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Elon Musk admits xAI ‘wasn’t built right’ as only 2 co-founders remain and its biggest AI bet stalls out

Nine of xAI’s 11 original co-founders, not including Musk, have left the company.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 16, 2026
AI is reviving tech sectors that VCs had all but forgotten
By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 16, 2026
Inside the Gen Z Shark Tank where influencers are becoming venture investors
By Leo SchwartzMarch 16, 2026
An Australian tech entrepreneur used AI to help create the first-ever bespoke cancer vaccine for a dog to treat his beloved pet Rosie
By Jason MaMarch 15, 2026
Travis Kalanick sees benefits of being in stealth mode for 8 years. ‘You build a culture of people that want to build and do not need to be famous’
By Jason MaMarch 14, 2026
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OpenAI’s original VC bet: How Vinod Khosla stepped in after Elon Musk balked
By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 13, 2026
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By Jake AngeloMarch 16, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerMarch 16, 2026
NewslettersThe most powerful moments for women at the 2026 Oscars
By Ellie AustinMarch 16, 2026
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EconomyThe energy crisis isn’t recessionary yet, but there’s a scenario where oil prices could bring the US economy to a ‘standstill,’ Oxford Economics says
By Tristan BoveMarch 16, 2026
"Sinners" director Ryan Coogler wins Oscar
SuccessRyan Coogler was $200K in student debt and ‘making no money’ while filming ‘Creed’—now, his $365 million success ‘Sinners’ took home four Oscars
By Emma BurleighMarch 16, 2026
SuccessMeet Autumn Durald Arkapaw, the cinematographer behind ‘Sinners’ who shattered a major glass ceiling in Hollywood
By Sydney LakeMarch 16, 2026
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By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 11, 2025
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TechExclusive: Relativity Networks raises $4.6 million to bring better connectivity to the AI boom
By Andrew NuscaFebruary 11, 2025
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NewslettersPlaid has boomed since its failed $5.3 billion Visa merger. Now its CEO is predicting a fintech summer
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 10, 2025
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NewslettersGreylock’s Asheem Chandna on spotting game-changing founders, and never losing a dime
By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 7, 2025
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NewslettersVermillion Cliffs Ventures launches with $13 million debut fund
By Allie GarfinkleFebruary 6, 2025
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NewslettersExclusive: Little Otter, AI-powered family mental health startup, raises $9.5 million in funding
By Nina AjemianFebruary 5, 2025
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TechExclusive: AI has struggled to analyze tables and spreadsheets. This German startup thinks its breakthrough is about to change that.
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 5, 2025
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CommentaryMay Mobility CEO: DeepSeek shows it’s time to rethink the ‘biggest budget wins’ mentality
By Edwin OlsonFebruary 4, 2025
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NewslettersVCs prepare for the fog of (trade) war
By Greg McKennaFebruary 4, 2025
TechHow Paul Allen and Bill Gates landed on the idea for Microsoft after cycling through many other startup ideas
By Bill GatesFebruary 4, 2025
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CommentaryI had a VC-funded unicorn-in-the-making and I messed it up—here’s how
By Wil SchroterFebruary 3, 2025
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NewslettersHow Newlab transformed the Brooklyn Navy Yard into a leading tech hub
By Leo SchwartzFebruary 3, 2025
CommentaryFrom TikTok to DeepSeek: America needs to out-innovate China, not ban its apps 
By Selina XuJanuary 31, 2025
TechReid Hoffman’s new book touts humanity’s ‘superagency’ over AI—but he says DeepSeek proves why the U.S. must stay ahead
By Sharon GoldmanJanuary 31, 2025
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NewslettersInside Errol Musk’s foray into the volatile world of memecoins  
By Leo SchwartzJanuary 31, 2025
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NewslettersExclusive: Unwrap, customer intelligence platform, raises $12 million Series A
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 30, 2025
MagazineAmid the AI arms race, these IPOs could be poised for long-term investor success
By Leo Schwartz and Greg McKennaJanuary 30, 2025
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NewslettersLos Angeles VCs unite to launch LA Tech Community Cares Fund for fire recovery
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 29, 2025
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SuccessLithuania is the world’s happiest country for young people. Here’s what it’s like to work for the country’s leading tech unicorn
By Prarthana PrakashJanuary 29, 2025
TechAfter pouring billions into AI, venture capital faces a reckoning with DeepSeek breakout: ‘It’s a gut check’
By Leo Schwartz and Allie GarfinkleJanuary 28, 2025
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NewslettersThe lessons and laments of DeepSeek, according to VCs
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 28, 2025
SuccessMeet the hedge fund manager who founded DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that began as a hobby and is now laying waste to U.S. stocks
By Jason MaJanuary 27, 2025
NewslettersHow a16z ‘super-connector’ David Haber’s time at Goldman Sachs shaped his understanding of enterprise software
By Leo SchwartzJanuary 27, 2025
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By Jyoti BansalJanuary 25, 2025
TechElon Musk’s xAI is buying equipment—and getting a tax break—for an X data center in Atlanta, documents show
By Jessica MathewsJanuary 24, 2025
NewslettersFor startups, remote work versus return-to-office is a balance—and an experiment
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 24, 2025
NewslettersYan-David Erlich, former Weights and Biases executive, joins B Capital as general partner
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 23, 2025
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TechDaniel Ek’s body scanning startup hits £1.4 billion valuation with 100,000 people lining up to pay £299 for a health check
By Ryan HoggJanuary 23, 2025
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NewslettersExclusive: Cribl, data infrastructure startup, crosses $200 million in annual recurring revenue
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 22, 2025
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