instaleap to enhance international expansion and streamline online operations for retailers.
#venture-capital
Venture
fromAlleywatch
8 hours ago

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/14/2026

Bluefish raised $43M in Series B funding, while Ranger AI secured $6M to enhance industrial workflows.
Venture
fromFast Company
2 days ago

The 3 reasons why VCs invest: Faith, opportunity, or evidence

Venture capital rounds are driven by three core reasons: faith, opportunity, and evidence.
Venture
fromAlleywatch
1 day ago

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/13/2026

Chapter and Attention secured significant funding to enhance their AI-driven platforms for healthcare and sales automation.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

What I Look for Before Backing a Billion-Dollar Company

Investors prioritize startups that fundamentally disrupt industries rather than those making minor improvements.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups | TechCrunch

Collide Capital closed a $95 million Fund II to invest in early-stage companies in fintech, supply chain, and the future of work.
Venture
fromAlleywatch
8 hours ago

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/14/2026

Bluefish raised $43M in Series B funding, while Ranger AI secured $6M to enhance industrial workflows.
Venture
fromFast Company
2 days ago

The 3 reasons why VCs invest: Faith, opportunity, or evidence

Venture capital rounds are driven by three core reasons: faith, opportunity, and evidence.
Venture
fromAlleywatch
1 day ago

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/13/2026

Chapter and Attention secured significant funding to enhance their AI-driven platforms for healthcare and sales automation.
Venture
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

What I Look for Before Backing a Billion-Dollar Company

Investors prioritize startups that fundamentally disrupt industries rather than those making minor improvements.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups | TechCrunch

Collide Capital closed a $95 million Fund II to invest in early-stage companies in fintech, supply chain, and the future of work.
Business
fromwww.businessinsider.com
16 hours ago

BlackRock says the private credit 'shakeout' is an opportunity for the $13.9 trillion fund giant to dominate

BlackRock anticipates growth in private credit despite current market strains, driven by structural demand and institutional investor interest.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
23 hours ago

OpenX Repositions as The Intelligent SSP to Simplify Advertising

OpenX rebrands to simplify digital advertising and enhance media quality standards amid increasing complexity in the industry.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
2 days ago

Commercialization Isn't the Same as Sales Growth - Here's How

Sales are a function, while commercialization is a system of decisions that defines sustainable business growth.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Succession Planning

Succession planning is essential for protecting business value, ensuring continuity, and securing the owner's financial future.
fromTechzine Global
1 day ago

Commvault Considers Sale Following Interest from Thoma Bravo

Commvault focuses on data protection and recovery in the event of cyberattacks, ransomware, and system failures for both enterprise environments and cloud providers. Its clients include 3M, Sony, and Hilton.
Venture
Marketing tech
fromBloomberglaw
23 hours ago

Meta Cases Put Social Media Platforms at Securities Fraud Risk

Social media platforms face new legal challenges regarding their role in facilitating fraudulent securities schemes.
Growth hacking
fromFast Company
3 days ago

5 lessons from hypergrowth companies like Tesla and Lululemon

The fastest teams achieve growth by questioning, cutting, and simplifying processes rather than adding more requirements.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
17 hours ago

Cloudflare Named a Top Q1 Pick by Mizuho Despite Price Target Cut: Is Now the Time to Buy?

Mizuho maintains an Outperform rating on Cloudflare while lowering its price target to $235, reflecting sector recalibration, not a loss of confidence.
Marketing tech
fromThedrum
1 day ago

impact.com acquires Pressboard, providing publishers with a best-in-class platform for branded content as digital advertising is deprioritised

Acquisition enhances publishers' tools to adapt to changing consumer attitudes towards advertising, improving partnerships and revenue generation.
Artificial intelligence
fromForbes
1 day ago

The Hottest Debate In Tech: Ads In AI

The debate in AI centers on the introduction of advertising in chatbot interactions and the financial implications of running AI systems.
fromTNW | Startups-Technology
19 hours ago

Helical closes $10M seed to turn bio foundation models into systems

Helical's thesis is that bio foundation models, AI systems trained on vast genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic datasets, have already crossed a quality threshold that makes computational hypothesis-testing meaningful in pharma research.
Venture
Business
fromThe Motley Fool
19 hours ago

3 Beginner-Friendly Growth Stocks to Beat the Market by 2030 | The Motley Fool

Investing in companies like Netflix and Take-Two Interactive can yield better returns than index funds.
Startup companies
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

The Startup Bet Lawyers Keep Misunderstanding - Above the Law

Lawyers must embrace uncertainty in startups, viewing their careers as investments rather than relying solely on traditional risk-averse training.
#anthropic
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
1 day ago

No company in American history has ever grown like Anthropic

Anthropic's revenue growth surpasses historical benchmarks, achieving $30 billion in annualized revenue in just over three years with its product Claude.
Venture
fromTNW | Anthropic
1 week ago

Anthropic in talks to invest $200m in private equity venture to push Claude into enterprise

Anthropic is negotiating a joint venture to integrate its Claude models into private equity portfolio companies, investing $200m and potentially raising $1bn.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
1 day ago

No company in American history has ever grown like Anthropic

Anthropic's revenue growth surpasses historical benchmarks, achieving $30 billion in annualized revenue in just over three years with its product Claude.
Venture
fromTNW | Anthropic
1 week ago

Anthropic in talks to invest $200m in private equity venture to push Claude into enterprise

Anthropic is negotiating a joint venture to integrate its Claude models into private equity portfolio companies, investing $200m and potentially raising $1bn.
Venture
from24/7 Wall St.
17 hours ago

Why retirees are buying this closed-end fund yielding 8% on venture-stage tech

BlackRock Science & Technology Term Trust offers an 8.3% yield through a venture-stage technology portfolio and covered call writing strategy.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
20 hours ago

Buy This 1 Stock for Triple-Digit Gains as It Recovers From the "Saaspocalypse"

Snowflake's stock has faced volatility, but its growth potential and market cap suggest it may be a strong investment opportunity.
fromInvesting.com Canada
5 days ago

Macquarie sees AppLovin's e-commerce push as a multi-year growth driver By Investing.com

Analyst Aaron Lee told investors that AppLovin's move into e-commerce advertising is 'an attractive, multi-year growth opportunity,' estimating a total addressable market of $120 billion that could grow to $180 billion by 2030.
Marketing tech
Startup companies
fromFortune
2 days ago

Intuit was an AI pioneer. Why its stock became a SaaSpocalypse casualty | Fortune

Being an early adopter of AI does not guarantee protection against market panic, as shown by Intuit's stock performance during the SaaSpocalypse.
Venture
fromnews.bitcoin.com
21 hours ago

Y Combinator Makes First All-Stablecoin Startup Investment

Y Combinator's $500,000 investment in Totalis marks its first all-stablecoin deal, highlighting a shift towards onchain capital formation.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

This Former Dividend King Just Agreed to Be Bought Out.

Dividend Kings face challenges as inflation and demand pressures lead to dividend cuts, exemplified by Leggett & Platt's significant reduction.
Startup companies
fromFast Company
1 day ago

Entrepreneurship was never easy, but it doesn't need to be relentless

Entrepreneurs face overwhelming mental loads and financial pressures, impacting their ability to innovate and grow their businesses.
#palantir-technologies
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Palantir At $130: Buy, Sell or Hold

Palantir Technologies shows strong growth but faces valuation challenges, making it a hold at $130 amid recent stock pullbacks.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Palantir Rises as Trump Endorsement and Military AI Contracts Give the Bulls Ammunition

Palantir Technologies stock rose 3% due to a Trump endorsement and focus on its role in U.S. military AI and defense contracts.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Why venture lenders are paying monthly dividends while banks retreat

Trinity Capital Inc. provides loans to growth-stage companies and pays a monthly dividend of $0.17 per share, yielding approximately 13.5%.
Venture
fromAlleywatch
1 day ago

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 4/13/26

Notable startup funding activity in the US reached $1.5B, featuring key investments in AI, Deep Tech, and other sectors.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Oppenheimer Upgrades Blackstone to Outperform, Calling It the Premier Franchise at a Bargain Price

Blackstone stock rose 2% after Oppenheimer upgraded it to Outperform, citing attractive valuation despite a 25% year-to-date decline.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Salesforce Jumps 5%, Adobe Climbs 6%, Snowflake Rockets 9% in a Broad Software Sector Rebound

The software sector is rebounding with significant gains from Salesforce, Adobe, and Snowflake after a challenging 2026.
Venture
fromFortune
1 day ago

Tens of billions in days: CoreWeave shows how aggressively AI infrastructure is being funded | Fortune

CoreWeave secured significant funding through customer commitments and debt, highlighting aggressive financing in the AI infrastructure sector.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch signals IPO readiness as AI agents fuel revenue surge | TechCrunch

Vercel is thriving in the AI era, with significant revenue growth and potential IPO plans amid a challenging market for other startups.
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B to back - and build - 'physical AI' startups | TechCrunch

Eclipse Ventures is focusing on investments in physical AI and related technologies, aiming to create an ecosystem of startups across various sectors.
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