Meta's Wearables Spark Privacy Paranoia Over Constant Surveillance
Hung out with someone recently who was wearing a pair of these and it felt like they had their phone up the whole time. Made me feel very tin-foil-hat about Meta spying on everyday interactions...
Most Users Doubt AI Search, Demand Verifiable Links
https://t.co/pg3z88Zezd Only 15% of people trust AI search platforms, w/ 63% double-checking the results against trusted sources like news websites. They want easy access with clear links so they can verify content, something we're seeing less and less of in AI...
Predicting Human Behavior Lets Us Shape the Future
Another excellent feature from @mjnblack on Aaru, a startup founded by three teenagers that uses AI for predictive analytics. This line gave me chills: “To predict human behavior is to predict the future,” Fink argued. And “if you can...
Aron D'Souza Launches AI-Powered Truth Adjudication Platform
SCOOP: Aron D'Souza, founder of Enhanced Games and the lawyer who helped bring down Gawker, is back with another startup. Objection, a platform that aims to use AI to adjudicate the truth of journalism. https://t.co/9N5ySNnW64
Snowflake Pivots to Autonomous AI Agents, Not Just Chatbots
Snowflake is betting the future of AI goes beyond chatbots to autonomous agents that actually get work done. This week on @EquityPod, I spoke with CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy about how the company is reorganizing around that shift. https://t.co/p9perHFu3X
Stalking Victim Sues OpenAI, Blames ChatGPT for Abuse
A little scoop from earlier today...Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored her warnings https://t.co/zYoxyip1SV via @techcrunch
OpenAI Buys TBPN, Now Overseen by Chris Lehane
NEW: OpenAI acquires Silicon Valley's fave talk show, TBPN It will report to Chris Lehane, the man who invented the phrase ‘vast right-wing conspiracy’ as a tool to deflect press scrutiny of the Clinton White House. https://t.co/taCNZJgSMR via @techcrunch
AI Boom Drives Family Offices to Invest Directly on Cap Tables
The rise of AI is pushing private wealth/family offices to cut out the VC middleman and get directly on the cap table. Arena Private Wealth, which co-led a $230M AI chip startup round, is one such firm. I talked to...
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Meet Me at RunwayML AI Summit for Startup Collaboration
I’m at the @runwayml ai summit in nyc today. If you’re a startup/company building with Runway’s tools, come find me. https://t.co/wX1Brsne32
Runway Unveils $10M Fund to Boost Early AI Startups
Exclusive: Runway launches $10M fund, Builders program to support early stage AI startups Part of a growing trend of young, upwardly mobile AI startups investing in early stage to cover areas of the biz they can't do in house. https://t.co/FcIMsDUTtK via...
US Embraces AI for Work, Yet Remains Unhappy
Americans are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help with things like research, writing, school or work projects, and analyzing data — but they’re not exactly happy about it. https://t.co/8RQcKInngv via @techcrunch
Microdramas: TikTok‑Soap Fusion Sparks Billion‑Dollar Debate
https://t.co/jWLaJ1bkhT On this week's ep of @EquityPod, we sat down with Henry Soong, Watch Club founder, to discuss the multi-billion dollar industry of microdramas -- think TikTok meets soap opera. What are your thoughts? A fun new style of app, or a...
Tax Revenue From Data Centers Should Cushion AI Job Losses
Americans fear AI-related job losses and resent data centers powering that potential displacement. @MarkWarner says communities should use tax revenue from data centers to soften the blow of this economic transition. https://t.co/F8TsvpEI5n via @techcrunch
AI Job Loss Still Unseen, But Threat Looms
@PeterMcCrory is @AnthropicAI’s head of economics. He says there are no real signs of AI-related job loss yet. That doesn’t mean it’s not coming. Reporting from @axios AI summit in DC. https://t.co/sScZDC43o7
Arena Leads AI Rankings While Maintaining Neutrality
LMArena (now just Arena) has become the AI industry's top leaderboard. CEO @ml_angelopoulos walks us through how @arena remains neutral in its rankings, even though it partners with/accepts money from the top AI labs. This week on @EquityPod https://t.co/6aXZeXjFMp
Senator Warren Urges Pentagon to Block xAI Classified Access
Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks https://t.co/SJUnh0UOHc via @techcrunch
Wiz Rides AI, Cloud, Security Wave; Google’s $32B Deal
"Wiz is at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend." @shardul_shah on why Google's $32 billion acquisition of Wiz makes it the "deal of the century," or at least the deal of the month. https://t.co/hlHecAdAEO
Chatbot Risks Evolve: From Self‑Harm to Mass‑Casualty Threats
From me this weekend: Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases says the risk profile of chatbots may be shifting from self-harm cases to potential mass-casualty incidents. https://t.co/Gx2sqHpp7J via @techcrunch 1/
Google's $32B Wiz Deal Analyzed on EquityPod
Thanks @shardul_shah for joining @EquityPod to break down Google's $32B Wiz acquisition. https://t.co/ZDi32DEnwx via @techcrunch
Google Pays $32B for Wiz, Now $1B ARR
Google completes $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz A source familiar says Wiz crossed $1B in ARR in 2025. https://t.co/1vJmMDOHh1 via @techcrunch
Andreessen: AI Will Replace Everything Except Pure Art
Marc Andreessen: AI will replace all the jobs I've never done. But mine? Pure art. Can't be automated. https://t.co/g1J1r81H0c
Einride Secures $113M PIPE Ahead of IPO Debut
NEW: Self-driving truck startup Einride raises $113M PIPE ahead of public debut The fun thing about having covered so much of the tech landscape is jumping in on story coverage outside your beat for your colleagues when they're OOO https://t.co/YpkUAlfdhU via...