OpenAI’s recent restructuring of its for-profit arm to a public benefit corporation is a smart move that will allow the organization to increase its investment opportunities and maintain its nonprofit roots, according to a Northeastern University nonprofit management expert.OpenAI’s recent restructuring of its for-profit arm to a public benefit corporation is a smart move that will allow the organization to increase its investment opportunities and maintain its nonprofit roots, according to a Northeastern University nonprofit management expert.Business[#item_full_content]
6Sense founder Amanda Kahlow raises $30 million for new human-replacement AI sales startup 1Mind
Amanda Kahlow has been quietly been back in sales and marketing tech for about a year with agentic startup 1Mind.Amanda Kahlow has been quietly been back in sales and marketing tech for about a year with agentic startup 1Mind.[#item_full_content]
Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off
Scribe Optimize is the startup’s next major offering to help organizations identify where AI will be most useful.Scribe Optimize is the startup’s next major offering to help organizations identify where AI will be most useful.[#item_full_content]
Lenskart recovers from tepid open to close first day slightly above IPO price
Lenskart’s public listing stirred debate over the nearly $8 billion valuation set in its IPO.Lenskart’s public listing stirred debate over the nearly $8 billion valuation set in its IPO.[#item_full_content]
In the race for AI dominance, American tech giants have the money and the chips, but their ambitions have hit a new obstacle: electric power.In the race for AI dominance, American tech giants have the money and the chips, but their ambitions have hit a new obstacle: electric power.Energy & Green Tech[#item_full_content]
Slow Ventures holds a ‘finishing school’ to help founders learn to be fancy
Slow Ventures hosted a three-hour “Etiquette Finishing School” this week, covering topics like the perfect handshake, public speaking, and office decorum.Slow Ventures hosted a three-hour “Etiquette Finishing School” this week, covering topics like the perfect handshake, public speaking, and office decorum.[#item_full_content]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to preserve the voices and stories of the dead. From text-based chatbots that mimic loved ones to voice avatars that let you “speak” with the deceased, a growing digital afterlife industry promises to make memory interactive, and, in some cases, eternal.Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to preserve the voices and stories of the dead. From text-based chatbots that mimic loved ones to voice avatars that let you “speak” with the deceased, a growing digital afterlife industry promises to make memory interactive, and, in some cases, eternal.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]
How startups can lure good talent fairly without big tech bank accounts
Three industry insiders walk through how startups can set up an employee equity strategy that remains fair as a company grows.Three industry insiders walk through how startups can set up an employee equity strategy that remains fair as a company grows.[#item_full_content]
Microsoft Corp. is pursuing a more powerful form of AI called “superintelligence” it hopes will be capable of making advances in areas like medicine and materials science.Microsoft Corp. is pursuing a more powerful form of AI called “superintelligence” it hopes will be capable of making advances in areas like medicine and materials science.Business[#item_full_content]
A study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London has found that humans have a form of remote touch, or the ability to sense objects without direct contact, a sense that some animals have.A study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London has found that humans have a form of remote touch, or the ability to sense objects without direct contact, a sense that some animals have.[#item_full_content]
