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News•Feb 27, 2026
Steve Huffman on Why AI Won't Kill Reddit
Reddit reported its strongest quarter ever, posting $726 million in Q4 revenue—a 70% year‑over‑year jump—alongside $252 million net income and 121 million daily active users. CEO Steve Huffman said the platform’s AI data licensing deals with Google and OpenAI are evolving from simple cash‑for‑data swaps into deeper, mission‑aligned partnerships. To combat AI‑generated spam, Reddit is rolling out “ass in seat” verification, requiring real‑time human authentication even for AI‑assisted accounts. Huffman also unveiled Reddit Pro, a creator‑focused space aimed at surfacing original content while preserving community integrity.
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Building One AI Brain for Every Robot
Deepak Pathak, Carnegie Mellon professor turned CEO, founded Skild AI to create a universal AI brain that can control any robot across tasks. The startup recently secured $1.4 billion in funding, valuing it at more than $14 billion, with investors including SoftBank,...
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News•Feb 24, 2026
The AI Doomer Essay that Rattled Wall Street
An anonymous essay warning of AI existential risks sparked a sudden sell‑off on Wall Street, moving markets far beyond analysts' expectations. Alap Shah, the essay's author, predicted a 40‑50 basis‑point dip, but the Dow slumped roughly 2.5 times that amount....
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Podcast•Feb 21, 2026•0 min
Prediction Markets Are Invading Everything
In this episode, Alex Heath talks with Substack CEO Chris Best about Substack’s new integration with prediction market platform Polymarket, which lets writers embed live market data in their posts. Best explains his personal fascination with prediction markets, citing how...
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News•Feb 19, 2026
Figma's Answer to the AI Software Sell-Off
The episode examines Figma’s latest AI integration with Anthropic’s Claude Code, exploring how the partnership emerged organically and what it means for the design‑to‑code workflow. Host discusses Figma’s steep stock decline amid a broader SaaS AI sell‑off and probes CEO...
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News•Feb 11, 2026
OpenAI's Fidji Simo on Ads in ChatGPT and Ending the Code Red
In this extended interview, Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, explains how the upcoming ChatGPT ad model will resemble Google’s intent‑based system rather than a traditional Facebook‑style feed, with ads remaining a small, transparent part of revenue. She discusses the...
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News•Feb 7, 2026
Scale's New CEO on Life After the $14.5 Billion Meta Deal
The episode explores how Scale AI, under new CEO Jason Droege—formerly of Uber—thrived after the $14.5 billion acquisition of founder Alexandr Wang by Meta. Droege explains that Scale achieved a record‑breaking revenue run‑rate by splitting its business into two tracks: one...
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News•Feb 4, 2026
Inside Reflection: The New AI Lab That's Coming for DeepSeek
In this episode, host interviews Ioannis Antonoglou, co‑founder and CTO of Reflection, a newly funded AI lab aiming to release the world’s most powerful open‑weight model later this year. Antonoglou explains Reflection’s mission to provide open‑weight alternatives to closed‑source giants...
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Deals•Feb 4, 2026
Reflection Raises over $2B to Build Open-Weight AI Models
Reflection, a new AI lab, has raised over $2 billion to develop open‑weight AI models that aim to challenge open‑source Chinese models like DeepSeek. The funding was disclosed in an interview with co‑founder and CTO Ioannis Antonoglou at Davos, and the...
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Podcast•Jan 31, 2026•0 min
ElevenLabs CEO on Building an "Omni" Audio AI and Funding Rumors
In this interview, ElevenLabs CEO and co‑founder Mati Staniszewski outlines the company’s rapid growth—now at $330 million ARR—and its upcoming funding round that could crown it Europe’s most valuable tech startup. He explains the vision behind ElevenLabs’ “omni” audio AI model, a...
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Podcast•Jan 29, 2026•0 min
Meta's CTO on VR Layoffs, Glasses, and the Next AI Model
In this interview, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth discusses the recent VR layoffs, the accelerated production of Meta glasses, and the company's broader AI ambitions, including AI wearables and humanoid robots. He explains that slower-than-expected VR adoption is shifting focus to...
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Podcast•Jan 27, 2026•0 min
Interview: Demis Hassabis @ Sources Live, Davos
In this live Davos interview, DeepMind CEO Demir Hassabis outlines upcoming developments for Gemini 4, including its integration with Apple’s Siri, and discusses the broader roadmap toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). He highlights gaps that still need to be solved for...
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News•Jan 20, 2026
Google's AI Boss: No Plans for Ads in Gemini
In a Davos interview, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis confirmed that Google has no plans to introduce advertising into its Gemini AI product, contrasting with OpenAI's recent move to test ads in ChatGPT's free tiers. Hassabis suggested OpenAI's early ad rollout...
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News•Jan 13, 2026
Google Wants Gemini in iOS Like ChatGPT
The episode explains Google and Apple's new partnership to embed Google’s Gemini models into Apple Intelligence, clarifying that Gemini will power behind‑the‑scenes personalization for Siri rather than appear as a standalone ChatGPT‑style assistant. It highlights recent AI milestones, such as...
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Deals•Dec 10, 2025
Naveen Rao Secures $475M Seed Funding for Unconventional AI
Naveen Rao announced a $475 million seed round for his newly launched startup Unconventional AI, aiming to develop next‑generation AI hardware. The sizable round underscores strong investor confidence in the venture’s mission to improve AI efficiency amid rising energy constraints.
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