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From Keith Rabois to Matt Miller, a lot of VCs have switched firms or spun out of storied VC institutions this year. These employment changes are surprising because unlike in…
Technology Is Supposed to Decrease Teacher Burnout—It Can Sometimes Make It Worse
When we set out to study pandemic-related changes in schools, we thought we’d find that learning management systems that rely on technology to improve teaching would make educators’ jobs easier.…
A Violent Gang Is Using U-Haul to Hack and Dox Victims
A violent gang has been using information culled from hacked U-Haul employee accounts to target victims for hacking and doxing, according to a new report from 404 Media. The gang…
Texas Sues Allstate for Collecting Driver Data to Raise Premiums
Texas has sued one of the nation’s largest car insurance providers alleging that it violated the state’s privacy laws by surreptitiously collecting detailed location data on millions of drivers and…
Sam Altman once owned some equity in OpenAI through Sequoia
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sat before Congress in 2023 to testify about the dangers of AI. He told American lawmakers at the time that he owns no equity in OpenAI,…
Photogenic Yakuza Boss Pleads Guilty to Trying to Sell Nuclear Material
In February of last year, Japanese Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa entered our hearts when he posed with a rocket launcher for a photo. This year, he’ll be entering federal prison…
The Best Laptops in 2025
I must admit, as much as I like the power and pizazz of a supercharged desktop PC, there’s nothing like taking that performance on the go. That’s why the laptop…
Venture funding remains stable in France thanks to AI startups
Alex Dewez, a partner at 20VC, just released its highly anticipated State of the French Tech Ecosystem 2024 report. This is a nice follow-up to Atomico’s State of European Tech…
Cleo Capital launches cybersecurity accelerator to help undo the ‘crushing burden’ of online threats
Cleo Capital, the early-stage venture fund that counts the AI firm Groq, fintech company Ellevest, and fashion brand Hill House as investments, has announced the launch of a new cybersecurity…
Scale Ventures Partners on the real risks of AI to workers, and the opportunity in vertical investments
Scale Ventures Partners’ Jeremy Kaufmann and Alex Niehenke joined us for a StrictlyVC discussion in San Francisco, and they had a more candid take on the impact of AI on…
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