Andy Rubin, creator of Android and a former Google executive, has launched a new startup focused on humanoid robots, said a person with direct knowledge of the venture. His venture is the latest addition to the red-hot and frothy humanoid space, crowded with companies ranging from Tesla to startups such as Figure AI. Rubin’s startup, Genki Robotics, is based in Tokyo, where he is currently living, according to the person.... Read more ›
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Database software provider Snowflake has been in advanced talks to acquire Neeva, a search startup founded by former top Google ad tech executive Sridhar Ramaswamy, according to a person with direct knowledge of the discussions. Buying Neeva could help Snowflake offer artificial intelligence software that helps companies search for information in internal documents and data, according to people who do business with Snowflake. Neeva primarily sells an ad-free web-search app... Read more ›
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A behind-the-scenes crypto company is roiling crypto trading apps. In case you missed it, I scooped on Friday that Bakkt is delisting three-fourths of the crypto tokens supported by Apex Crypto, a custody and clearing service the company bought last month. These companies aren’t exactly household names, but their services help power crypto trading on popular fintechs like Webull, Public.com, M1 Finance and more. To give you a sense of... Read more ›
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Readers of The Information are split on the outlook for technology companies, but they’ve turned more optimistic about some big tech names. Asked whether conditions for technology companies would improve or worsen over the next six months, 35% of respondents to our latest reader survey said they would improve, 35% said they would worsen and 30% said they would stay the same. Read more ›
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After landing nearly $300 million from investors including SoftBank and Tiger Global Management in back-to-back funding rounds in late 2021 and early 2022, delivery startup Veho planned an ambitious expansion that would bring its home dropoff services to 50 cities across the U.S. by the end of last year. But Veho, which offers package deliveries for clients including HelloFresh and Rent the Runway, never got that far. Last year, after... Read more ›
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As I have been digesting the news that Elon Musk is going to officially install NBC advertising veteran Linda Yaccarino as head of Twitter, I’m perplexed. In at least one dimension that seems fairly important to Musk—thriftiness—I suspect they are worlds apart. Yaccarino has spent her career wooing Madison Avenue in all the ways heads of ad sales woo Madison Avenue: fancy parties, expensive upfront presentations (underway this week in... Read more ›
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PayPal has been seeking buyers for Xoom, a service that allows people to transfer money internationally, according to a person familiar with the matter. The sale efforts could signal that activist investor Elliott Management, which accumulated a stake last year, is having an impact on PayPal’s strategic thinking. PayPal acquired Xoom in 2015, paying roughly $1 billion for the service, which allows customers to send other people cash, pay international... Read more ›
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Everyone has a hefty classic sitting on their bookshelf collecting dust that they swear they’ll eventually get to but never do. Matt Kirkland has made a side project of helping some of those intimidated readers: Over 262,000 have signed up to read Bram Stoker’s “Dracula" serialized in his free Substack newsletter, Dracula Daily.Kirkland, 42, works as a full-time web designer in Lawrence, Kan. After he re-read a copy of “Dracula”... Read more ›
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s appearance on Capitol Hill this morning is a powerful signal of just how quickly generative artificial intelligence has changed our lives. In the span of just a few months, large language model-based tools have gone from tech novelty to ubiquitous convenience that can do many of the things humans can do, from creating art to writing code to passing the bar exam with flying colors. In... Read more ›
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As Twitter’s new CEO, Linda Yaccarino is set to step into what may be the most difficult job in advertising: rehabilitating Twitter’s tattered reputation among major advertisers. A fresh update to our Twitter org chart gives a detailed look at the executive team who will help her. The chart lists more than 120 executives, managers and employees who now report up to Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who has said he’ll... Read more ›
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There is such a thing as having too much money. At least, that is, if you’re a startup, as was clear in the paperwork accompanying today’s bankruptcy filing by Vice Media, famously valued at $5.7 billion a few years ago (mostly thanks to the blustery claims of its founder, Shane Smith). This court filing today by a restructuring executive at Vice laid out the sorry history of the company, which... Read more ›
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In March, we started asking our readers what was on their mind when it came to the creator economy. We got so many good questions that we decided to publish another set this month. (Read our previous Mailbag). Disagree with my answers? We’ll discuss them in The Information’s Forum on Tuesday. You can submit more questions here! Let’s dive in. 1. How will generative AI impact the creator economy over... Read more ›
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Just a few days after appointing a new CEO for Twitter, Elon Musk is back to micromanaging Tesla. In an email to staff at the electric vehicle maker on Monday, Musk said that Tesla can make no new hires unless he personally approves them, including contractors. He told executives to send him a list of hiring requests on a weekly basis, while also cautioning them to “think carefully” before submitting... Read more ›
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What’s the secret for brands who want to tap into the power of the creator economy? Sahil Patel, reporter for The Information, sat down to find out the answers with three experts from the creator commerce world: Kenny Gold, managing director, head of social, content and influencer, Deloitte Digital Megan Tobin, head of creator shopping marketing, LTK Karen Chimal, director of creator partnerships, IPSY Shopping Trends Post-Pandemic Patel started off... Read more ›
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In the world of the creator economy, traffic growth and brand partnerships rely on one thing: the creator’s personal brand. Many creators have turned to experts to help them shape their brands and stand out. Laura Mandaro, managing editor of news and talent for The Information, spoke with three luminaries for their advice on developing a unique personal brand: Ian Wang, head of product, Adobe Express Skyelar Garcia, social media... Read more ›
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Organizational growth often requires global expansion. But how do companies navigate the complexity of hiring people from all over the world, taking into account various regulations, taxes and wages—while creating benefit parity across the board? Jessica Lessin, founder and CEO of The Information, sat down for a virtual panel with three experts to find out what this all means for a company’s financial strategy: Michael B. Tannenbaum, chief operating officer... Read more ›
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In February, Meta Platforms set off an explosion of artificial intelligence development when it gave academics access to sophisticated machine-learning models that can understand conversational language. Within weeks, the academics turned those models into open-source software that powered free alternatives to ChatGPT and other proprietary AI software. Free AI models are now “reasonably close” in performance to proprietary models from Google and ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and most software developers will... Read more ›
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In 1966, General Motors opened a new factory in a cornfield in Lordstown, Ohio, 210 miles southeast of Detroit, to manufacture top-selling Chevys and Pontiacs. When it opened, Lordstown was the most modern GM plant, to which the company soon added 26 robots. For workers, though, the plant was a brutal physical experience with a vastly accelerated assembly line. By the 1970s, the factory’s 7,000 workers, represented by the United... Read more ›
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Samantha Whitmore has run seven marathons and six ultramarathons. Her favorite was a 44-mile rim-to-rim run of the Grand Canyon, which she and her husband have traversed four times. “You’ll come away from the experience feeling like you are capable of anything,” she said. “It’s a mental as well as physical test.” Whitmore, a machine-learning engineer who is currently working on a stealth artificial intelligence startup in San Francisco, Calif.,... Read more ›
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Hi, welcome to your Weekend.Marissa Mayer has been a mainstay of tech journalism for almost two decades, ever since she was anointed the glamorous geek goddess of Google back in its “don’t be evil” days. She’s had quite a ride since then, becoming Yahoo CEO in 2012, bumping along in the role for five acquisition-heavy years, then selling the company for $4.5 billion to Verizon, where it remains in a... Read more ›
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Despite leaving Discord last year, Amber Atherton still spends many of her working hours on the social platform. The company’s former head of community—now a partner at early-stage venture firm Patron—Atherton builds relationships with her portfolio companies in a Discord “zen garden” designed for streaming lo-fi music and hosting founder-investor chats. Discord is essentially her office. The concept makes sense for Atherton, whose debut book, “The Rise of Virtual Communities,”... Read more ›
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