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| 27.09.2024 | The Intelligence Age: Sam Altman's Vision for the Future of AI | Sam Altman, the 39-year-old CEO of OpenAI, stands at the forefront of a technological revolution. His journey has been anything but smooth. After a shocking firing and rapid rehiring, Altman emerged with a renewed sense of purpose. He is no... |
| 27.09.2024 | Эхо Дайджест: совет Линуса Торвальдса на все времена | Сэм Альтман выпустил заметку о будущем ИИ; Микрон разработал первый отечественный UHF-чип для RFID-меток с дальностью считывания до 14 метров; Десять самых перспективных полупроводниковых стартапов 2024 года; И многое другое.Железные новост... |
| 25.09.2024 | The AI Horizon: A New Age of Intelligence and Its Implications | The dawn of a new era is upon us. OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, has stirred the pot with bold predictions about artificial intelligence. He envisions a future where superintelligent AI could emerge within a few thousand days. This isn’t just a ... |
| 25.09.2024 | Имаджинариум мистера Альтмана: прекрасное далёко? | Вегетарианская паста на столе, вино подано, громкая музыка играет — всё, чтобы отвлечься от насыщенного событиями Дня благодарения 2023 года. Глава OpenAI Сэм Альтман понял, что не в потоке и не в ресурсе, а потому сбежал на своё ранчо в На... |
| 24.09.2024 | Сэм Альтман рассказал о своём видении развития ИИ | Глава OpenAI Сэм Альтман опубликовал манифест «Век интеллекта», в котором он рассуждает о будущем ИИ. По его словам, «в ближайшие десятилетия мы сможем делать то, что показалось бы волшебством нашим предкам».
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| 24.09.2024 | 'A Real Growing Up Moment For Me': OpenAI's 39-Year-Old CEO Says He Learned a Lot from Being Fired Sam Altman shares the lessons he learned after being fired (and rehired) from the company he co-found... | It's clear that Sam Altman, the 39-year-old co-founder of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, is looking ahead after he was fired (and quickly rehired) almost a year ago from the company he co-founded after the board accused him of not being "consis... |
| 23.09.2024 | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman anticipates superintelligence soon, defends AI in rare personal blog post | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman penned a rare note on his website today spelling out more of his vision of the AI-powered f... |
| 23.09.2024 | OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a few thousand days” | Enlarge
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On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined his vision for an AI-driven future of tech progress and global prosperity in a new personal blog post titled "The Intelligence Age." Th... |
| 01.08.2024 | The Voice of AI: A New Era or a Legal Quagmire? | In the realm of artificial intelligence, the introduction of voice capabilities marks a significant leap. OpenAI's ChatGPT, once confined to text, now speaks. This evolution is akin to giving a robot a mouth. But with great power comes grea... |
| 31.07.2024 | ChatGPT Debuts a New Voice — But It Comes With a Catch In May, OpenAI demoed the new voice mode but some felt it sounded too close to Scarlett Johansson's — including Johansson, who hired legal counse... | After a one-month delay, OpenAI is giving ChatGPT a human voice.
ChatGPT, which takes a written prompt and churns out an answer based on what it knows from its training data, was previously limited to typed answers. As of Tuesday, a limited... |
| 17.06.2024 | Доллары забанили на Мосбирже, а на Илона Маска копают отменятельный компромат | Почти все самые важные и интересные финансовые новости в России и мире за неделю: Райф перестал начислять проценты, Apple объявили о пришествии на планету Яблочного Интеллекта, OpenAI хотят поиграть в коммерцию с генералами, а TON находится... |
| 24.05.2024 | Elon Musk’s xAI set to close new round at $24b valuation: report | Artificial IntelligenceInvestmentsNews
Gabriel Budi Sutrisno · 1d ago · 2 min readElon Musk’s xAI set to close new round at $24b valuation: report
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| 13.05.2024 | OpenAI announces new free model GPT-4o and ChatGPT for desktop | Join us in returning to NYC on June 5th to collaborate with executive leaders in exploring comprehensive methods for auditing AI models regarding bias, performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Find out how you can a... |
| 13.05.2024 | Вышла новая, улучшенная версия GPT-4 Omni, которая уже бьет все рекорды | Это самая совершенная модель из всех, намного превосходящая своих предшественников, включая таинственной gpt2-chatbot.
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| 05.05.2024 | Open AI rolls out new multimodal GPT-4o model | Artificial IntelligenceNews
Miguel Cordon · 21h ago · 2 min readOpen AI rolls out new multimodal GPT-4o model
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Open AI has unveiled GPT-4 omni (GPT-4o), the first version of its advanced AI ... |
| 03.05.2024 | Israeli cyber security startup Apex gets initial investment from Sam Altman | - |
| 16.04.2024 | The cars that tech CEOs and founders have driven — from flashy McLarens to more modest sedans | Tech The cars that tech CEOs and founders have driven — from flashy McLarens to more modest sedans
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| 12.04.2024 | Tech Titans Seek $1 Billion for AI Device Venture | Jony Ive and Sam Altman, two tech titans, are on a mission to secure a massive $1 billion investment for their groundbreaking AI device project. The duo, known for their work at Apple and OpenAI, are looking to revolutionize the tech indust... |
| 08.04.2024 | iPhone of AI: Jony Ive, Sam Altman Pursue $1 Billion Investment for Revolutionary AI Device | Inno Flores, Tech Times 08 April 2024, 12:04 am
Two well-known people in the industry engaged in discussions to secure a staggering $1 billion investment from SoftBank for their AI device project.
Dubbed the "iPhone of AI," this m... |
| 11.03.2024 | How much Sam Altman stands to gain from a Reddit IPO | Tech How much Sam Altman stands to gain from a Reddit IPO
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| 11.03.2024 | Reddit’s planned IPO share price seems high, unless you look at its AI revenue | Reddit’s IPO plans are coming into focus with a new S-1 filing released Monday morning that sets an initial price range for its stock at $31 to $34 per share.
If investors agree to pay its high-end range, its valuation should hit around $5.... |
| 29.02.2024 | No, Sam Altman doesn't actually own half a billion dollars of Reddit stock | Tech No, Sam Altman doesn't actually own half a billion dollars of Reddit stock
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| 22.02.2024 | Reddit says it’s made $203M so far licensing its data | Reddit’s prospects as it barrels toward a stock market listing have a lot more to do with relationships with AI vendors such as OpenAI than one might expect.
In its IPO prospectus filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission... |
| 20.01.2024 | «Если бы кто-то сказал мне это раньше»: Сэм Альтман поделился советами, которых ему не хватало в жизни | Отдел новостей 20 января 2024, 11:35 «Если бы кто-то сказал мне это раньше»: Сэм Альтман поделился советами, которых ему не хватало в жизни
Гендиректор OpenAI Сэм Альтман опубликовал в своём блоге мысли, которые предпочёл бы услышать от окр... |
| 08.01.2024 | How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Sam Altman Edition | Tech How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Sam Altman Edition
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| 02.01.2024 | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's daily routine: 15-hour fasts and low-dose sleeping pills | Tech OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's daily routine: 15-hour fasts and low-dose sleeping pills
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| 09.10.2023 | Мобильная разработка за неделю #509 (02 — 08 октября) | В новой подборке фреймворк Observation в Swift и быстрый и безопасный DI на Kotlin, побочные эффекты Jetpack Compose и написание UX-текстов, генератор межъязыковых мостов, самые скачиваемые и зарабатывающие приложения в России и многое друг... |
| 26.09.2023 | Sam Altman tracked how quickly people responded to his texts and emails to distinguish between 'great and mediocre founders' | Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, speaks at the Wall Street Journal Digital Conference in Laguna Beach, California, on October 18, 2017. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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| 25.09.2023 | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he worked so hard on building his first startup with his ex-boyfriend that he got scurvy | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he got scurvy after working too hard on his first startup, Loopt. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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| 11.09.2023 | Сэм Альтман: Кремниевая долина утратила культуру инноваций | «Раньше в компаниях Кремниевой долины проводились масштабные исследования, очевидный тому пример — Xerox PARC. Таких не было уже давно», — сказал Альтман на подкасте с Николаем Тангеном, CEO норвежского суверенного фонда Norges Bank Investm... |
| 07.09.2023 | Sam Altman thinks Silicon Valley has lost its culture of innovation | Sam Altman feels Silicon Valley has lost its innovation culture, saying great research hasn't happened there in a "long time." Getty Images
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| 01.07.2023 | Как быть успешным? | Перевод статьи Сэма Альтмана (генеральный директор OpenAI) от 2019.
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| 26.05.2023 | Sam Altman's Worldcoin project raises $115m | Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity has raised $115 million for Worldcoin, its effort to build an identity and financial network by giving away free crypto tokens to people who agree to get their irises scanned.
The Series C was led by Blockcha... |
| 25.05.2023 | Sam Altman’s Crypto Project Worldcoin Raises $115M, Led By Blockchain Capital | Tools for Humanity, the team behind Worldcoin, has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital with participation from a16z, Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global. Worldcoin, a decentralized open source pr... |
| 25.05.2023 | OpenAI’s Sam Altman raises $115M for Worldcoin, a startup that scans people’s eyes in exchange for free cryptocurrency | OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round for Worldcoin, a startup he co-founded with theoretical physics student Alex Blania and Max Novendstern, a former investment associate at Bridgewater Asso... |
| 15.05.2023 | OpenAI chief Sam Altman is close to raising $100 million for his eyeball-scanning Worldcoin crypto project, report says | Sam Altman is close to raising $100 million for Worldcoin, according to the Financial Times.
The start-up wants to give people cryptocurrency in exchange for scans of their eyes.
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| 15.05.2023 | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raises nearly $100M for creepy crypto project that uses ‘Orb’ to scan eyeballs | More On: sam bankman-fried
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| 08.05.2023 | Where do ideas come from: Much more than you wanted to know | “For me, inspiration comes from a bunch of places: desperation, deadlines… A lot of times ideas will turn up when you’re doing something else. And, most of all, ideas come from confluence — they come from two things flowing together. They c... |
| 27.04.2023 | OpenAI's Sam Altman is the next Elon Musk. Can he stay good? | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 08.04.2023 | Tech execs like Bryan Johnson and Sam Altman are optimizing their diets to live longer. Here's what experts say to eat to expand your lifespan, from pomegranates to red onions. | Pomegranates are high in Urolithin A, a compound that is known to improve mitochondrial efficiency. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
As a quest for longevity sweeps the nation, people are taking supplements and prescription pills to reverse aging.
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| 08.04.2023 | The eating habits of tech executives: From Mark Zuckerberg's 'kill what you eat' routine to Elon Musk's Diet Coke obsession | Elon Musk loves donuts. The Twitter CEO recently tweeted that he eats a donut every morning. Dimitrios Kambouris / Staff/ Brian Hagiwara/Getty Images/ Trisha Gopal/Insider
A number of tech billionaires have disclosed their eating habits, wh... |
| 09.03.2023 | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes diabetes drug metformin as part of his anti-aging routine | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes the diabetes drug metformin to slow down aging.
His anti-aging regimen also includes healthy eating, exercising, and getting enough sleep.
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| 08.03.2023 | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes diabetes drug metformin as part of his anti-aging routine | OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he takes diabetes drug metformin as part of his anti-aging regime. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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| 06.03.2023 | Как НКО продвигают идеи Сэма Альтмана и становятся миллиардными стартапами | Перевод статьи "The nonprofits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision".
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| 21.02.2023 | The nonprofits accelerating Sam Altman’s AI vision | Elon Musk tweeted Saturday a ChatGPT conversation that speculated about the 2019 transition of its creator, OpenAI, from a nonprofit to a for-profit organization. The AI chatbot concluded that, if the for-profit business had used the nonpro... |
| 20.02.2023 | ChatGPT creator Sam Altman says the world may not be 'that far away from potentially scary' AI and feels 'regulation will be critical' | Microsoft's AI-powered Bing unnerved some people recently with shocking responses.
Amid discussions and scrutiny, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his thoughts on AI In a series of tweets on Sunday.
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| 02.02.2023 | Meet OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who learned to code at 8 and is a doomsday prepper with a stash of gold, guns, and gas masks | Sam Altman is well known in the startup scene in Silicon Valley, and his latest company's product, ChatGPT, is the talk of the AI industry. Courtesy of Sam Altman
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the buzzy AI firm he cofounded with Elon Mus... |
| 16.04.2022 | How DALL-E 2 could solve major computer vision challenges | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 13.04.2022 | DALL-E 2, the future of AI research, and OpenAI’s business model | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 11.01.2022 | The Mnuchin Files: New Documents Shed Light on Trump-Era Crypto Policy
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It’s who you know... | The idea of a digital U.S. dollar had an early behind-the-scenes advocate inside the Trump administration in the president’s son-in-law, newly unearthed documents show.
On May 28, 2019, Jared Kushner, special adviser to the president and Iv... |
| 22.10.2021 | Techpoint Awards, AltSchool by TalentQL, Privacy Roundtable PT2, Brass’ $1.7m funding | Share this article:
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| 08.09.2021 | African Blockchain’s Bitmama, another African Unicorn, tackling online shopping scam | Share this article:
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| 10.08.2021 | Chekkit’s $500k pre-seed, tapping global stock markets, Moove’s $23m Series A | Share this article:
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| 20.07.2021 | Chaka’s $1.5m pre-seed, Internet speed in Nigeria, Nigeria’s Mobile Money Regulations | Share this article:
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| 28.10.2020 | How to spin your scientific research out of a university and into a startup | This is advice for people who have done scientific research at a university and are considering starting a company to commercialize it.
At YC, we’ve funded more than 75 companies in this situation. We also recently went on a Bio Tour where... |
| 28.09.2020 | Can a 20-person startup with $25 million get Oklo’s fast-fission micro-reactor to market? | Oklo is attempting to bring an advanced nuclear reactor design to market despite an ill-fitting regulatory system and 40 years of stasis in the U.S. nuclear industry.
Founded in 2013 with an MIT-dominated founder set, Oklo has managed to su... |
| 27.03.2020 | How Y Combinator Is Helping Combat COVID-19 | Startup accelerator program Y Combinator is now fast-tracking funding for companies that are focused on combating the coronavirus pandemic.
Startup accelerator program Y Combinator is now fast-tracking funding for companies that are focused... |
| 16.03.2020 | SingularityNET, Ocean, Algorand, Triffic, Enigma Add To Fight Against Coronavirus | Well, that escalated quickly. As we catch our breaths with the pace of COVID-19-related disruptions, this post will update frequently with the latest perspectives, support efforts and information from the blockchain community at large. Have... |
| 16.03.2020 | ЕС выделил €164 млн для стартапов, помогающих бороться с COVID-19 | Александра Кукуть 16 марта 2020, 17:38 ЕС выделил €164 млн для стартапов, помогающих бороться с COVID-19
Европейская комиссия (ЕК) призвала стартапы и малые компании, разрабатывающие технологии по борьбе с пандемией коронавируса, подавать з... |
| 26.02.2020 | The eating habits of tech executives: From Mark Zuckerberg's 'kill what you eat' routine to Elon Musk's Diet Coke obsession | Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook
A number of tech billionaires have disclosed their eating habits, which are at times outrageous and unhealthy.
Most recently, Elon Musk said he eats a donut every morning.
Here are the diets of some of the richest ... |
| 06.02.2020 | Быть открытым, говорить чётко, ориентироваться на рост: советы Сэма Альтмана из Y Combinator для инвесторов в стартапы Статьи редакции... | Перевод публикации из блога инвестора, главы совета директоров Y Combinator и нынешнего генерального директора OpenAI.
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| 24.01.2020 | Принципы инвестирования Сэма Альтмана, бывшего президента Y Combinator | Вольный пересказ нескольких тезисов из длинного текста.
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| 14.01.2020 | The bet Sam Altman lost and why Southeast Asia will drive future alpha | Earlier this month Sam Altman lost the US$100k “Bubble Talk” bet made in 2015. On the other side of the bet was Michael de la Maza and monitoring the results was Danielle Morrill. While he may have lost the bet as a whole he did correctly p... |
| 29.10.2019 | 7 thoughts on quitting job and founding a startup: Introducing Jeff | Toms Niparts, Co-founder and CEO of Jeff App.
About Jeff, the Tinder for loans. Although it’s been only a few months, we’ve already had quite an eventful period with pivots, turns & realizing no good will come of this if we’ll do things... |
| 09.10.2019 | Восемь выводов после прохождения стартап школы от Y Combinator: опыт ChiPeer | Валентин Пивоваров, сооснователь ChiPeer, подготовил для ain.ua материал на тему прохождения школы от Y Combinator — Startup School.
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| 03.12.2018 | On-demand childcare startup Poppy shuts down despite building ‘rave-worthy’ service for parents | Poppy founder Avni Patel Thompson.
As a Seattle transplant and mother of two young children, finding childcare was a frustrating experience for Avni Patel Thompson — so much so that the entrepreneur set out to create a technology-powered so... |
| 08.11.2018 | Sam Altman on Choosing Projects, Creating Value, and Finding Purpose
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| 08.11.2018 | Sam Altman on Choosing Projects, Creating Value, and Finding Purpose | In this episode of the podcast Sam Altman expands on ideas that have come up in several of his essays. Specifically: choosing projects, creating value, and finding purpose.
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| 10.09.2018 | Investors are waking up to the emotional struggle of startup founders | Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor
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| 25.06.2018 | Applications for YC W19 Are Open | Applications for YC Winter 2019 are now open. Apply here.
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| 22.01.2018 | Applications for YC S18 Are Open | Applications for YC Summer 2018 are now open. Apply here.
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| 01.01.2018 | 10 worst tech stories of 2017: From Equifax to net neutrality to that awful Sam Altman post | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The worst year for tech that most of us can remember in a long, long time is finally over. It is perhaps best summarized as the year th... |
| 01.01.2018 | 10 worst tech stories of 2017: From Equifax to net neutrality to that awful Sam Altman post | The worst year for tech that most of us can remember in a long, long time is finally over. It is perhaps best summarized as the year the tech backlash finally came of age, setting in motion a long-overdue reckoning.
That’s not to say anyone... |
| 25.09.2017 | YC’s Essential Startup Advice | A lot of the advice we give startups is tactical; meant to be helpful on a day to day or week to week basis. But some advice is more fundamental. We’ve collected here what we at YC consider the most important, most transformative advice for... |
| 21.04.2017 | Q&A app Quora valued around $1.8 billion in $85 million fundraise | Quora just became the unicorn of subjective human knowledge. After eight years carefully cultivating an intelligent question and answer community, it’s just raised an $85 million Series D round co-led by Collaborative Fund and Y Combinator’... |
| 03.04.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, April 3 | BIG DEAL
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| 17.02.2017 | Term Sheet — Friday, February 17 | IT’s TIME TO TAKE AI SERIOUSLY
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| 31.01.2017 | ACLU enrolls in startup school Y Combinator | The American Civil Liberties Union will learn how to turn the $24 million it raised over the weekend into growth and progress with help from top Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator . The ACLU will be part of the winter batch of ... |
| 30.01.2017 | How top tech CEOs responded to Trump's immigration order | Mark Zuckerberg, Stewart Butterfield, Aaron Levie and Sam Altman all blasted Trump's executive order
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| 29.01.2017 | Tech sector bosses decry Trump immigration order on Muslim countries | Enlarge / Protestors rally against Muslim immigration ban at San Francisco International Airport reader comments 654 with 170 posters participating
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| 28.01.2017 | Tech reacts to Trump’s immigration ban | President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that temporarily halted the admission of refugees, indefinitely banned the admission of refugees from Syria, and stopped citizens of several Muslim-majority countries from entering ... |
| 12.01.2017 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Otto Robotics Raises $1.5m, Organic Chicken Processor Raises $2.7m, Diet to Go Raises $500k, more | AgriMetis, a crop protection spin-off from healthcare innovation firm Acidophil, closed a $23.5 million Series B in an oversubscribed round led by Anterra Capital. Learn more about the round and the healthcare VC that joined it in our recen... |
| 11.01.2017 | FarmLogs raises $22 million to make agriculture a more predictable business | Ann Arbor, Michigan-based FarmLogs has raised $22 million in a Series C round of funding for technology that helps farmers monitor and measure their crops, predict profits, manage risks from weather and pests and more. Naspers Ventures led ... |
| 11.01.2017 | FarmLogs Raises $22m Series C as CEO Vows Never to Exit to Agribusiness | FarmLogs, the decision support and ERP software tool for farmers, has raised $22 million in Series C funding in a round led by new investor Naspers Ventures, the venture arm of the South African media group.
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| 12.11.2016 | Pro-Trump CEO gets booted from Y Combinator over harassment concerns | Andrew Torba, founder of conservative social network Gab.ai, has been removed from Y Combinator’s alumni network.
To be clear, Gab.ai isn’t a part of YC — instead, Torba participated in the incubator through his previous startup, Kuhcoon (n... |
| 19.10.2016 | Those repudiating Peter Thiel are un-American | Tech is the most American of all industries, but some techies aren't acting American at all
Peter Thiel is one of the most high- profile entrepreneurs and investors in Silicon Valley. He co-founded PayPal and Palantir, and was one of the fi... |
| 18.10.2016 | Silicon Valley Torn Over What To Do About Peter Thiel | Horia Ungureanu, Tech Times 18 October 2016, 08:10 am
Silicon Valley is in turmoil after rumors surfaced that Peter Thiel will fund Donald Trump's campaign. The venture capitalist took the floor at the Republican National Convention in July... |
| 17.10.2016 | Peter Thiel’s $1.25 million Trump donation draws Y Combinator into bitter Silicon Valley feud | (This story was updated 10/18 at 1:30 a.m. with additional developments.)
As Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has stumbled in recent weeks amid missteps and sexual harassment accusations, the developments have cemented hard feelings on ... |
| 17.10.2016 | YC’s Sam Altman stands by advisor Peter Thiel after his bankrolling of Donald Trump | You can imagine the hypothetical advisory board meeting at Y Combinator can’t you. “So, Peter, you know that latest allegation of sexual harassment against Donald Trump? Well, we have a womens’ safety startup in the next cohort. As you’ve m... |
| 17.10.2016 | Peter Thiel’s $1.25 million Trump donation draws Y Combinator into bitter Silicon Valley feud | (This story was updated 10/18 at 1:30 a.m. with additional developments.)
As Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has stumbled in recent weeks amid missteps and sexual harassment accusations, the developments have cemented hard feelings on ... |
| 28.09.2016 | The Complete Guide to Understanding Equity Compensation at Tech Companies | I’ve hired hundreds of tech employees, and recently started Comparably to make workplace compensation and culture more transparent. Most private tech companies offer equity as part of team members’ compensation package, but employees rarely... |
| 22.09.2016 | Common Misconceptions About Applying To YC | I hosted office hours in NYC last week and noticed several commonly held beliefs about applying to YC that aren’t backed up by the data. Here’s actual data for companies that were accepted into recent YC batches. I’d also recommend reading ... |
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| 24.08.2016 | CRV, the venture firm, campaigns against Trump in new statement | The U.S. presidential election is fast approaching, and a growing number of VCs who’ve historically shied from making taking sides publicly, are tweeting, talking with reporters, and blogging about who they are backing and why. The early-st... |
| 14.04.2016 | Jeremy Guillory, who says he was ousted as Cruise co-founder, files counter-complaint | A strange new battle over valuable startup equity took another step forward late this afternoon.
Jeremy Guillory, a Bay Area mechanical engineer, has filed a cross-complaint against 2.5-year-old Cruise Automation and its longtime CEO, Kyle ... |
| 04.04.2016 | All startup advice is wrong: How you can avoid “mentor whiplash” | I get asked for advice by a lot of people – startups, tech companies, people interested in mobile and business people, and I have also been the recipient of a lot of advice.
But I’ve started prefacing a “disclaimer” when I speak to people w... |
| 30.03.2016 | Asana raises $50 million from Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and others | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 30.03.2016 | Asana raises $50 million from Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and others | Task management software startup Asana is announcing today a $50 million round of funding. Several known entities in the technology industry are participating in the new round, which is led by Y Combinator president Sam Altman.
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| 29.11.2015 | Don’t knock low-margin startups | Y Combinator president Sam Altman recently published a post arguing that much of what is plaguing startups these days, and causing some to raise eyebrows at valuations, is poor unit economics due to low margins.
What’s a low-margin business... |
| 29.11.2015 | Don’t knock low-margin startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Y Combinator president Sam Altman recently publis... |