Published on: 2025-06-04 01:44:45
The 2025 edition of the Fortune 500 is out, and Apple once again ranked near the top, while Walmart and Amazon remained firmly planted in first and second place, respectively, for the sixth straight year. Alphabet, meanwhile, was the most profitable company in the top 10. Landing in 4th place in this year’s Fortune 500 list, Apple has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade. Since 2016, the company has alternated between third and fourth, trading spots with UnitedHealth Group, Exxon Mobil
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-03 11:01:10
Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Now, as the early winners of the AI wave become clearer, the renowned “solo” VC is increasingly focused on a fresh opportunity: using AI to reinvent traditional businesses and scale them through roll-ups. The idea is to identify opportunities to buy mature, people-intensiv
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 08:01:10
Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Now, as the early winners of the AI wave become clearer, the renowned “solo” VC is increasingly focused on a fresh opportunity: using AI to reinvent traditional businesses and scale them through roll-ups. The idea is to identify opportunities to buy mature, people-intensiv
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 02:15:10
Nebraska is the latest state to crack down on how kids can use social media. The state's governor, Jim Pillen, recently signed into law a package of bills aimed at restricting certain social media features that keep kids hooked on the platform. The final bill signed, called the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, will require companies to offer time limits on usage, restrict certain categories of content and provide chronological feeds instead of algorithmic ones that promote infinite scroll
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-04 09:24:36
The goal of this analysis was to understand what’s working for YC companies by looking at which ones have raised Series A rounds. I was really excited to take a look at the data for a number of reasons: We finally have 2 years of batch data since ChatGPT started the AI boom, which gives us some meat to analyze. YC is always interesting to dig into since it still has the cachet to attract top talent, and the batches are big enough to have a real population of companies that are representative o
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 13:58:37
is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. AI could soon surpass Bitcoin mining in energy consumption, according to a new analysis that concludes artificial intelligence could use close to half of all the electricity consumed by data centers globally by the end of 2025. The estimates come from Alex de Vries-Gao, a PhD
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 01:41:00
What just happened? Hearing people warn about the danger that generative AI presents to the global job market is concerning enough, but it's especially worrying when these ominous predictions come from those behind the technology. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, believes that AI could wipe out about half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the next five years, leading to unemployment spikes up to 20%. Amodei made his comments during an interview with Axios. He said that AI companies and the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 09:26:32
The Trump administration has told US companies that offer software used to design semiconductors to stop selling their services to Chinese groups, in the latest attempt to make it harder for China to develop advanced chips. Several people familiar with the move said the US Department of Commerce had told so-called electronic design automation groups—which include Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA—to stop supplying their technology to China. The Bureau of Industry and Security, the arm of the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 09:45:00
For years, people have been worried — both rightly and otherwise — that electric vehicles could strain the grid to the breaking point. But as they spread, and as EV technology advances, some think these rolling battery packs could become a lifeline for the United States’ aging electrical system. “In the future, the electric vehicle will be the center of the entire energy grid,” Peter Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Volteras, told TechCrunch. The potential is there: Last year, the U.S. installed
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 21:29:45
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 20, 2025. Nvidia shares jumped in premarket trading on Thursday after posting a positive set of earnings, sparking a rally in global semiconductor stocks. Shares of Nvidia were 6.5% higher at 05:53 a.m. ET after the company posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue on Wednesday, even as it took a hit from U.S. semiconductor export restrictions to China. Nvidia has been seen by investors
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 04:51:08
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher behind Grand Theft Auto VI, is forgoing any mention of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and promoting “diversity of thought" in its latest annual report. The change, first spotted by Game File, is part of the company’s annual 10-K report, which offers insight into the company’s business, financials, and risk factors. In 2024, the report included a robust section about DEI, expressing support for groups working to “eradicate social injustice,” LG
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 09:51:08
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher behind Grand Theft Auto VI, is forgoing any mention of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and promoting “diversity of thought" in its latest annual report. The change, first spotted by Game File, is part of the company’s annual 10-K report, which offers insight into the company’s business, financials, and risk factors. In 2024, the report included a robust section about DEI, expressing support for groups working to “eradicate social injustice,” LG
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 13:05:01
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a data broker that collects and uses consumers’ personal data to help its paying corporate customers detect possible risk and fraud, has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 364,000 people. The company said in a filing with Maine’s attorney general that the breach, dating back to December 25, 2024, allowed a hacker to obtain consumers’ sensitive personal data from a third-party platform used by the company for software development. Jennifer Richman, a spokespe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 21:36:00
Editor's take: The UK Parliament is debating the Data (Use and Access) Bill, a law set to regulate access to user and customer data. The bill could have a dramatic impact on the IT sector, particularly AI companies that aggressively collect vast amounts of human-generated data online to train their often unpredictable chatbots. Former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says artificial intelligence companies shouldn't need to seek permission every time they use copyright-protected data. Speakin
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-12 21:32:51
OpenAI is exploring ways for users to sign in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT account, the company noted on a web page published Tuesday. OpenAI is currently gauging interest from developers who might want to integrate this service into their apps. ChatGPT is quickly becoming one of the largest consumer application in the world, now with roughly 600 million monthly active users. To capitalize on this popularity, OpenAI seems eager to try and expand into other consumer areas, such as onl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 01:21:33
The Trump administration has reportedly used its tariff negotiations to pressure countries into fast-tracking deals with Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink. South Africa does not appear willing to play the game. According to a report from Bloomberg, lawmakers are calling bullshit on Starlink’s attempts to bypass the nation’s laws that require companies to have 30% Black ownership to operate within its borders. Last week, a member of South Africa’s second-largest governing party pro
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 05:00:56
If and when AI will start replacing human labor has been the subject of numerous debates. While it’s still hard to say with certainty if AI is beginning to take over roles previously done by humans, a recent survey from the World Economic Forum found that 40% of employers intend to cut staff where AI can automate tasks. Researchers at SignalFire, a data-driven VC firm that tracks job movements of over 600 million employees and 80 million companies on LinkedIn, believe they may be seeing first
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 09:36:00
Editor's take: The UK Parliament is debating the Data (Use and Access) Bill, a law set to regulate access to user and customer data. The bill could have a dramatic impact on the IT sector, particularly AI companies that aggressively collect vast amounts of human-generated data online to train their often unpredictable chatbots. Former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says artificial intelligence companies shouldn't need to seek permission every time they use copyright-protected data. Speakin
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 14:19:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust The big picture: Traditionally, VCs have poured money into early-stage startups, betting on unproven technology and the promise of disruption. But a new strategy has been seen taking hold recently, one that blends the playbooks of venture capital and private equity: acquiring established businesses and supercharging them with artificial intelligence. This approach is gaining momentum among top firm
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 14:00:00
As the chief merchandising officer for one of the largest sellers on Amazon, Owen Carr knew that the deck chairs he ordered from a Chinese factory in early April would cost him more than ever before. That’s because the chairs, which normally go for $79 on Amazon, were among the first Chinese imports subject to minimum tariffs of 145 percent—a sky-high rate imposed by President Donald Trump—when they arrived at a port in Seattle in late April. “I was paying more to customs than to the factory for
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 12:05:02
In Brief It’s not your imagination, graduating seniors. The tech industry’s pullback from entry-level hiring has reached concerning levels. LinkedIn’s chief economic opportunity officer, Aneesh Raman, warned in The New York Times last week that “bottom rung of the career ladder” is “breaking” as AI eliminates traditional stepping-stone positions. The numbers are eye-opening: hiring of new grads by the 15 largest tech companies has plummeted over 50% since 2019, according to a report released t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-16 13:00:01
In this article MSFT GOOG Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Security officers block entrance doors after pro-Palestinian protesters attempted to enter the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Arch building in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images At Microsoft's annual Build conference on Tuesday, Executive Vice President Jay Parikh's keynote was interrupted by an employee protesting the company's contracts with the Israeli
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-16 13:28:58
29 Pages Posted: 6 May 2025 Date Written: April 02, 2025 Abstract Though the Pardon Clause could be interpreted to include or exclude corporate offenses, overlooked history suggests the broader interpretation is the more plausible one. The Clause codified a power that had existed for centuries in England. And corporations were often pardoned at common law—including the Massachusetts Bay Company. This tradition lasted for hundreds of years, and it is the backdrop against which the Framers draf
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-15 16:49:02
by Jason Cohen on August 31, 2009 You’re afraid that looking like being a small company means you’ll lose sales. It’s actually the opposite – you’re alienating your best customers. I talk to a lot of companies that are still hunting for customer #1, or a few sales have been made but the ball isn’t rolling yet. Most of them are making the same mistake: Their public persona is exactly wrong. I know, because I made the same mistake! But I learned my lesson, and I’d like to share it with you. N
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-16 12:49:02
by Jason Cohen on August 31, 2009 You’re afraid that looking like being a small company means you’ll lose sales. It’s actually the opposite – you’re alienating your best customers. I talk to a lot of companies that are still hunting for customer #1, or a few sales have been made but the ball isn’t rolling yet. Most of them are making the same mistake: Their public persona is exactly wrong. I know, because I made the same mistake! But I learned my lesson, and I’d like to share it with you. N
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-16 16:55:48
It’s not a post to deny that the field is moving and is very interesting to follow but it’s just become too much. Every week there’s several new things, most examples are cherry picked, benchmarks are blown out etc. I run a software company that has not added any AI features, mostly because the usefulness seems to fall below the bar for value that most of our features try to maintain. I use ChatGPT personally for random searches and Cursor + whatever model is deemed best at the time but even
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-21 05:30:00
Over the past year, veteran software engineer Jay Prakash Thakur has spent his nights and weekends prototyping AI agents that could, in the near future, order meals and engineer mobile apps almost entirely on their own. His agents, while surprisingly capable, have also exposed new legal questions that await companies trying to capitalize on Silicon Valley’s hottest new technology. Agents are AI programs that can act mostly independently, allowing companies to automate tasks such as answering cu
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-25 09:30:00
The global assistive technology market was valued at more than $22 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow substantially by 2030. Despite the potential market size, many founders building tech to help people with disabilities struggle to secure the kind of early funding needed to get their companies off the ground in the first place. Adaptation Ventures is a new angel group hoping to fill that funding gap by providing capital to early-stage startups building accessibility tech. It will back st
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-25 20:00:00
This story is a part of MIT Technology Review’s series “Power Hungry: AI and our energy future,” on the energy demands and carbon costs of the artificial-intelligence revolution. These somewhat unlikely partnerships could be a win for both the nuclear power industry and large tech companies. Tech giants need guaranteed sources of energy, and many are looking for low-emissions ones to hit their climate goals. For nuclear plant operators and nuclear technology developers, the financial support of
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-25 11:29:55
US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation on Monday nicknamed the Take It Down Act, which requires platforms to remove nonconsensual instances of “intimate visual depiction” within 48 hours of receiving a request. Companies that take longer or don’t comply at all could be subject to penalties of roughly $50,000 per violation. The law received support from tech firms like Google, Meta, and Microsoft and will go into effect within the next year. Enforcement will be left up to the Fede
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