Automattic names interim CFO after exec departures
Jeremy Klaperman, the CFO of the company’s WordPress VIP Enterprise business unit, will act as CFO for the time being.
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Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
Angle Health has grown to 5,000 customers and become profitable by helping small businesses get “level-funded” health insurance.
AI Job Fears Grow, Tech Leaders Say Reskilling Can’t Wait
Plus, researchers use Anthropic’s Claude to hack OpenAI
ETFs Are Getting Wackier. Investors Must Stay Sane.
Funds that track election results and hockey stats are in the works, but you don’t have to chase them.
Who Is Howie Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s New Chairman?
Warren Buffett’s son doesn’t have the standard resume of a massive conglomerate’s chairman.
The Morning Risk Report: Senators Ask FTC to Probe Walmart and Amazon Over Bots’ ‘Made in America’ Data
Plus: Tokenized stocks get the green light from U.S. regulator and credit card companies want AI bots to do your shopping.
Bracing for El Niño Extreme
Plus, jet-powered drone warfare, credit cards for AI agents, and a GLP-1 drugmaker taps Claude to develop new medicines.
Opinion | The Cost of Hitting Pause on AI Development
Moving fast comes with risks, but so does slowing down.
If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused Already
Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.
Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream
The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.