Category: Start-ups

As A.I. Agents Begin Shopping, Brands Are Changing Their Sales Pitch

The New York Times – Business:
Faced with bots immune to traditional marketing tactics, marketers are racing to win them over with logic and data.
He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley

The New York Times – Business:
Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy

The New York Times – Business:
Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.
What’s In Anthropic’s I.P.O. Filing

The New York Times – Business:
The artificial intelligence giant reportedly believes that it’s on track for a record-breaking stock market listing, according to a prospectus seen by Reuters.
Job Titles Are Out. Now We’re All ‘Members of the Technical Staff.’

The New York Times – Business:
Use of the generic title has risen by 50 percent in the last year among employees at Anthropic, OpenAI and other A.I. companies, an analysis found.
Investors Are Betting On Devices That Connect the Brain to Computers

The New York Times – Business:
By backing Precision Neuroscience, the billionaire Bill Ackman joins Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in diving into an emerging industry.
Elizabeth Holmes to Transfer to Halfway House in August 2027

The New York Times – Business:
The founder of the blood-testing start-up Theranos was sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud and had been serving time at a minimum-security federal prison in Texas.
Young Consultants Are Jumping Ship for A.I. Start-Ups

The New York Times – Business:
Beckoned by the glamour of the start-up space, the industry’s college recruits are joining A.I. companies able to outmatch their consulting salaries.
Rivian C.E.O. RJ Scaringe Has Some Ideas for How to Make More Cars in America

The New York Times – Business:
RJ Scaringe thinks it will take robots, tariffs and diplomacy to maintain a manufacturing base in the United States.
In Silicon Valley, Hardware Is Having a Moment Again

The New York Times – Business:
As A.I. transforms the technology industry, venture capital is flowing into “deep tech” start-ups that build robots and semiconductors.
Money Is Flowing Into Space Start-Ups. Some Investors See a SpaceX Effect.

The New York Times – Business:
Open Cosmos, a European satellite maker, has raised $346 million, part of a wave of recent funding deals in the space sector.
After the I.P.O., a Billion-Dollar Bill for Employee Paydays

The New York Times – Business:
A compensation strategy at start-ups keeps expenses low until they go public. At that point, the companies may face billions of dollars in catch-up expenses.