Browsing: Finance
Unitree unveils a robot it says can run faster than Usain Bolt ahead of its IPO
China’s humanoid robots have mastered kung fu, boxing, and serving your coffee — and now they’re leaving the world’s fastest man in the dust…
Walmart store workers have a new responsibility: correcting AI errors
Retail jobs often involve a lot of cleaning up after other people. Dusty shelves, spilled liquids, smudged display cases, and, more recently, AI…
I make over $250k as a Meta AI researcher. Publishing research helped me land the job.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ruiyu Li, a 26-year-old AI researcher at Meta, based in Menlo Park. Her identity, employment…
Uber COO is ‘tempted to say’ the company will have fewer employees in five years
Uber President and COO Andrew Macdonald is “tempted to say” the ride-hailing giant will have fewer employees in five years, but don’t hold him to it…
The $500 longevity body scanner from Spotify’s cofounder is coming to the US
Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek built his audio empire on the premise that music should be instantly playable, with no waiting around for songs to buffer…
I quit my job in media while pregnant and battling an autoimmune disease. It led me to start my own company.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Taylor, the 39-year-old cofounder of women’s health supplements brand Perelel. It has been…
Uber COO says there’s a downside to being at the top
At the top, it’s hard to know where else to go. In an interview on Harry Stebbings’ 20VC podcast published on Monday, Andrew Macdonald, Uber’s chief…
I built an AI C-suite to help me run my small business. As a creative, I was hesitant to use AI, but it’s helpful for certain things.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sara Russell, a 37-year-old small business founder of Mainland Vintage Bath & Body Boutique…
Rugged robotic mules could make dangerous supply missions safer for US soldiers, but there are some things still to work out
Out in the rocky ridges of the Mojave Desert, US soldiers recently let a ground robot take a run at logistics missions traditionally done by humans…
Fidji Simo says she believes AI can ‘cure all diseases,’ agreeing with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Fidji Simo, the former OpenAI executive who cofounded the biomedical startup ChronicleBio, said she believes AI can eventually cure all diseases, but…