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A book excerpt details how the OpenAI board ousted Sam Altman with help from Mira Murati, who provided examples of his alleged lies and other toxic behavior — Secrets, misdirection and broken trust. The inside story of how the CEO of the hottest tech company was ousted and, just as quickly, resurrected.
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at drone delivery startup Zipline, which has raised $500M+, made 1.4M+ deliveries in seven countries, and delivers packages for Walmart in two US cities — Soon your burrito bowl could arrive via the sky. Zipline's drones make deliveries by lowering small coolers on 300-foot cables.
LinkedIn: Christopher Mims
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Fleetio, which develops vehicle fleet management software, raised a $450M+ Series D and acquired Auto Integrate in a deal valuing the combined entity at $1.5B+ — Fleetio said it is creating a “one-stop-shop for fleet maintenance” after raising over $450 million in a Series D funding round and acquiring Auto Integrate.
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| Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: |
A look at the new, open-source Model Context Protocol for connecting LLMs to data sources and why its success depends on overcoming middleware challenges — There's a long history of “middleware” in our industry. Everyone wants it. There's always a hot one, but it rarely makes to the finish line and often disappoints.| Bloomberg: |
Berlin-based Amboss, which makes study guide apps for medical students and online databases for clinicians, raised €240M, sources say at an €800M+ valuation — Kirkbi, Lightrock and M&G Investments joined a €240 million ($260 million) financing round into German medical startup Amboss …
More: AMBOSS, Silicon Canals, MobiHealthNews, FinSMEs, EU-Startups, and Tech in Asia. LinkedIn: Rory Glover
| Taylor Telford / Washington Post: |
How AI tools are causing problems and sowing distrust in both job hunting and hiring; a Polish cybersecurity startup says it almost hired a deepfake candidate — The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools and overreliance on software such as ChatGPT is making the job market increasingly surreal.
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LinkedIn: Katy Imhoff, Kari Naimon, and Cathleen Quade
| Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber and DoorDash are pressing GOP lawmakers to include independent contractors who drive rideshare vehicles and deliver food in Trump's no-tax-on-tips proposal — GOP proposal offers tax breaks to employees—but not independent contractors such as ride-share drivers| Jake Kanter / Deadline: |
A look at AI-generated fake movie trailers on YouTube; WBD, Paramount, and Sony have earned ad revenue from some videos instead of defending their copyright — Cut to Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor watching on and Milly Alcock's Supergirl levitating into view. “They are not from here,” Luthor intones in an ominous voiceover.
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| Arfa Javaid / Financial Express: |
Replit CEO Amjad Masad says learning to code is a waste of time, citing Dario Amodei's prediction that AI may generate essentially all code by next year — Repli CEO Amjad Masad said that since AI will take over coders in future, one should not waste time on studying coding now.
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| Robert Burnson / Bloomberg: |
Kalshi sues Nevada's gaming regulators to keep offering event contracts to bet on sports and politics, citing federal regulation by the US CFTC — Kalshi sued Nevada's gaming regulators to keep offering so-called event contracts to bet on sports and politics, setting up a clash between state and federal regulators.
More: Blockchain News, The Crypto Times, The Block, Cointelegraph, and Decrypt
| Hamish McKenzie / @hamishmckenzie: |
Hamish McKenzie says Substack is partnering with FIRE to support “writers residing lawfully” in the US targeted by the government for their writing — We are partnering with @TheFIREorg to stand up for free speech in the face of recent government actions against critics of U.S. foreign policy. We will work to protect writers who are targeted in this way. [image]
Mastodon: @ianb@mastodon.well.com. X: @adhaque110, @mattyglesias, @zaidjilani, @kelseytuoc, @clairlemon, @mazmhussain, and @heavyredaction
| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: TSMC, Intel, and other chipmakers have slowed their expansions in Japan and Malaysia due to lackluster demand for older chips and tariff uncertainties — TAIPEI — Leading chipmakers and packagers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Intel have slowed the pace … | Bain: |
India's e-commerce market grew 10%-12% YoY to ~$60B in GMV in 2024, versus historical rates of over 20%, with 270M+ people shopping online, second only to China — Executive summary — India has become a retail powerhouse over the last decade, ascending to the third largest retail market globally in 2024.
More: Moneycontrol, YourStory.com, and India Dispatch
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