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How DeepSeek Is Unlocking a New Wave of AI Ambition in China

By Qianer Liu · May 30, 2025 12:35pm PDT
The tightening of U.S. chip export controls on China has forced Chinese artificial intelligence developers such as DeepSeek to get creative, finding more efficient ways to train AI models on limited computing resources. And that creativity is likely to continue, according to two Chinese investors and startup founders who spoke at a subscriber... The tightening of U.S. chip export controls on China has forced Chinese artificial intelligence...
From left to right: Jessica Lessin, Ben Medlock, Herman Narula and Julien Codorniou.
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Stories from the U.K. Startup Scene

By The Information Staff · Dec 4, 2015 2:45pm PST · 2 comments
Earlier this week, we held a subscriber event in London, our ninth and second-to-last event of 2016. Big thanks to everyone who attended and to our co-hosts Atomico, Airbnb and Klarna.  Edited excerpts below. Earlier this week, we held a subscriber event in London, our ninth and second-to-last event of...
Photos by Luke Walter.
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A Night Out with The Information in New York

By The Information Staff · Sep 25, 2015 11:30am PDT · 1 comment
Neither the Papal visit nor impending iPhone mania kept subscribers from coming out for a party on a warm fall evening in New York last night. Thank you to all who came and to our co-hosts Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co., RRE Ventures and TrueX. We can't wait to see you again soon. Neither the Papal visit nor impending iPhone mania kept subscribers from coming out for a party...
Photo credit Luke Walter.
How To Hire Tech Talent in New York
By Alfred Lee · Sep 22, 2015 10:50am PDT
Photo credit Luke Walter.
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How To Hire Tech Talent in New York

By Alfred Lee · Sep 22, 2015 10:50am PDT
NEW YORK, NY—The New York tech industry is getting bigger. But it can still be tough to hire top tech talent in the area, making it hard to scale a business.That was the consensus of founders and managers at some of New York’s highest-profile startups and satellite offices who gathered at an event on Monday hosted by The Information.... NEW YORK, NY—The New York tech industry is getting bigger. But it can still be tough to...
Greg Lemond, at left, with John Foley and Jessica Lessin. Photo by Steve Nellis
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Tech’s Role In Improving Public Health Still Unproven

By Reed Albergotti · May 15, 2015 1:31pm PDT · 1 comment
There are countless fitness and health tracking devices on the market nowadays but whether any of them can improve public health in the U.S. was the subject of a debate at an event on Thursday sponsored by The Information and Product Hunt. The discussion, “2050: Future of Fitness,” was led by John Foley, co-founder of spin class company Peloton,... There are countless fitness and health tracking devices on the market nowadays but whether any of...
Kevin Reilly, Lauren Zalaznick and Ross Levinsohn. Photo by Matt Vascellaro.
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Tech and Media Divide Boils Over

By Tom Dotan · Mar 19, 2015 2:02pm PDT · 2 comments
People in the entertainment industry say they’re at peace over the tense relationship between tech and media. But it takes only a slight prodding into topics like advertising revenue, short-form video and the industry’s crack-like addiction to Netflix revenue to see that between California’s two great industries still lies some scars from the... People in the entertainment industry say they’re at peace over the tense relationship between...
Jessica Lessin, Ali Diab, Jennifer Tye, Jini Kim, Jordan Shlain. Photo by Stephen Nellis.
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Reforming the Health Care ‘Freakosystem’

By Jessica E. Lessin · Feb 20, 2015 7:01am PST · 1 comment
As tech bulldozes its way through various industries, few have posed more obstacles and opportunities than health care. The $3.8 trillion system in the U.S. alone is old, massive and most people agree, in dire need of repair. The structure of the industry and the sensitive nature of health data pose major challenges for small and tech companies... As tech bulldozes its way through various industries, few have posed more obstacles and...
The crowd at last night's subscriber event. Photo by Sam Lessin.
Is Google Playing Fair with Android Developers?
By Amir Efrati, Steve Nellis and Martin Peers · Jan 23, 2015 12:27pm PST
The crowd at last night's subscriber event. Photo by Sam Lessin.
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Is Google Playing Fair with Android Developers?

By Amir Efrati, Steve Nellis and Martin Peers · Jan 23, 2015 12:27pm PST
Two very different views about Android are emerging among mobile leaders, and they have big ramifications for the technology industry. On one hand, some see Android as an open platform that lets app makers take advantage of more of a phone’s capabilities than on the iPhone. Others see it as under the thumb of Google, whose power needs to be... Two very different views about Android are emerging among mobile leaders, and they have big...
Left to right, Amir Efrati, Luke Nosek, Mark Palatucci and Paul Duan.
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Artificial Intelligence: The Challenges

By Jessica E. Lessin · Oct 23, 2014 11:39am PDT
“If  humans can build an intelligent AI…” Enthusiasm for the notion that humans will create an artificial intelligence that can act and think like they do is running high across the tech industry. So, it was with some surprise that the experts whom The Information convened for a panel for subscribers on Wednesday expressed some doubts... “If  humans can build an intelligent AI…” Enthusiasm for the notion that humans will...
Jessica Lessin and Sam Altman at The Information's event in New York.
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The Takeaway: Sam Altman on the New World of Startup Funding

By Jessica E. Lessin · Jun 20, 2014 1:27pm PDT · 2 comments
We often talk about how hedge funds and crowdfunding are rewriting the rules of startup investing. Last night, when I interviewed Y Combinator President Sam Altman at an event for a group of Information subscribers in New York, I got a look at the new environment from the company founders’ point of view. I was struck by Altman’s candid take on... We often talk about how hedge funds and crowdfunding are rewriting the rules of startup...
Drew Houston and Jessica Lessin at The Information's event in N.Y. Photo by Katie Benner.
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Interview: Drew Houston Sketches the Future of Dropbox

By Jessica E. Lessin · Apr 11, 2014 3:04pm PDT
Greetings from New York, where I interviewed Dropbox CEO Drew Houston in front of a gang of 50 awesome Information subscribers. It’s been a big week, month and year for the 31-year-old Houston. On Wednesday, the nearly 700-person company launched several new products, including a new photo app, Carousel, and ways to collaborate on Microsoft... Greetings from New York, where I interviewed Dropbox CEO Drew Houston in front of a gang of 50...