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Is Beehiiv the Next Billion-Dollar Newsletter Startup?

By Jessica Roy · Aug 2, 2025 6:00am PDT · 3 comments
Last August, when CNN’s Oliver Darcy decided he wanted to leave the network and launch Status, an email newsletter focused on the media industry, he cast about for a platform that would allow him to customize the look and feel of his new venture so it didn’t resemble every other media newsletter. There was Substack, the leader in the... Last August, when CNN’s Oliver Darcy decided he wanted to leave the network and launch ...
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AI Agenda

Which Coding Assistants Retain Their Customers and Which Ones Don’t

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Shane Burke · Jun 25, 2025 7:00am PDT · 4 comments
The explosion in AI coding assistants, used by developers to make apps and websites, has raised questions about whether developers will be loyal to any of them or if they’ll switch around based on which one has access to the best coding model or capabilities at the moment.But new data from research firm Indagari, based on credit card transaction... The explosion in AI coding assistants, used by developers to make apps and websites, has raised...
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Media

Rise of the Bro-Casters

By Taylor Lorenz · Nov 23, 2024 5:00am PST · 22 comments
About a year ago, Sean Kelly, then 26, decided to launch yet another business. Previously, he’d fooled around running a small drop-shipping company as a Rutgers University undergrad. Later he sold face masks and other personal protective equipment during the pandemic’s early days. Neither enterprise had really gone anywhere, and so... About a year ago, Sean Kelly, then 26, decided to launch yet another business. Previously,...
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Applied AI

Why OpenAI is Going After Healthcare

By Amir Efrati · Aug 28, 2025 10:30am PDT
It was easy to miss last week’s announcement that Ashley Alexander, a 12-year veteran of Facebook and Instagram, is becoming vice president of health products at OpenAI, with the goal of improving “healthcare outcomes and access.” Alexander’s LinkedIn post didn’t give clues about exactly what products she will oversee, but it’s not hard to see... It was easy to miss last week’s announcement that Ashley Alexander, a 12-year veteran of Facebook...
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Creator Economy

U.S. Funding for Creator Startups Falls in the Second Quarter

By Kaya Yurieff · Jul 2, 2025 2:00pm PDT
The rebound for U.S. creator economy startups has once again faded.Funding for these American companies declined 8% to about $678.9 million during the quarter ending in June compared to the same period a year earlier, according to new data from The Information’s Creator Economy Database. Global funding was also down slightly, decreasing 3% to... The rebound for U.S. creator economy startups has once again faded.Funding for these American...
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AI Agenda

Llama 4’s Rocky Debut

By Kalley Huang and Stephanie Palazzolo · Apr 8, 2025 7:15am PDT · 2 comments
Meta Platforms on Saturday released two versions of Llama 4, the newest generation of its flagship open-source large language model, called Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. The release came a day after we reported that Meta had hit some snags with the new model, which had delayed its release a bit. At first glance, the new AI seemed to... Meta Platforms on Saturday released two versions of Llama 4, the newest generation of its...