How Treasury came to be 25-year-old software engineer Junead Khan left a Microsoft job paying over $200,000 annually, including bonuses and stock options, to start his own company. In Seattle, he’s developing Treasury, an AI-based financial guidance tool, without a…
Strategic Acquisition Takes Bumble Private Bumble announced on Tuesday that it has reached a $1.3 billion acquisition agreement with Ithaca Holdings, a deal that will pull the dating platform off public markets after years of sliding subscriber numbers, declining revenue, and…
Two human resources professionals at Riachuelo created, in just 12 days, a platform that automates steps in performance evaluations, without any prior programming experience. The initiative is part of Builders, an internal program that encourages employees to develop artificial intelligence…
A survey by Endeavor found that 59% of entrepreneurs consult the technology almost every time before making a decision. However, trust in human teams still outweighs trust in tools. The study interviewed 133 entrepreneurs from 125 companies and is part…
Functionality and interface Dot is a personal assistant developed by OpenAI, based on ChatGPT. Once a user gives it a name, the system functions like a conversational assistant similar to WhatsApp, accepting both text and audio messages. Each instance of…
What is recursive self-improvement? Recursive self-improvement occurs when AI systems create their own next versions, accelerating development with minimal human intervention. The TasteVal test and its results A new benchmark called TasteVal recently tested AI models’ ability to plan experiments…
While some companies are experimenting with tools to speed up customer service, others are using artificial intelligence to analyze data, and some are hiring custom solutions without consulting their technical teams. The lack of coordination between these initiatives increases costs,…
Battery Storage Overtakes Open‑Cycle Gas Turbines A new analysis by Wood Mackenzie shows that battery storage is now less costly than the open‑cycle natural gas turbines that many data center developers rely on. In every one of the 43 markets…
What does it mean to be a T-shaped professional? Today, many roles require people to deal with increasingly diverse topics. A marketing analyst needs to interpret campaign data, while a technology professional has to explain technical decisions to business areas.…
Musk’s public feud with Ambani over Starlink’s Indian rollout Elon Musk has escalated his public attacks on Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, labeling him the country’s “prime minister” to imply that he holds undue sway over the government and accusing him…
