Don’t want to invest in Elon Musk? Two new ETFs explicitly exclude him
The new exchanged-traded funds exclude companies that are founded, controlled, or led by Elon Musk. That means no SpaceX or Tesla.
Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI’s no. 2 role
OpenAI’s No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected — a leadership vacuum that comes at a tricky time as the company eyes a
OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6
OpenAI’s latest family of models promise improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.
An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise
Lyzr, a startup that builds AI agents for enterprises, used its own AI agent to raise a $100 million round — proof, evidently, that the product actually works.
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing
OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it’s moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome extension.
Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic
Should Anthropic trust Elon Musk to host its models? With about $40 billion in revenue at stake, Musk insists that the company can.
Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?
The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.
Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1
Meta’s pitch to users is Spark’s ability to handle large agentic workloads, fix bugs, and help with large code migrations — the kind of automation that enterprises are increasingly turning to AI
Charles Hudson shares the common mistakes he’s seen after investing in 500+ startups
In this week’s episode of Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen talks with Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson about the headwinds facing early-stage founders today and the most common mistakes founders should avoid
Slate Auto teams up with Crayola to color its EV truck
Slate has an answer for owners who have always want to drive a truck with bright crayon colors.