Swedish electric and autonomous truck startup Einride has announced its plan to go public. The company will merge with a special purpose acquisition company called Legato Merger Corp. This merger values Einride at one point eight billion dollars in pre-money…
Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar, loves when people tell him they do not believe him. He says that is exactly where he wants people to be. Carey has spent the last few years quietly building…
Figma is expanding its presence in India by establishing a local office and hiring Indian talent. This move aims to deepen ties with one of its largest user communities. The company is also making a broader push to win over…
The United States is far ahead of Europe in the race for large AI models. However, the picture is different for the application layer, where emerging category leaders such as Lovable and Synthesia are appearing. This is the conclusion made…
There is a revealing moment backstage at Web Summit when a member of the production crew, easily twice the size of Laurent Mekies, wraps a beefy arm around the Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO’s shoulder to steer him toward the…
In 2023, after nearly three decades as CEO of the company he founded, Robert LoCascio stepped down from his role at LivePerson. This public firm is credited with pioneering web chat back in 1997. The rapid advances in generative AI…
Masayoshi Son is not known for half measures. The SoftBank founder’s career has been defined by bold bets, each one seemingly more ambitious than the last. His recent decision to cash out his entire five point eight billion dollar NVIDIA…
Google announced its November software update for Pixel phones, called Pixel Drop. This is a quarterly feature release that brings new capabilities to existing devices. The update includes features such as notification summaries, a power-saving mode for the Maps app,…
Despite their promises of innovation, AI startups face a familiar and fundamental question: how do they know when they have achieved the holy grail of product-market fit? This concept has been studied for years, with entire books written on how…
In 2023, after nearly three decades as CEO of the company he founded, Robert LoCascio stepped down from his role at LivePerson. This public firm is credited with pioneering web chat back in 1997. Advances in generative AI inspired his…
