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In the fast-paced AI wars, time is precious. So when Google last month said it would pay Windsurf $2.4 billion to license the prominent AI startup’s technology and hire some of its employees, the search giant hurried to add Windsurf’s researchers and engineers to its ranks. Within a day, Google had onboarded most of the Windsurf staff it had hired—but not all of them.
Some of them were left in limbo at Windsurf because their immigration visas, which allow them to work in the U.S., had to be transferred to.
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A raft of venture-backed startups are emerging to offer high-tech consultants for businesses needing help with artificial intelligence, posing competition for companies like Palantir and McKinsey & Co. that specialize in high-priced consulting services. One is Distyl AI. The three-year-old startup provides companies like T-Mobile with what’s known as forward-deployed engineers and AI software that automates business processes such as analyzing customer data or managing HR functions. Founded by former... Read more ›
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Crypto stormed into the traditional financial system over the past four months, wedging itself deeper than ever into banking and the stock market. The head-spinning changes created billions in profits for the industry and added more risks for investors and regulators. The changes came so fast that they were hard to keep straight. We’ve rolled back the clock to help readers catch up on the four big trends that drove... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Musk’s Memphis supercomputer fixer • The Arena: The highlightification of sports. • The Top 5: Tech elites turn to luxury matchmakers to find love.• Plus, our Recommendations: “Home Cooking,” “The World’s Worst Best” and “Three Days of the Condor.” It definitely wasn’t the opening question Carlos Alcaraz was expecting.As I sat four feet from the world no. 1 tennis player—and full disclosure,... Read more ›
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When Dan Lahav was in grade school, he became obsessed with the short stories of Isaac Asimov, where robots gain sentience and trick humans into relinquishing control of society. Today he spends his time prodding artificial intelligence to do just that. Lahav is CEO of Irregular, a two-year-old startup that specializes in testing AI models’ capacity for malice. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind have hired Irregular, which was previously named... Read more ›
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These days, it seems like each week another artificial intelligence startup announces it’s surpassed $100 million in annualized revenue, a milestone that historically meant a startup had achieved “product-market fit”—in other words, customers really want to pay for its products.In the last five months, our reporting shows that at least five “AI native” startups that sell apps to enterprises and software developers—ElevenLabs, EliseAI, Replit, Synthesia and Lovable—have joined the “$100... Read more ›
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Late last week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver inadvertently went viral on social media with a passing comment that quickly got under the skin of basketball fans. When asked during a press conference about how expensive being an NBA fan has become—mainly due to fragmented TV broadcasts and streaming price hikes—part of Silver’s response was that there are many free ways to watch, including via Instagram and TikTok. “This is very... Read more ›
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As Western artificial intelligence developers accelerate international expansion, Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy, is shaping up to be a key battleground. ChatGPT and Gemini are already popular there. Anthropic is preparing to open a Tokyo office after appointing a Japan country head last month. Canada-based Cohere also hired a Japan country manager last month.But Japan’s government and domestic AI companies are ramping up their efforts too. Last week, a government-funded... Read more ›
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Meta Platforms staffers have had discussions with Google Cloud about the possibility of using Google’s artificial intelligence models to improve Meta’s ad business, according to people with knowledge of the conversations. The discussions are the latest sign of how Meta’s stumbles with its own AI have prompted it to consider using other companies’ technology, at least as an interim measure while its newly overhauled AI teams improve its models. Read more ›
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Cloudflare, which says it powers 20% of the world’s internet traffic, on Wednesday announced a new feature that it said will enable website owners to block Google’s AI Overviews search product without having to opt out of being included in Google search. The feature, if effective, could ... Read more ›
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There’s nothing like an earth-changing new technology to get the tech industry’s dealmaking juices flowing. That’s been good news and bad news for bankers, who have pocketed fees but have been boxed out of some of the biggest deals. We’ve pulled together a list of the bankers who have led the way on artificial intelligence dealmaking. The winners include people from boutique firms such as Qatalyst Partners and Centerview Partners... Read more ›
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