The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40 minutes.
Also, fusion startups and investors risk deepening fissures if some key disagreements aren't settled amicably.
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Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?
After 15 years, Tim Cook will hand off his role as Apple CEO to John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering. Also, Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return. ... Show More
7m 15s
Apr 17
What is a hybrid cement plant? Plus, Runway's CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films
Why choose fossil fuels or electricity when you can have both? NOC Energy has figured out how to hybridize heavy industry. Also, Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds. Learn more about your ad c ... Show More
9m 52s
Apr 16
LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet; plus, Allbirds pivots to AI
LinkedIn says hiring is down 20% since 2022, but blames higher interest rates — not AI — for the slowdown. Also, Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers for AI servers, rebranding as NewBird AI after locking in a $50M convertible financing facility. Plus, Gizmo, an AI-powered learning ... Show More
7m 49s
Sep 2025
Nvidia eyes $500M investment into self-driving tech startup Wayve, also, UK fintech Tide becomes a TPG-backed unicorn
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang descended on the United Kingdom this week, armed with a pledge to invest $2.6 billion to supercharge the country’s AI startup ecosystem. Wayve, the U.K.-based self-driving tech startup, could be one of those to receive funds from Nvidia’s AI investment com ... Show More
8 m
Aug 2024
From AI to Instant Replay: The Technology Behind the Olympics
<p>The Olympics features over 11,000 athletes competing in 32 sports, attracting an audience of more than 10 million.</p><p>In this episode, Charlie Ebersol, co-founder of the Alliance of American Football and Infinite Athlete, explores how new innovations like AI and bespoke bro ... Show More
36m 29s
Sep 2025
CommanderAI building Salesforce for the waste management industry, also, a year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B
CommanderAI launched in early 2024 as a customer relationship manager and sales prospecting platform built for waste management — and other industrial services like dumpster rentals and industrial recyclers – to fill that gap. Also, Silicon Valley-based Cerebras announced it rais ... Show More
8m 25s
Jan 2023
Investing in transformative tech: EQT Ventures’ long view
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, we talk to Gautam Nadella, an operating partner at EQT Ventures in the Bay Area, where he drives M&A, fundraising, and partnership efforts within their portfolio of more than 100 companies. EQT invests in a wide range of companies in bo ... Show More
22m 49s
Dec 2021
Black Ops Ventures launches to invest in Black founders
The venture capital market is on a tear, pumping capital into a host of startups around the world. It’s generally considered a great time to raise capital and build a technology-centered, disruptive business. For some, that is.
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