Will we reach AGI before Stripe goes public?

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday episode, when we dig back through the most critical stories and themes from the week. Here’s what Mary Ann and Alex got into: […]
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The Mindblowing Experience of a Chatbot That Answers Instantly

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

AI chips from startup Groq allow chatbots to answer queries almost instantly. That could open up whole new use cases for generative AI helpers.

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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for Breach of Contract

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

In the lawsuit, Musk claims OpenAI has abandoned its mission to develop AI for the benefit humanity.

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How big banks are becoming ‘Bitcoin whales’

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

There will only ever be 21 million bitcoins, and US financial giants are buying up thousands.

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Get a Lifetime of Learning in 12-Minute Segments for Just $50

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

Get the best extracts of books such as The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Getting Things Done and many more in short, easily consumed portions.

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Salesforce World Tour Offers Hard-Won Lessons From Complex Australian Digital Transformations

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

Have a clear guiding vision, focus on the end customer and be ready to pivot mid-project are some of the learnings offered by Salesforce customers at the vendor’s recent World Tour in Sydney, Australia.

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Spotify launches a $9.99/mo standalone audiobooks service for its free users

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

After adding 15 hours of free audiobooks listening to its subscription plan late last year, Spotify today is introducing a $9.99 per month option that will allow its free users to also access its audiobooks collection. The company announced on Friday its new “Audiobooks Access Tier,” which, similar to the service offered to subscribers, allows […]
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Karma3 Labs raises $4.5M to improve trust in web3 with ratings and recommendations

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

There’s no reputation system in the decentralized world of web3, so it’s hard to figure out which entities and individuals to trust and depend on.
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI over Microsoft links

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

The lawsuit accuses the firm of abandoning its founding principle of benefiting humanity.

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NFX’s James Currier will break down MVPs at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Techme101

Everyone has heard of minimum viable products (MVPs), early versions of a future startup’s product that contains precisely what it needs to deliver value — and nothing more. The tricky bit is sorting out what is required in an MVP and what is extraneous. Build too much and the resulting delay to market could limit learning, […]
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