Young founders share 8 pitch decks that raised millions in the AI boom

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Alyx van der Vorm (25) and Faraz Siddiqi (23) both raised capital for their startups this year.
Alyx van der Vorm (25) and Faraz Siddiqi (23) both raised capital for their startups this year.

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The list of major companies laying off staff this year includes Exxon, Starbucks, Oracle, Nike, Scale AI, and more

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Starbucks is planning layoffs and store closures as part of a corporate restructuring.

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Sequoia partner says there's too much venture capital and not enough companies to invest in: 'It's a return-free risk'

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Sequoia partner Roelof Botha said there's too much money flowing into the venture industry.

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The free-for-all that's upending America's side hustle industry

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The AI boom isn't a bubble — it's barely begun, Goldman Sachs says

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Some investors are on edge over a possible AI-fueled bubble as billions pour into the technology.

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MacKenzie Scott is giving away millions to diversity-related causes. Here are 2 of her latest major donation recipients.

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MacKenzie Bezos at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California.
Morgan State University, a historically Black university, announced that it received $63 million from MacKenzie Scott, her second major donation in five years.

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TikTok insiders and creators worry its powerful algorithm could lose its magic after a sale

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

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Most nuclear waste is 'stranded' in pools and temporary storage — and there's an obvious solution

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Nearly 80 years of nuclear waste in the US is currently stranded, stuck in "temporary" storage sites without a permanent place to go.

These sites are well secured, but have some drawbacks, especially in case of a natural disaster or terrorist attack.

Scale AI cuts more contractors as it shifts toward more specialized AI training

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Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege
Scale AI interim CEO Jason Droege.

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I'm the cofounder of a company with an AI-powered tiny team. Here's what it takes for me to hire someone new.

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Sidhant Bendre is the cofounder of Oleve.

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