Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out
In late May, Neil Rimer said something during a sit-down I had with him in Athens that I haven’t been able to shake. At a vibrant new tech festival in the city, talking about the…
Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield
The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks away with automatic…
San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco
It turns out that even San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie, who once declared that the city should be a testbed for emerging tech, has his limits. Especially when that emerging tech creates a massive hours-long…
SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition
SpaceX unexpectedly halted the second launch attempt of its enhanced Starship rocket system on Thursday, shortly after the booster ignited at their facility in South Texas. Elon Musk, the CEO, mentioned on his social media…
Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant
Applied Computing, a London-based startup that’s building a foundation AI model for the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry, has raised a $20 million Series A led by engineering giant KBR, with Databricks Ventures participating. Founded…
Lululemon backs nylon-recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A
Activewear company Lululemon has invested in the $30 million Series A round raised by Syntetica, a French startup that developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, whose properties make it both too good to give…
OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B
Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher whose work includes using AI to accelerate scientific and biological discovery, is leaving the ChatGPT maker to launch a new startup focused on developing AI models for drug discovery, according…
Lorde says AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
While Kylie Jenner serves as a human billboard for Meta’s AI glasses, pop star Lorde isn’t buying it. During a set at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid last week, Lorde had some choice words…
Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again
A pattern is emerging among people who’ve already made it big. They’re rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI’s defining moment and, presumably, the irresistible allure of making even more…
Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber has spent the last year quietly pushing beyond the two businesses most people associate it with. There’s ride-hailing, of course, and delivery, but spend time in the app and you’ll now find hotel bookings…