Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming; now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI

Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist.

World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names

World models are the next big thing in AI beyond LLMs and, with this round, Odyssey has cemented itself as one of the startups to watch.

Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called ‘Ask Pinterest’

Pinterest has launched ‘Ask Pinterest,’ an experimental AI-powered shopping app that lets users seek recommendations and inspiration through a conversational interface.

Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests

Anthropic’s popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually boost it, data from Ramp suggests.

The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg

What makes this combustible: at the very moment that tens of thousands of workers are being shown the door, a small cohort of AI insiders is becoming wealthy on a scale that’s hard to comprehend.

Pool’s new app turns your screenshots into something useful

Pool’s new app automatically sorts screenshots into personalized collections, tracks down the original links behind saved content, and helps you rediscover products, recipes, travel ideas, and other things you meant to revisit.

How memory tools can make AI models worse

New research suggests that AI memory systems can degrade model performance and encourage sycophantic tendencies.

Zest launches a restaurant discovery app powered by where people actually eat

Backed by Alexis Ohanian’s 776 and Kindred Ventures, Zest uses transaction data and AI to generate restaurant recommendations based on users’ real dining habits and the places they frequent.

Waymo says it built a better benchmark for comparing robotaxis to humans

Waymo created a new computer model to help it better understand how humans behave in crash scenarios that its robotaxis encounter.

Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models? 

If those same AI workloads can be handled by cheaper models without affecting quality, it would mean a massive shift in the economics of AI.