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Elon Musk amended his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, adding Microsoft as a defendant.Musk included emails between himself and Altman from 2015 in which they discussed starting OpenAI.Musk said OpenAI and Microsoft have formed a “de facto merger.”Elon Musk unveiled several emails between himself and fellow billionaire Sam Altman…
The CEO of European ride-hailing app Bolt is mandating workers return to the office 12 days a month.In a memo, Markus Villig called it a “disgrace” that fewer than half of staff went in more than 2 days a week.He said the policy will help Bolt “retain an intense culture”…
New social-networking and dating startups are coming onto the scene.VCs and angel investors are funding some of these promising startups.Here are the pitch decks six startups used while raising Series A and seed rounds. A new generation of consumer-social startups is emerging.From social networks focused on getting people to meet…
Five techies share the résumés that helped them get coveted roles at Big Tech companies.Some emphasized following résumé norms, such as keeping newer achievements at the top.But others suggest breaking résumé rules to come across as more authentic and a team player. For Ankit Virmani, revamping his résumé was one…
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, earlier announced her departure from the company.Now, CEO Sam Altman revealed two other executives, Barret Zoph and Bob McGrew, are also leaving.Altman also outlined their replacements in a note to staff. Mira Murati announced on Wednesday that she’s leaving OpenAI, where she was chief…
Kate Jhaveri, TikTok’s head of global marketing, is leaving the company this month as part of a leadership shake-up, according to an internal memo shared with staffers.The company is phasing out Jhaveri’s role and beginning on Monday, everyone in TikTok’s global brand and communications division will report solely to Zenia…
Many dating apps these days feel like an endless void of swiping, matching, and messaging.First Round’s on Me is a new dating platform founded by husband-wife duo Joe and Hannah Feminella.The two are actually a Hinge success story, Joe told Business Insider. When he first matched with Hannah, he instantly…
Comic-book upstart Dstlry announced this month it raised a $5 million seed round, bringing its total funding to $7.4 million since 2022 when cofounders Chip Mosher and David Steinberger began working on the project.Dstlry is a comic-book publishing platform that gives creators an equity cut and resale royalties, offering more…
Filmustage, which uses AI to analyze scripts and do other pre-production tasks, raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by Raw Ventures, a London-based venture capital firm. It’s the startup’s second fundraise after a $550,000 raise in 2023.Started in 2020, Filmustage analyzes scripts in various categories including characters, locations, and…
Dimon joined the list of CEOs who spoke out against the shooting with a companywide email to employees sent Sunday, which BI confirmed.Dimon wrote his message on behalf of the “entire leadership team” at the company and said his thoughts were with former President Trump and his family, along with…
