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Nico Laqua said he’d rather shave years off his life than see his startup fail.He cofounded Corgi, an AI insurance company, in 2024. Corgi became a unicorn in May, raising its Series B at a $1.3 billion valuation — before raising a Series B1 round at a $2.6 billion valuation…
My daughter was four months into her freshman year of college when I realized she had never asked me for any money.I’d paid for Sarina’s housing, meal plan, and books, and put $100 on her account for laundry and incidentals at the beginning of the year. But that was it.It…
At Anthropic’s developer conference last week, I ran into Guillermo Rauch, CEO of AI startup Vercel. We started chatting, and the first company he mentioned wasn’t Anthropic; it was Google. Loading audio narration… Overall, demand for AI is off the charts, he said. But Google’s models, in particular, are in…
This interview is based on a conversation with Glen Wagner, 68, a retired pastor from Chicago. who now runs an executive coaching firm. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I was about 7 years old, I tried out for a kids’ football team, and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maria Johnson. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’m a content creator. My niche is sharing tips and tricks to get things cheaper, mostly at Disney World but also at other places in Orlando. I stumbled…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Aisha “Pinky” Cole detailed her income streams at a bankruptcy meeting Friday, saying she charges up to $50,000 for speaking engagements — and was “not sure” how much she gets paid for her time on the Bravo reality TV show. Loading audio narration… Cole, the…
I have four sisters and one brother, and I have always shared a great bond with my siblings. Loading audio narration… Despite significant age gaps (four of us are Gen X and two are Millennials), and the fact that we live in different time zones with demanding careers, we remain…
Dave McCann oversees thousands of humans, and also an AI agent he named after himself: Digital Dave. Loading audio narration… One of the most valuable things it does is conduct research, including on the company’s customers. That’s a big help for McCann, who, as a global managing partner for transformation…
Contractors filed five lawsuits against Mercor, the AI training firm valued at $10 billion, in the past week, accusing the company of violating data privacy and consumer protection laws. Loading audio narration… The suits, filed in federal courts in California and Texas, allege Mercor’s negligence could have resulted in the…
