Databricks Ventures is investing in Lovable’s $330M Series B to power the age of the builder. As AI transforms how software is created, @Lovable reflects a broader shift toward more accessible, AI-native application development. Their growth highlights the demand for opening
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AI Models 280x Cheaper, Adoption Soars to 78% in 2025
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Top story of 2025: AI models are 280x cheaper, adoption hit 78%, China caught up, and incidents spiked 56% to record highs. See the full picture in the #AIIndex2025: https://
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OpenAI’s Deep Research Leader Joins Tencent as Chief AI Scientist
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Big AI leadership news @ShunyuYao12 Shunyu Yao (姚顺雨), a rising star in AI agents and one of the key minds behind OpenAI’s Deep Research and Computer-Using Agent (CUA), has just been appointed Chief AI Scientist at Tencent. Tencent builds WeChat, China’s super-app used
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The AI Money Machine: Understanding the Capital Loop
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The AI Money Machine – simpler than it looks, bigger than it feels At first glance, the AI economy looks impossibly complex.
In reality, it’s a surprisingly tight capital loop and it’s already being priced in. Here’s the simplified flow:
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Lack of bleeding edge AI doomed startup against well-funded rivals
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Really what doomed it was it didn't have bleeding edge AI so couldn't get investors to believe it had a shot against Tesla, Figure, and all the other big companies that were already well funded.
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Amazon Hires Top AI Researcher Pieter Abbeel for Leadership
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Unlike Meta, Microsoft or Apple, Amazon now has one of the best AI researchers in the world leading its AI efforts. Great move – and godspeed, @pabbeel
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Finance Firms Leverage Suppliers for AI Agent Development
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Two-thirds of finance firms use suppliers for AI agent development
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Model Convergence Shifts AI Differentiation to Data Foundations
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On @TBPN
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Empire AI: New York’s AI-Powered State Infrastructure ROI
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Empire AI is proving what an AI-powered state can deliver billions in projected economic and societal benefits for New Yorkers, turning AI investment into real ROI for the public sector. Powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing, New York’s researchers and institutions can move
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Cafe Compute Launches Big Chip Club for AI Builders
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We had a cereal good time hosting Cafe Compute with @sfcompute
! We had more than 100 AI builders, entrepreneurs, and investors enjoy our barista bar, talk shop, and hold THE BIG CHIP. Thanks for joining us for the launch of the Big Chip Club, and stay tuned for BIGGER & BETTER