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Steve Hsu, cofounder of AI startup SuperFocus, says that DeepSeek is an impressive company. His team is testing how DeepSeek models run with the SuperFocus system and plans to make the shift.Hsu finds that DeepSeek models are cheaper, faster, and more private.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with…
Point72 founder and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen spoke at iConnections’ Miami conference Tuesday.Cohen said Chinese company DeepSeek’s recent breakthroughs are good for the AI industry overall.”It advances the move to artificial superintelligence. And that’s coming, it’s coming quick,” he said.Billionaire Steve Cohen isn’t worried that the US has…
Nima Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death.Momeni killed Lee after a dispute about Momeni’s sister, prosecutors argued.Momeni, who was acquitted of first-degree murder, faces 16 years to life in prison, the DA said.A San Francisco jury found Nima Momeni guilty of…
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, said on Tuesday he intends to plead guilty to two counts of fraud. Mashinsky, 59, was indicted on July 13, 2023, on seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and market manipulation charges. Federal…
Rocket Lab’s stock price has soared to new heights in the wake of strong earnings.CEO Peter Beck told BI competing against better-funded rivals like SpaceX is its “superpower.”Beck, who practices founder mode, broke down his morning routine — which starts before 5 a.m. and doesn’t include coffee. Peter Beck runs…
(Reuters) – Nasdaq-listed electric vehicle maker VinFast (NASDAQ:) said on Wednesday it will get a fresh round of funding worth 85 trillion dong ($3.35 billion) from its founder and its parent firm, Vingroup by 2026, when it expects to break even. VinFast began operations in 2019 and has been expanding…
“Founder mode” is not about “swagger,” says one of the founders who popularized it.Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said on The Verge’s “Decoder” podcast it’s about “being in the details.”Here’s what he says most people get wrong about “founder mode” and how he actually defines it. Brian Chesky helped popularize the…
The founder of Jazzercise stays active and energized at age 80 by dancing and lifting weights.Judi Sheppard Missett said she’s motivated by a drive to help others enjoy exercise.Her diet for longevity is all about moderation and occasional treats. More than 50 years after the launch of Jazzercise helped pioneer…
From the moment Paul Graham dropped his essay on “founder mode,” people online analyzed it like a stone tablet found bearing the new commandment of startupdom.The essay argues that there are two ways of running a growing company. Founders may turn their organizations into a seven-layer dip of managers upon…
He asked: Why are startup founders directed to run their large companies like managers, delegating to their direct reports, rather than getting involved like they did in earlier stages of their companies?Graham said operating in “manager mode” over “founder mode” is anathema to companies.”What this often means is to hire professional fakers…
