Rob May, editor of the Inside AI newsletter and prolific AI investor, kicked off the new year with “some thoughts on where AI is going and in particular where [he] think[s] the best opportunities lie.” He has one of the […]
Tom Tunguz analyzed the venture market to understand where in the cycle we are. “We are 12 years into the longest bull market in US history and this bullishness has powered the venture market. Investors deployed $117 billion in 2019 […]
AngelList analyzed seven years of deals to test assumptions about the nature of venture capital returns. One finding: “At the seed stage, investors would increase their expected return by broadly indexing into every credible deal.” | learn more
If a company uses AI to analyze video job interviews, they must now disclose this and obtain opt-in from candidates. Of course, if you opt out you’re also opting out of the job, so… | learn more
“If everyone is a Vice President and Global Head of Something, is anyone really the global head of anything?” | learn more
A scientific paper with plenty of correlation suggesting storks really do deliver babies. | learn more
Roy Bahat, who runs VC fund Bloomberg Beta, seems like an awesome person. I recommend reading his profile in full. “I tried writing my LinkedIn to be honest to both my successes and the other stuff – so you can […]
This is a fascinating article that discusses in great detail the challenges for the CIA of running spies in foreign countries as the internet, networked cameras and biometrics continue taking hold. I am troubled by the sources being entirely anonymous […]
If I say “think of your body,” what do you picture? Your eyes? Your heart? Your toes? Do you think about your bacteria? Perhaps you should; current science suggests our microbes are as much “us” as our brain or fingertips. […]
Brian Armstrong also posted this set of predictions. “In short, I think over the next decade we’ll see a blockchain, that is both more scalable and includes privacy features, reach about 1B users by the end of the decade (up […]