Tag: Silicon Valley
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Every investor is throwing money at AI. But if you’re building in an unsexy area, is raising money even possible? A frustrated consumer hardware founder recently posed this question to Reddit. He’s seeing VC’s rip huge checks into AI while he’s struggling to raise any money at all. But there’s…
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The window for Europe to catch up in AI isn’t just closing — it’s slamming shut. Europe doesn’t have any of the fundamental inputs for AI: Let’s zoom in on two critical factors: money and talent. Here how Europe is falling behind on both… The Capital Drought The largest company…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Austria, EU, Europe, European Union, Finance, Investing, OpenAI, Politics, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stocks, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Moonshot just dropped a new, more powerful Kimi: K2.6. I tested it this morning, and it’s the best open source model I’ve used yet. Moonshot claims that Kimi outperforms GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 on some benchmarks. Better yet, Kimi is dirt cheap to run, making it a popular choice…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, China, Developers, Finance, Investing, K2.6, Kimi, LLM, Moonshot AI, Open source, Silicon Valley, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Elon has quietly released Grok 4.3 Beta, xAI’s most powerful model yet. I tested it this morning, and it’s the best model I’ve ever used. I put 4.3 Beta through a grueling series of tests this morning. I had it analyze 5,000 venture deals, predict the future of the real…
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+ AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Claude, Elon, Elon Musk, Finance, Grok, Investing, LLM, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital, xAI+
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Google just dropped a new Gemini app for macOS. It excels on simple tasks like summarizing documents. But for complex jobs, Gemini is surprisingly weak. This morning, I ran the new Gemini app through a three round test. Let me show you where this app is strong, where it disappoints,…
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+ AI, Alphabet, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, gemini, GOOG, Google, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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Headlines scream “American decline.” Peter Thiel isn’t buying it. In a panel discussion in Japan this week, Thiel argues that on technology, demographics, and economic dynamism, the U.S. isn’t just holding on — it’s pulling away. “On a relative basis, it seems to me that the U.S. is winning against…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Iran, Japan, Silicon Valley, Tech, Technology, US, Venture Capital, Writing+
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New law firms will be 95% AI. They will bill at low, flat rates. And they will crush existing firms. Clients want lower, predictable bills. New AI-native law firms are in the best position to provide that. This new world will create a handful of winners. But most lawyers, firms…
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+ AI, Biglaw, Business, Law, Law Firms, Law School, Lawyers, Legal, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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“I just use ChatGPT, it’s really good.” I was chatting with a lawyer we’ll call Mary. She’s the assistant general counsel of a late stage fintech. Mary knows all about Harvey and Legora, but she’s not interested. ChatGPT already does everything she needs. Lately, I’m hearing from more and more…
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+ AI, Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Claude, Finance, Investing, Law, Legaltech, OpenAI, Silicon Valley, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital+
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“Mike” has raised over $17 million. The way he gets investor intros is totally different from most founders. Here’s how it works… A Radically Different Approach On Tuesday, I was chatting with Mike (not his real name). I’ve invested in his startup twice, and he’s gearing up to start a…
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