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Last month, former Uber chief Travis Kalanick said delivery app tipping isn't about driver feedback, but about maximizing the price you pay. It exploits the fact that you psychologically discount the absolute dollar value that you're tipping. His new food delivery service
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No, I don’t believe brain–computer interfaces will redefine what it means to be human. I believe brain–computer interfaces will redefine the limits of human capability, but that doesn’t change who we are; it doesn’t change our souls. At the end of the day, this is a technology.
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🚨 Exclusive: Khosla Ventures, SoftBank in talks to invest in Emergent's $60-million round Emergent, the vibe coding platform co-founded by @mukundjha, is in advanced stages of raising over $60 million in a fresh round from Khosla Ventures, SoftBank and others, Moneycontrol
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The round, which will be Emergent’s largest, will also mark SoftBank’s return to the Indian startup ecosystem. SoftBank has remained on the sidelines and largely done only follow-on rounds
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In 2017, the US made it official policy to get to a 355-ship naval fleet as quickly as possible. Since then, the naval fleet's size has only shrunk, and it's on track to bottom out at 279 ships - the lowest level in decades - in 2027. This happens to be the year Xi Jinping set
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RL is a critical step towards serving production-ready AI applications with very specific needs requirements. In this guide, we discuss why reinforcement learning matters and break down RL vs SFT in practice. Check out the full guide⤵️ https://t.co/bO2rTLOjij
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The unintuitive bit is that AI thrives under strong structure Cursor beats ChatGPT Coding agents do best on well-known languages and battle-tested frameworks Circuit is the minimum viable structure that still provides tx handling and credential sandboxing for financial agents
The agent asymmetry is that today's AI is very good at ingesting data, but very bad at outputting actions Input has MCP or even large context windows Output has only raw text or some tool calls This leads to a proliferation of "research summary" tools, but nothing autonomous
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To actually engage with the subject matter… do we think parenting with gpt/claude/gemini’s advice would result in better outcomes than doing it with Reddit advice? Which consolidation of internet advice is better? LLMs are really great but social media voices give you pluralism
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?" Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
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The OpenAI-Disney deal could give OpenAI a massive advantage in the AI wars. It gives them a ton of exposure to Disney+'s 60M paid subscribers in US/CA (GPT has ~15M) and the partnership could be integrated into Disney parks, visited by 100M+ annually. Jordi with the take:
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“We weren’t founded around commercializing a single asset; we had this broad mandate to explore and use the toolbox of neural engineering to restore, improve, and extend life.” Science founder and CEO @maxhodak_ joined @Cookie at @TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC in Palo Alto to discuss
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Some team updates at Science! My cofounder @mardinly has become Chief Scientific Officer Darius Shahida, an investor since the B, is joining full time to help turn our amazing technologies into an amazing business https://t.co/Fy2NkEgXED
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Science Corporation is a clinical-stage medical technology company.
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It is a very smart model, and we have come a long way since GPT-5.1:
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Samsung Galaxy XR Gets Realistic 'Likeness' Avatars & Travel Mode (Yes, I'm catching up with the news after UnitedXR...) https://t.co/s3pX1toEW5
#VirtualReality #MixedReality #Google #Samsung
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Samsung Galaxy XR's Android XR now has a Persona-like realistic avatar system for video calls, called Likeness, as well as a Travel Mode and a built-in remote desktop app.
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Large things in space incoming!!
Three and a half years ago, @neelkunjur and I decided to go from being Brothers, to being Co-Founders. Today, we’re excited to announce that @K2SpaceCo has raised a $250M Series C at a $3B valuation. This round comes on the heels of $500M in signed contracts across commercial and
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Qasar runs a $15B startup The craziest thing: Somehow he accomplished that without Twitter
After 16 years and 10 months -- I'm finally writing my first...X? Also, will start writing more regularly. My first post is, ironically, on why I'm posting.
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"OpenAI won’t make money by 2030 and still needs to come up with another $207 billion to power its growth plans," per FORTUNE
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We just launched @CTGTInc's Mentat, an OpenAI-compatible API that gives enterprises deterministic control over LLM behavior. Benchmarks showed clear gains in accuracy, truthfulness, and hallucination prevention. We built it after seeing models ignore correct information or
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There's a new role every startup is desperate to fill: "Head of IRL" And they're paying $150–$250,000/year for the right person Every startup is looking for someone to host events and build critical relationships with the stakeholders around the company Like VCs, talent, and
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