Category Archives: Business

Inside a16z’s Boot Camp for Crypto Startups

Andreessen Horowitz is betting the house on crypto. (Yes, really.) This spring, the VC firm schooled a new batch of founders that it hopes can prove the technology is good for more than scams and speculation.

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Britain’s Brewing Battle Over Data Centers

The Labour Party, which is leading in UK election polls, has proposed making it easier for companies to build new server farms—risking a new type of conflict in communities across the country.

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Polestar Is Bracing for the EV Tariff Wars. It May Not Emerge Unscathed

The carmaker says that China tariffs will impact its core product, the Polestar 2, amid growing financial pressure.

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YouTube’s Rulings on Gaza War Videos Spark Internal Backlash

Insiders have shared YouTube’s playbook for handling the Gaza crisis. They argue that it shows inconsistent enforcement.

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The US Supreme Court Has Handed Big Tech a Big Gift

By shifting regulatory power away from government agencies and to the courts, recent SCOTUS rulings may be a boon for a tech industry under fire.

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Meta’s Pay for Privacy Model Is Illegal, Says EU

In the latest big tech reprimand, European Commission officials say the tech giant must offer another option for EU users to opt out of targeted advertising.

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How to Get Rich From Peeping Inside People’s Fridges

Forget the S&P 500. Look at the ice cream. This investor visits homes around the world to see where diets—and economies—will go next.

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He Helped Invent Generative AI. Now He Wants to Save It

Illia Polosukhin doesn’t want big companies to determine the future of artificial intelligence. His alternative vision for “user-owned AI” is already starting to take shape.

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Inside a Violent Gang’s Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree

More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US.

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This Viral AI Chatbot Will Lie and Say It’s Human

Bland AI’s customer services and sales bot is the latest example of “human-washing” in AI. Experts warn against the consequences of blurred reality.

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