Even the CEO behind a popular AI coding platform says Silicon Valley is overselling AI. In an episode of the “20VC” podcast released Monday, Avishai Abrahami, CEO of Wix, a web design company that acquired the Base44 vibe coding platform, addressed one of the industry’s biggest debates: AI’s ability to replace traditional software and human
A coalition of 12 state attorneys general is suing to block the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), alleging the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors and audiences. The coalition, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, maintains that the acquisition violates the Clayton Act, which prohibits mergers that could
The most viral soccer player of the FIFA World Cup left the United States with a rather peculiar memory. Norwegian striker Erling Haaland returned home after his team lost to England in the quarterfinals on Sunday. She stepped off the plane at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport on Monday in style, carrying a stuffed raccoon worth $750
X has made a “tweak” to its algorithm to increase the visibility of posts to users’ “mutuals” — the people they follow and who follow them, product manager Nikita Bier said Monday. “We noticed that this data was missing from the algorithm and caused your friends to appear less in your answers. This resulted in
A year ago, OpenAI seemed to have an untouchable lead in the AI race. It was by far the dominant AI platform for consumers. Competitors like Meta were struggling (and spending millions of dollars on new hires) to catch up. Sam Altman had enough money and influence to hire famed Apple designer Jony Ive to
A pattern is emerging among people who have already succeeded. They’re rolling up their sleeves again, apparently for fear of missing out on AI’s watershed moment and, presumably, the irresistible lure of making even more money, potentially a lot more. Tom Blomfield, who co-founded GoCardless and Monzo before spending 4.5 years advising founders as a
