The creator economy is ready for a workers’ movement
Erin McGoff has 3 million followers on social media, but with the money she gets from Instagram and TikTok, she wouldn’t be able to pay for the plate of mozzarella sticks we’re sharing in a Baltimore bar. “On Instagram, I’ll have a video hit 900,000 views and make six dollars,”
Read moreDeal Dive: Tier and Dott’s merger is not a sign of what’s to come in M&A this year
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Read moreAnthropic researchers find that AI models can be trained to deceive
Most humans learn the skill of deceiving other humans. So can AI models learn the same? Yes, the answer seems — and terrifyingly, they’re exceptionally good at it. A recent study co-authored by researchers at Anthropic, the well-funded AI startup, investigated whether models can be trained to deceive, like injecting
Read moreGoogle pulls Binance, other global crypto apps from India store
Google pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India on Saturday, the latest blow to India’s already dwindling web3 dream. The ban comes two weeks after these global firms were flagged for operating “illegally” in the country. Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), an Indian government
Read moreWhen it comes to startups’ flight to quality, have we swung too far in the other direction?
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our new Saturday show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest.
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Read moreZupyak’s unique startup journey — Building companies without a fixed idea
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Read moreWhat CES 2024 told us about the home robot
Few tech demos can match the spectacle of robotics. Even as the field grows increasingly prevalent in a broad range of industrial workplaces, mechatronics doing impressive things will never cease to amaze. For many, the mere presence of a robot is shorthand for the future, and for big electronics firms,
Read moreThe tech industry’s layoffs and hiring freezes: all of the news
Companies have been cutting costs. | Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge Companies across the tech industry have been laying off staff and reducing hiring after explosive growth during the pandemic. Over the last couple years, it feels like we’ve heard news of mass layoffs and hiring freezes from
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