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As AI bubble warnings mount, a 23-year-old’s $1.5 billion hedge fund shows how prophecy turns into profits

As central bankers warn of an AI bubble, Silicon Valley’s true believers are doubling down—turning AGI prophecy into cash, clout, and billion-dollar bets.

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October 9, 2025

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How Cisco uses AI agents and nudges to cut bureaucracy and free employees’ time 

How Cisco uses AI agents and nudges to cut bureaucracy and free employees’ time 

By Ted Kitterman and Great Place To Work
October 9, 2025
A whopping 72% of S&P 500 companies disclosed AI as a ‘material risk’ on their 10-Ks this year. They’re most worried about reputational threats

A whopping 72% of S&P 500 companies disclosed AI as a ‘material risk’ on their 10-Ks this year. They’re most worried about reputational threats

By Courtney Vien and CFO Brew
October 8, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups

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October 8, 2025

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Battle over Elon Musk’s trillionaire pay package builds as pension funds face off against Tesla

Battle over Elon Musk’s trillionaire pay package builds as pension funds face off against Tesla

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October 9, 2025
Billionaire PC tycoon Michael Dell is riding the AI gold rush—and he says the party’s far from over even if eventually ‘there’ll be too many’ data centers

Billionaire PC tycoon Michael Dell is riding the AI gold rush—and he says the party’s far from over even if eventually ‘there’ll be too many’ data centers

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October 8, 2025
How a 23-year-old former OpenAI researcher turned a viral AI prophecy into profit, with a $1.5 billion hedge fund and outsize influence from Silicon Valley to D.C.

How a 23-year-old former OpenAI researcher turned a viral AI prophecy into profit, with a $1.5 billion hedge fund and outsize influence from Silicon Valley to D.C.

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October 8, 2025

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Zelda Williams says ‘stop sending me AI videos of Dad’ because ‘TikTok slop puppeteering’ tarnishing dead people’s legacies is ‘not what he’d want’

Zelda Williams says ‘stop sending me AI videos of Dad’ because ‘TikTok slop puppeteering’ tarnishing dead people’s legacies is ‘not what he’d want’

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October 8, 2025
A world without data centers (404: your life not found)

A world without data centers (404: your life not found)

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Small hot-air balloons smuggling tens of thousands of cigarette packs force Lithuania to close Vilnius Airport for hours

Small hot-air balloons smuggling tens of thousands of cigarette packs force Lithuania to close Vilnius Airport for hours

By Liudas Dapkus and The Associated Press
October 5, 2025

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Raising $100 million is easier than $1 million — a tragedy for early-stage companies

Raising $100 million is easier than $1 million — a tragedy for early-stage companies

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October 8, 2025
Murphy Door CEO’s small-business rule that turned the firefighter’s side hustle into $60 million in revenue

Murphy Door CEO’s small-business rule that turned the firefighter’s side hustle into $60 million in revenue

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October 8, 2025
One common thread at some of the companies seeing the most success with AI: Woman CEOs

One common thread at some of the companies seeing the most success with AI: Woman CEOs

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October 7, 2025

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In 2025 so far, 40% of VC exit value stems from AI, according to PitchBook

In 2025 so far, 40% of VC exit value stems from AI, according to PitchBook

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October 9, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he is ‘envious’ of Gen Z college dropouts who have the ‘mental space’ and time to build new startups

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October 8, 2025
My company ‘died’ three times, including a full pivot back to our roots after a $60m series B. It’s the test most VC-backed startups face

My company ‘died’ three times, including a full pivot back to our roots after a $60m series B. It’s the test most VC-backed startups face

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There are more women who move to Riyadh to create a new business than natives who start companies there, startup founder says

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May 21, 2025
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The pace of innovation in tech has accelerated from years to months thanks to AI, Microsoft chief privacy officer says

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May 21, 2025
Decentralizing computing power is key to avoiding an AI divide between the wealthy and the Global South
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Decentralizing computing power is key to avoiding an AI divide between the wealthy and the Global South

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May 21, 2025
Technologists are embracing ‘vibe coding’ as they deploy more AI-enabled tools to boost productivity
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Technologists are embracing ‘vibe coding’ as they deploy more AI-enabled tools to boost productivity

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May 21, 2025
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Tech

Elon Musk brushes off fears of Tesla’s demand problem and denies declining sales — ‘they’re fine, don’t worry about it’

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May 21, 2025
The U.S. is targeting Huawei’s AI chips, and China says that could undermine an uneasy truce in the trade war
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The U.S. is targeting Huawei’s AI chips, and China says that could undermine an uneasy truce in the trade war

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May 21, 2025
25 American states have laws that ban or regulate cellphones in schools. More are coming
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25 American states have laws that ban or regulate cellphones in schools. More are coming

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
May 21, 2025
Exclusive: Clair, embedded earned wage access startup, raises $23.2 million Series B
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Exclusive: Clair, embedded earned wage access startup, raises $23.2 million Series B

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May 21, 2025
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Fortnite returns to the Apple App Store. But there’s a catch

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May 21, 2025
Peter Thiel’s protégés: a common thread runs through Trump’s tech team
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Peter Thiel’s protégés: a common thread runs through Trump’s tech team

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May 21, 2025
Trump chooses design for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense program
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Trump chooses design for $175 billion ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense program

By Tara Copp and The Associated Press
May 21, 2025
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Finance

As BNPL giant Klarna signs on more customers, more could struggle to repay loans in a slowing economy

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May 21, 2025
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Tech

Southwest Airlines tells passengers to keep chargers in plain sight as it tries to curtail lithium battery fires

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
May 20, 2025
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Success

AI in the workplace is nearly 3 times more likely to take a woman’s job as a man’s, UN report finds

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May 20, 2025
Google pushes AI deeper into its empire of search, shopping, and work products at its developer conference
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Google pushes AI deeper into its empire of search, shopping, and work products at its developer conference

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May 20, 2025
Accenture CEO: ‘If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough’—and she has the motto on a plaque in her home
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Accenture CEO: ‘If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough’—and she has the motto on a plaque in her home

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May 20, 2025
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A new AI for making predictions shows the power of more narrowly-focused foundation models

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May 20, 2025
Crypto needs to fix its image—or it’ll stay stuck in its malaise
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Crypto needs to fix its image—or it’ll stay stuck in its malaise

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May 20, 2025
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Elon Musk says he’ll do ‘a lot less’ political spending in the future: ‘I think I’ve done enough’

By Chris Megerian, Irina Ivanova and The Associated Press
May 20, 2025
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Politics

Musk commits to Tesla CEO role and plans political pullback

By Dana Hull, Mishal Husain and Bloomberg
May 20, 2025
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4 essential truths of doing business in the cloud

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May 20, 2025
Aarthi Ramamurthy unveils Schema Ventures’ $20 million first fund
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Aarthi Ramamurthy unveils Schema Ventures’ $20 million first fund

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May 20, 2025
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Tech

Meet Amazon’s 38-year-old supply chain guru, helping CEO Andy Jassy navigate tariff chaos with a giant fleet of planes, trucks, and robots

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May 20, 2025
Exclusive: Two Gen Z college dropouts just raised $41 million for their ‘vertical banking’ startup Slash  
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Exclusive: Two Gen Z college dropouts just raised $41 million for their ‘vertical banking’ startup Slash  

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May 20, 2025
Barry Diller admits he underestimated Steve Jobs and reveals one of the ‘most powerful epiphanies of my life’
Leadership

Barry Diller admits he underestimated Steve Jobs and reveals one of the ‘most powerful epiphanies of my life’

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May 20, 2025
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OpenAI ex-chief scientist planned for a doomsday bunker for the day when machines become smarter than man

By Christiaan Hetzner and Irina Ivanova
May 20, 2025
Trump signs bipartisan Take It Down Act to fight ‘revenge porn’ and deepfakes. Here’s what’s in it
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Trump signs bipartisan Take It Down Act to fight ‘revenge porn’ and deepfakes. Here’s what’s in it

By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
May 20, 2025
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Why AI isn’t fully replacing jobs—but is still reshaping the workforce

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May 20, 2025
Exclusive: Circle cofounder raises $18 million to build ‘AI-native bank’
Companies

Exclusive: Circle cofounder raises $18 million to build ‘AI-native bank’

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May 20, 2025
Klarna hits 100 million users as revenue and onetime costs jump
Finance

Klarna hits 100 million users as revenue and onetime costs jump

By Aisha S Gani and Bloomberg
May 20, 2025

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