Google lays off employees working on its voice assistant
Google has laid off a handful of employees working on its voice assistant. Up to 20 staff members were cut, an internal document claimed. Google has been making strategic cuts across the company throughout the year. Insider has learned that Google has laid off a small number of employees who worked on its voice assistant.…
The wildest deal in tech right now is about to turn 6-month-old LLM startup Mistral into a $2 billion unicorn, sources say
Venture capitalists are fighting to invest in LLM startup Mistral, sources say. The French startup is in discussions to raise a major round at a valuation of at least $2 billion. Andreessen Horowitz and others are in talks to back the 6-month-old company. Mistral, a tiny AI startup aiming to be Europe’s answer to OpenAI,…
Buy these 12 high-quality stocks that are up to 42% below their fair market value as Fed rate hikes begin to hit the economy hard, according to Morningstar’s chief strategist and economist
Rising rates, economic uncertainty, and spiking yields have caused the market to sell off. The economy will slow until mid-2024, according to Preston Caldwell. Investors should be overweight in value stocks, says Dave Sekara. Rising interest rates, increased economic uncertainty, and spiking 10-year Treasury yields have caused the market to sell off. However, the pain…
This Yahoo spinout uses AI to help companies store and search data instantly. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck Vespa.ai used to raise $31 million.
Vespa.ai has secured $31 million in Series A funding from Blossom Capital. The Norway-based startup has created an AI-powered search engine and vector database for companies. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck used to secure the fresh funding. Blossom Capital has invested $31 million in Vespa.ai, a startup that spun out of Yahoo last month.…
A Hulu exec details how elaborate partnerships ‘surprise and delight’ audiences and boost followings for big releases like Oprah-produced ‘Black Cake’
Hulu is leaning on Barnes & Noble and HBCUs to make Oprah-produced drama series “Black Cake” a hit. Promotional partnerships play a critical role in driving awareness of new streaming releases. A Hulu exec described her approach to partnerships for shows like “Only Murders in the Building.” “Black Cake,” Disney’s Hulu’s adaptation of Charmaine Wilkerson’s…
How generative AI’s uncomfortable relationship with copyright law will determine the future of the industry
Generative-AI startups rely heavily on data scraping to train their sophisticated models. But artists and other rights holders have launched a slew of copyright lawsuits over the practice. The outcome of these legal battles will determine the future of the burgeoning sector, investors say. Eva Toorenent’s artwork has been stolen before, but using it to…
Take advantage of this stock market correction and another quarter of strong earnings by making these 10 moves now, according to top strategists at 4 investment firms
Stocks have fallen significantly this autumn, but top strategists aren’t deterred. Better-than-feared earnings can carry the S&P 500 higher after an ugly market selloff. Here are 10 smart ways to invest, according to four investment firms. The terrifying fall in US stocks has not deterred the investment heads of four major research firms. Following a…
58% of Amazon sellers spend less than $5,000 to start their e-commerce businesses. Top sellers share the 3 ways they spent their upfront money to become profitable.
Our investing experts respond to readers’ questions and write unbiased product reviews (here’s how we evaluate investing products). Paid non-client promotion: We may receive a commission from our partners in some cases. Our thoughts are always our own. Most Amazon sellers spend less than $5,000 launching their e-commerce businesses. Insider spoke to successful Amazon sellers…
COVID-19 ‘Vaccines’ Are Gene Therapy
The COVID-19 ‘vaccine’ is not a vaccine in the medical sense, but rather an experimental gene therapy that does not provide immunity or prevent infection or transmission of the disease. AT-A-GLANCE STORY Moderna and Pfizer’s mRNA “vaccines” are gene therapies. They meet all of the gene therapy definitions but none of the vaccine definitions. This…
