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Opinion

How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bots

The decisions by major AI companies—xAI in July, Meta in August, and OpenAI last...

By

Jan Zoltkowski

Jan Zoltkowski is the founder and CEO of janitorAI.

Nov 10, 2025 12:41pm PST · 2 comments

Opinion

Can AI Deliver What Shoppers Want?

Buyers should be able to have better returns, recommendations—and images for what they're seeking.

By

Li Haslett Chen

Li Haslett Chen is the CEO and founder of Howl.

Oct 22, 2025 8:34am PDT · 4 comments

Opinion

AI Creates Art. So We Need to Rethink How Copyright Protects Artists

The history of art is the history of technology. And generally, each time technology has advanced...

By

Cristóbal Valenzuela

Cristóbal Valenzuela is the co-founder and CEO of Runway.

Oct 7, 2025 9:03am PDT · 1 comment

Breaking Up Google Won’t Fix the Ad Market. Here’s What To Do Instead

By Bill Ready · Sep 17, 2025 10:08am PDT

Opinion

Breaking Up Google Won’t Fix the Ad Market. Here’s What To Do Instead

Earlier this month, a federal court issued its remedies for the Department of Justice’s case...

By

Bill Ready

Sep 17, 2025 10:08am PDT

Opinion

Are AI Valuations Bonkers?

To many investors, valuations in AI land are bonkers—yet others justify them. This isn’t...

By

Vinod Khosla

Sep 10, 2025 10:00am PDT · 6 comments

Opinion

The Private Market Trap That’s Endangering U.S. Innovation

There's $13 trillion stuck in VC and PE funds, creating a liquidity squeeze that's preventing capital from flowing into promising startups

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Rett Wallace

Rett Wallace is founder and CEO of Triton, which focuses on private market transparency.

Jun 27, 2025 12:38pm PDT · 10 comments

Opinion

No, AI Isn’t Killing Computer Science. It’s Making It Essential

By simplifying the task of coding, artificial intelligence has increased the importance of learning computer science.

By

Hadi Partovi

Jun 7, 2025 6:00am PDT · 8 comments

A Blueprint to Strengthen U.S. Resilience Amid a New World Order

By Hemant Taneja and Fareed Zakaria · May 14, 2025 11:30am PDT · 1 comment

Opinion

A Blueprint to Strengthen U.S. Resilience Amid a New World Order

Long before Donald Trump entered the White House for a second time, it was becoming clear we were...

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Hemant Taneja

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Fareed Zakaria

May 14, 2025 11:30am PDT · 1 comment

Opinion

Make Way for the Humatons

Humans will keep jobs requiring client interaction because their human identity is irreplaceable. But they will lose some authority over their own voice and labor.

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Robert Lindsay

Roddy Lindsay is the founder and CEO of Zabit, an AI-enabled health services startup.

Mar 5, 2025 9:30am PST · 1 comment

Opinion

These ‘Remedies’ for Google Would Hurt My Healthy-Habits Business

Proposed sanctions in two antitrust cases could cause chaos for mobile apps.

By

Sean Higgins

Jan 15, 2025 9:00am PST

Opinion

The Rush to AI Opens Doors to Cyberattacks

Employees are racing to deploy artificial intelligence tools with little regard for the cybersecurity risks

By

87-4424346 Spitler

Dec 3, 2024 10:42am PST · 2 comments

Armed With AI, Small Businesses Also Challenge Hollywood

By Andrew A. Rosen · Nov 26, 2024 9:00am PST

Opinion

Armed With AI, Small Businesses Also Challenge Hollywood

Don Allen Stevenson III, a former Dreamworks trainer, uses AI to create videos for corporate clients

By

Andrew A. Rosen

Nov 26, 2024 9:00am PST

Opinion

Why Kamala Harris Is Better for Tech

She understands technology, has a superior economic plan and will defend democracy

By

Carl Bass

Nov 1, 2024 11:05am PDT · 101 comments

Opinion

Let Startup Employees Invest in Other Startups

The SEC’s accredited investor rules hurt the startup ecosystem

By

Nathan H. Leung

Oct 31, 2024 9:00am PDT · 8 comments

Opinion

I’m an Author Who Proudly Uses Generative AI to Write My Books

Don't limit AI training to licensed material. That would only favor the tech giants

By

Tim Boucher

Sep 11, 2024 11:24am PDT · 2 comments

Fidji Simo, Tobi Lütke and Mark Zuckerberg. Photos by Getty

Founder Mode Shouldn’t Be Just for Founders

By Fidji Simo · Sep 3, 2024 1:04pm PDT · 11 comments

Opinion

Founder Mode Shouldn’t Be Just for Founders

Founders should seek out others at the company with the potential to be founders and nurture their careers

By

Fidji Simo

Fidji Somo is the CEO and chair of Instacart

Sep 3, 2024 1:04pm PDT · 11 comments

Opinion

Giving Fans AI to Riff on Popular Shows

Fable Studio's Showrunner lets fans of a TV show or movie use generative artificial intelligence to build new plots using familiar characters and settings.

By

Andrew A. Rosen

Aug 19, 2024 10:00am PDT