Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me
… That’s pretty rare in the history of business. Most businesses pivot from atoms to bits. …
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America needs to stop getting shocked by Chinese AI
… Business Insider questioned whether the launch is “The next DeepSeek?”, referring to the Chinese model that blindsided the US AI industry last year. …
Who really runs OpenAI now?
… Altman says they went super hard at it — being the empty text box, taking the Google business model, which is one of the best business models in internet history. …
AI won’t save advertising, says Digitas’ Amy Lanzi
… They want business results. And they say, “Leave me alone to do it. I’m just going to do it however I want to do it.” What’s that dynamic like as you start working with the bigger and bigger creators? We still hold true to brand fundamentals. Strategy matters. …
Behind the unraveling of Dan Crenshaw
… A Harvard-educated Navy SEAL who’d lost an eye while fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, Crenshaw was in rarefied company, listed among the magazine’s candidates for tomorrow’s leaders: musicians like Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny; athletes like Coco Gauff and Alysa Liu; business leaders like Coinba… …
Rivian makes the iconic American car — but that may not be enough
… In China, companies like BYD, Nio, Xpeng, and Li Auto quickly adopted Tesla’s EV- and software-first business models. And a new class of EV startups emerged, aiming to copy Musk’s luxury-to-mass-market rollout strategy. …
The Rivian R2 is too much fun to let drive itself
… For this vertically integrated automaker, the future-looking hardware and software underpins a critical strategy to bring Uber robotaxis to market in 2028, followed by truly autonomous consumer cars. …
The surprising case for AI judges
… We all have lots of disputes, some of which we think, “Well, I don’t even have the time or the energy or the resources to get that one resolved.” But if we did, if you could really resolve every dispute, if every human being could have a will or a plan for what happens if they become incapacitated … …
Hank Green lets loose on YouTube, billionaires, and algorithms
… Ultimately, everything in business is incentive, and there’s always been a bunch of doors open to us that feel very business. “We’ve got to turn this into a freemium product. …
Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?
… Powering AI is an incredibly thirsty business, requiring water for electricity generation and cooling systems at data centers. …