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A 2008 Tesla Roadster.
  • Tesla's first car, the 2008 Roadster, was pivotal in establishing the company's market presence.
  • Andrew Lambrecht drove one and noted how features like the lack of power steering stand out.
  • Overall, the Roadster demonstrated that electric cars could be fast, efficient, and stylish.

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Kairan Quazi turned down offers in AI and big tech to join Citadel Securities as a quant developer.
  • Teen prodigy Kairan Quazi joins Citadel Securities as a quant developer in New York City.
  • Quazi, who graduated college and joined SpaceX at age 14, chose finance over AI and big tech offers.
  • He prized the ambitious, meritocratic culture and fast feedback loops offered in quant



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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 22, 2024 in Paris.
  • Anthropic is raising about $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation, BI confirmed.
  • The AI startup is being picky about the types of investment vehicles that can be used in the round.
  • There's strong demand, so Anthropic can be far more selective.

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Ambience Healthcare cofounders Nikhil Buduma, chief scientist, and Michael Ng, CEO.
  • Ambience Healthcare raised $243 million in Series C funding in July from A16z and Oak HC/FT.
  • It's facing ever-hotter competition in AI scribing from startups like Abridge to giants like Epic.
  • Ambience says it's rapidly building new products to automate all administrative tasks for providers.

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Spotify's CEO, Daniel Ek, said the company's ad business needs to move faster.
  • Despite Spotify's strong performance overall, its ad business is struggling.
  • Ad buyers say they have been disappointed by a decline in customer service amid high staff turnover.
  • Spotify hopes a raft of new ad product launches and partnerships will turn its fortunes around.

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