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As we integrate AI into various aspects of our lives, from customer service to healthcare and beyond, it becomes imperative that AI systems align with our values and needs.
Governments need to create environments where founders and their teams can imagine building lasting and successful businesses.
The NVCA Model Legal Documents reach legal drinking age: A retrospective
Let’s take this occasion to raise a glass to a great idea that took only two decades to triumph, and examine the knock-on effects of that great idea.
Consistent policy is key to unlocking the climate tech boom, but the UK’s U-turn isn’t helping
For entrepreneurs, innovators and businesses to thrive and unlock the economic potential that comes from creating new industries, we need a consistent approach from the government.
For the CHIPS Act to pay off, the US needs a historic investment in memory production
Semiconductor memory is foundational to our nation’s technical leadership and yet is more at risk than ever.
Women and underrepresented founders aren’t going to wait for the VC industry to transform itself
You will only have one shot to impress your future financial backers — make sure you are confident and ready.
The EU is about to adopt a dangerous law with international consequences
Media freedom must be able to operate outside the confines of political interference to give users more information, not less.
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Venture capital spring is here
Over the past six months, I have seen a trickle of early-stage financings turn into a river, and I predict we will soon see a gush.
It is time for a new technology that will give more power to the consumer, more freedom to developers and more opportunity for innovation.
Why product equity has become a business imperative for the future of digital products
The full power of emerging technology cannot be realized without a diverse set of imaginations to fuel it.
Fintech actually has a value system: Here’s how we can reclaim it
One of the big lessons of the social finance backlash is that empowerment without education can do more harm than good.
Do Apple’s environmental claims live up to its own highly polished hype?
Apple has made some bold claims about its environmental impact. Can the new Series 9 watch live up to them?
Answering AI’s biggest questions requires an interdisciplinary approach
Ethical AI requires a deep understanding of what there is, what we want, what we think we know, and how intelligence unfolds.
Will batteries usher in a new era of global energy sovereignty?
Will stored energy in batteries be subject to the same global economic and geopolitical forces that shaped fossil fuels?
Fintech faces its reckoning: It’s only a matter of time until the house of cards collapses
The fintech business models that wooed consumers look increasingly tenuous. It’s only a matter of time until the house of cards collapses.
There’s a very high risk that artificial intelligence (AI) will put the integrity of the election process into question.
Exposed: A closer look at seed investors’ biases and incentives
Pricing too high at early stage is rife with issues that can plague the company’s growth if it doesn’t operate to perfection.
Nextdoor has become ground zero for the spread of many rumors, hoaxes and unfounded allegations.
Given the wide gap in supply and demand of EV chargers, there are massive opportunities for startups focused on the space.
Financing climate solutions: Do it the easy way or the impactful way?
Over time, funders will find investing in diverse innovators as a pragmatic solution to address the climate crisis.
Predicting the death of crypto is a convenient but inaccurate narrative. The U.S. will get there. It always does.
We have customized our ‘people-first’ framework to apply to AI companies and are using it to guide our investment decisions.
In Threads’ dwindling engagement, social media’s flawed hypothesis is laid bare
In an age where social isolation and loneliness are at an all-time high, perhaps we stop treating connectivity as a substitute and focus on facilitating true, meaningful connections.
It’s time to accelerate integration of commercial space tech into the US Department of Defense
The U.S. should accelerate the incorporation of commercial space capabilities into national defense plans and operations.
Regulating AI shouldn’t be reinventing the wheel, regardless of polarized political discourse.
The ‘US Cyber Trust Mark’ finally gives device makers a reason to spend big on security
Here’s why, for the first time, device makers will begin to see cybersecurity as an investment rather than an expense.
Preserving Israel’s high-tech ecosystem: A path to upholding democracy
With the specter of illiberal democracy looming, the very fabric of the nation stands at a critical crossroads.
AI companies are using online labor to outsource the large amounts of hidden manual work needed to build their applications.
How can a generalist compete with a specialist when it comes to customer introductions, or tactical advice? We can’t, but we don’t need to.
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