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I stepped back from a successful VC career. The hardest part was the ego hit.
Chloe Steinberg, 34, is a venture capital investor who was a seed investor in Canva and led Equinox Ventures, the VC arm of the Equinox Group of brands. Steinberg is a mother of four and lives in Connecticut. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I left my firm about four years ago
We’ve got a new in-flight Starlink fan: Rick Ross
He’s the self-identified “biggest boss that you’ve seen thus far.” And, apparently, he has a one-bedroom, two-bath private jet equipped with Starlink. During an episode of Complex’s “On Display,” released on Monday, rapper Rick Ross showed off his hangar (which he calls the “Eagle’s Nest”)…
Zara Larsson said she agrees her tickets are ‘very expensive’ and she wants to have a say in pricing
Zara Larsson knows what it costs her fans to attend her concerts. The Swedish pop star said in a Tuesday TikTok that she had gotten feedback from fans saying that her tickets for the Bangkok leg of her “Midnight Sun Tour” were too expensive, and she said she agreed with them. “And even though…
Companies with huge datasets can save up to 80% in AI costs by using open-weight models: Hims CEO
One executive is touting open-weight models, especially if your company produces lots of data. In an interview with CNBC Squawkbox, released on Tuesday, Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum said companies that already have large datasets should shift away from using big AI models and toward using…
Using synthetic data for AI training is ‘a big mistake,’ says AI pioneer Rich Sutton
Rich Sutton helped pioneer the technology behind today’s AI boom. Now he thinks Big Tech’s push to keep AI going is all wrong. On an episode of Sequoia’s podcast released Tuesday, the Canadian computer scientist and Turing Award winner said that the AI industry is headed in the wrong direction…
I tried Ina Garten’s recipe for the ‘most delicious scrambled eggs ever.’ Now it’s one of my favorite breakfasts.
Garten’s scrambled eggs cacio e pepe are deliciously indulgent. I loved the salty sharpness from the pecorino, which also made them cheesy and creamy. The fantastic texture was similar to the eggs I made using Gordon Ramsay’s and Martha Stewart’s methods, but took less work. I tried this recipe…
Eric Schmidt is selling his superyacht
If you’re in the market for a shiny new toy, Eric Schmidt’s superyacht is for sale. Whisper, which the billionaire former Google CEO purchased from Shahid Khan in 2023, is listed for $172.5 million. Built by the German shipyard Lürssen, which also constructed David Geffen’s Rising Sun, Whisper…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro cracks down on data centers, says speculators are ‘scaring our communities’
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is cracking down on data centers, becoming the latest state leader to scale back support for the massive facilities critical to the future of AI. Shapiro painted a stark picture of communities being overrun by half-baked data center proposals, even as he stressed that…
Bashing AI data centers makes its way into brand marketing with new Jason Kelce ad
Bashing AI data centers is all the rage, and brands are cashing in. “AI data centers waste millions of gallons of water,” former NFL player Jason Kelce says as he appears to pee into a jar in a new ad for his beer brand, Garage Beer, and the canned water brand Liquid Death. “We want
Keke Palmer says Queen Latifah helped her realize the value of a strong professional reputation
Keke Palmer said she learned an important lesson about building a professional reputation from an industry veteran: Queen Latifah. The actor, host, and singer joined Amy Poehler on the August 18 episode of the Good Hang podcast, where she reflected on what she had learned from women she has worked…