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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
Vinod Khosla sits on a blue chair
OpenAI’s original VC bet: How Vinod Khosla stepped in after Elon Musk balked
By Lily Mae LazarusMarch 13, 2026
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EconomyU.S. debt is competing with a record supply of corporate bonds, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing just as war spending piles up
By Jason MaMarch 16, 2026
CryptoSaylor’s strategy ramps up sales of preferred in latest Bitcoin purchase
By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 16, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scrunching his face.
LawFederal judge blocks RFK Jr.’s childhood vaccine cuts, says he likely broke the law
By The Associated Press and Mike StobbeMarch 16, 2026
Elon Musk, wearing a black DOGE hat, looks down and holds his chin in his hand.
Politics‘No, we didn’t’: DOGE staffer admits Elon Musk’s cost-cutting agency failed to reduce the federal deficit
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 16, 2026
Donald Trump
PoliticsTrump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ can’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz—and it’s threatening a recession
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
an ad for polymarket in a subway station
CryptoBetting on 5-minute swings on Bitcoin price are the hot new thing on prediction markets
By Carlos GarciaMarch 16, 2026
Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
InnovationPeter Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to Rome — and Italian politicians are calling his ideas ‘scandalous’
By Tristan BoveMarch 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Politics‘Blackmail is also not what I wish for’: America’s allies are ghosting Trump on Strait of Hormuz
By Eva RoytburgMarch 16, 2026
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Sundar Pichai
TechGoogle CEO denies offering to buy a startup for $600 million that later went up in flames
By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated PressJune 14, 2024
CommentaryWhy a ‘heartland visa’ for skilled workers could be the answer to America’s immigration debate
By Vivek Wadhwa and Alex SalkeverJune 13, 2024
CommentaryAt least 35 of America’s billionaires are PhDs. As academic jobs become scarce, doctorates should get down to business
By Samantha DewaltJune 12, 2024
Alexander Skarsgard
TechHollywood star Alexander Skarsgård is Spotify’s new voice of conscious capitalism: Here’s why Sweden is the world leader
By Ryan HoggJune 12, 2024
CompaniesRobinhood defies the SEC by forking over $200 million for a crypto exchange
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 6, 2024
Unbabel cofounders Vasco Pedro, CEO, and João Graça, chief technology officer, pictured against a yellow backdrop.
TechUnbabel says its new AI model has dethroned OpenAI’s GPT-4 as the tech industry’s best language translator
By Jeremy KahnJune 6, 2024
Guild Education founder Rachel Romer with new CEO Bijal Shah.
NewslettersGuild’s Rachel Romer saw her $4.4 billion startup as her ‘other child’ during her stroke recovery
By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey AbramsJune 5, 2024
Success‘Fail fast’ has become the de facto business success formula. Most entrepreneurs can’t afford to fail once
By Luv TulsidasJune 4, 2024
CommentaryForget employees. Artificial Intelligence may also upend entrepreneurship as we know it
By Alex KruglovJune 4, 2024
CommentaryWomen’s health has been ignored for most of history. Here’s why that’s changing—and why it’s time to double down
By Anu DuggalMay 31, 2024
Adam Neumann
FinanceDeflated ‘unicorn’ CEO Adam Neumann surrenders after judge kills his attempt to buy back WeWork
By Dylan SloanMay 28, 2024
NewslettersWhy government regulation isn’t a clear cut issue in tech anymore
By Alexandra SternlichtMay 24, 2024
TechOpenAI’s week of chaos has reopened a festering wound at the $80 billion startup that was supposed to have healed
By Sharon GoldmanMay 23, 2024
NewslettersMen are experiencing a ‘spermpocalypse.’ Solving it has become a big business
By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey AbramsMay 23, 2024
NewslettersCopyright issues at OpenAI and other AI startups are ramping up
By Jessica MathewsMay 23, 2024
Andy Dunn, American entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bonobos Inc
LeadershipAsk Andy: How do I choose the right cofounder for my startup?
By Andy DunnMay 23, 2024
NewslettersA high bar for health tech startups
By Andrew NuscaMay 22, 2024
Photo illustration of Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt, GM CEO Mary Barra, and a cruise car.
TechIn a single night, self-driving startup Cruise went from sizzling startup to cautionary tale. Here’s what really happened—and how GM is scrambling to save its $10B bet
By Jessica MathewsMay 16, 2024
NewslettersDavid Sacks’ Slack challenger Glue has opened up to the public
By Allie GarfinkleMay 15, 2024
TechGM-owned Cruise reached a more than $8M settlement with pedestrian who was dragged by robo taxi 
By Jessica MathewsMay 14, 2024
NewslettersExclusive: Jyoti Bansal-led Harness has raised $150 million in debt financing
By Allie GarfinkleMay 14, 2024
Photo of Jyoti Bansal
TechAfter selling his startup for a life-changing $3.7 billion, Jyoti Bansal launched a VC firm and two high-value startups. Why?
By Allie GarfinkleMay 14, 2024
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SuccessA study found corporate recruiters have a bias against ex-entrepreneurs. They get stereotyped for not wanting to ‘be a small piece of the puzzle’
By Paolo ConfinoMay 12, 2024
NewslettersThree founders launched HR software unicorn Gusto – then their moms hit it off
By Allie GarfinkleMay 10, 2024
TechGusto is cash flow positive–and it got there by sticking to mom-approved values
By Allie GarfinkleMay 10, 2024
CommentaryShark Tank entrepreneur: E-commerce giants are eating my sister’s lunch—and destroying the American Dream
By Michael BenardeMay 10, 2024
Andy Dunn, American entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bonobos Inc
LeadershipAsk Andy: I’m a founder struggling with mental-health issues. How can I step away from my startup?
By Andy DunnMay 9, 2024
NewslettersHere’s where Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport is looking for deals after raising $1 billion
By Allie GarfinkleMay 8, 2024
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TechBritish Microsoft-backed self-driving startup Wayve raises $1 billion, clocking new high in Europe-based AI funding deal
By Prarthana PrakashMay 7, 2024
NewslettersCloud seeding startup Rainmaker raises $6.3 million
By Allie GarfinkleMay 7, 2024
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