OpenAI’s Codex is part of a new cohort of agentic coding tools

Last Friday, OpenAI introduced a new coding system called Codex, designed to perform complex programming tasks from natural language commands. Codex moves OpenAI into a new cohort of agentic coding tools that is just beginning to take shape. From GitHub’s early Copilot to contemporary tools like Cursor and Windsurf, most AI coding assistants operate as […]

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Gravitee, a platform that helps companies manage APIs, raises $60M

Gravitee, a platform designed to help companies manage their APIs and other digital traffic pipelines, has raised $60 million in a Series C funding round led by Sixth Street Growth with participation from Riverside Acceleration Capital and Albion VC. The new capital, which brings Gravitee’s total raised to just over $125 million, will be used […]

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How Peter Thiel’s Relationship With Eliezer Yudkowsky Launched the AI Revolution

The AI doomer and the AI boomer both created each other’s monsters. An excerpt from The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future.

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Affiniti’s 20- and 22-year-old founders raise $17M led by SignalFire just 6 months after an $11M seed

Affiniti founders Aaron Bai and Sahil Phadnis are building the kind of expense management software for main street small businesses that tech startups have enjoyed for years.

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‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case

A chart-topping jazz album! Loads of Spotify and Apple Music plays! Just one problem: The success might not be real.

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What to Expect When You’re Convicted

When a formerly incarcerated “troubleshooter for the mafia” looked for a second career he chose the thing he knew best. He became a prison consultant for white-collar criminals.

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Fortnite faces complaint from actors’ union over AI Darth Vader

Sag-Aftra says the hit video game has used tech to replace human performers.

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China’s Effort to Build a Competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Off to a Bumpy Start

China has launched over 100 satellites for two broadband networks that could eventually rival the service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but progress is hampered by launch bottlenecks and high failure rates.

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Monzo’s pivot from cool to corporate: ‘freshness is not about gimmicks’

Monzo, Britain’s biggest digital bank, is still synonymous with its neon debit cards, extensive use of emojis, and free spending abroad. But it’s no longer just trying to be cool; it’s trying to become a major financial institution. That shift, from an upstart fintech beloved by millennials into a mature, sustainable business, is what makes […]

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Sylndr, with fresh $15.7M, allows users to buy, sell, finance, and service used cars in Egypt

Cairo-based Sylndr has raised $15.7 million as it expands beyond online used car sales into auto financing, servicing, and tools for dealers. The round was led by Development Partners International’s Nclude Fund and included follow-on investments from Algebra Ventures and Nclude. The company, which operates in Egypt’s fast-growing but under-digitized vehicle market, said the latest […]

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