I run an 8-person startup that uses AI agents. We don't let our agents run on vibes — here's the playbook system we created
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Vibe coding is old news. People are 'vibe manufacturing' now.
These techies are using AI to prototype answering machines, toys, and jewelry. They call it "vibe manufacturing," a play on the term vibe coding.
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A computer science grad taught me a lot about finding work in the AI era. Here's what it takes to get that first big job.
A computer science graduate's job search offers a hopeful lesson about AI, automation, and the future of work.
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Anthropic's IPO push includes a big bet on life sciences
Anthropic's S-1 filing says Claude can accelerate drug discovery and biology research, making life sciences central to the AI company's IPO pitch.
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Google spinoff Isomorphic Labs is in a race to shake up the long, painful road to cancer-beating drugs
Isomorphic Labs, the brainchild of Nobel Laureate Demis Hassabis, has an ambitious mission even by the standards of AI labs: curing cancer.
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Proton's CTO wrote a manifesto for the AI coding age. It struck a nerve with engineers.
Proton's CTO wrote a manifesto about how software engineering jobs have "fundamentally changed." Techies online said that he was dead on.
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Reddit is going logged-in only. Blame Google AI Overviews.
Like publishers everywhere, Reddit is learning the hard lesson that Google giveth — and Google taketh away traffic.
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Ro CEO shares the making of its new AI agent
Over 9 years, Zach Reitano has evolved Ro as patient needs and healthcare have changed, from early direct-to-patient services to GLP-1 care.
The CEO behind 'Grand Theft Auto' says AI 'won't make creating hits any easier'
At Business Insider's The Long Play, Strauss Zelnick, the CEO behind "Grand Theft Auto," said that failures can allow companies to do their best work.
Allbirds who? Smartbird CEO unpacks the company's pivot
As part of Business Insider's The Long Play, Smartbird CEO Nadia Carlsten shared why the company made a bold move from selling footwear to AI infrastructure.
Sam Altman says he has ‘empathy’ for mathematicians who are upset about AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he wants to find a way "to do this that is as sensitive to the communities that have driven these fields forward."
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Microsoft's massive employee buyout spooked everyone. Here's what's really going on inside the company.
Microsoft offered buyouts to 60,000 employees but expects few to leave. Insiders explain the strategy and why workers are worried.
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I went inside The Long Play, where CEOs mingled and attendees debated the future of work
I schmoozed with CEOs, founders, and investors at Business Insider's The Long Play. Some attendees pitched deals. Others debated the future of work.
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AI hyperscalers are expected to finish the year spending a whopping $828 billion on capex
Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and SpaceX each reported increased capex for Q3, with no signs of slowing down for 2027 amid the AI buildout.
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WeWork CEO explains how a dress code and RTO flexibility helped change the culture at the once-troubled company
John Santora took the helm of the company in 2024, shortly after it emerged from bankruptcy. Two years later, WeWork is making money.
Amazon CEO sees AI spending 'meaningfully' higher in 2027
Amazon will spend meaningfully more than $220 billion on AI infrastructure in 2027 even as free cash flow sinks.
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Barry Diller has a plan for monetizing legacy media in the AI age
As part of Business Insider's The Long Play, media executive Barry Diller shared his thoughts on what successful businesses require.
Many voters say AI data centers will shape their midterm vote — but it’s not their top concern
Many Americans are not happy about AI data centers and say they plan to vote accordingly.
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Meta took down its ad touting Muse's ability to 'see who unfollowed you' on Instagram. Very interesting…
Instagram doesn't want you to easily see who unfollowed you. Muse is more than happy to do it.
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Mark Cuban says communities are falling victim to 'contractual terrorism' in data center deals
Mark Cuban said many communities have been "really dumb" in data center deal negotiations, adding they've fallen for "contractual terrorism."
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Three questions that reveal whether your company controls its AI
AI dependency, control, and value are crucial for businesses, says ZS's Mahmood Majeed. Companies must manage AI to drive measurable success.
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Cornell professor says mathematicians need 'rizz' in the AI era
Mathematicians need to develop their oft-neglected social skills as AI does the solving legwork, a top professor at Cornell said.
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Inside Microsoft, a powerful new AI executive is shaking up some of the company's most important businesses
Microsoft's head of the Copilot platform, AI agents, and now Office is making good on his promise to reshape how his teams work.
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Scott Bessent says neocloud debt isn't problematic at all
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said AI-related debt was contained to a small part of the AI ecosystem, and he wasn't concerned..
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Google has a plan to keep ads alive even when AI agents do the shopping
Google said that AI agents can automate shopping, but users will still want choices.
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Shopify CEO turned his wine cellar into an AI rack — and uses it to find his most stressful meetings
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke runs a personal AI assistant in his wine cellar that uses his Fitbit data to identify his most stressful meetings.
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Microsoft cuts capex forecast on AI capacity delays
CFO Amy Hood cited delays in third-party capacity as Wall Street scrutinizes returns on AI spending.
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Google's Search revenue miss raises a big existential question
In its Q3 earnings, Google said its AI investments are leading to more searches than ever, yet it's not making money at the same rate.
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Google is aware its AI sometimes won't answer who won the 2020 election: 'We're fixing the issue'
Users documented how Google's AI Mode tried to avoid giving a straight answer when asked who won the 2020 US presidential election.
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Microsoft expects 5% or fewer eligible employees to take its big buyout
Microsoft is offering a buyout to about a quarter of its workforce. The company expects "very few people" to accept, a CFO memo said.
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Google's AI chip business is getting harder for Nvidia to ignore
A blockbuster deal with Oracle and new numbers from Anthropic point to a TPU-shaped headache for Nvidia.
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AI coding startup Cognition is weighing a new funding round at a $70 billion to $80 billion valuation
The potential jump in valuation and investor interest underscores the frenzy around AI coding.
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Anthropic manager says the 'coding interview is dead' — here's his advice for junior developers
Felix Rieseberg says AI has made coding tests obsolete. He urged junior engineers to instead show business impact through focused prototypes.
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Home Depot wants your AI agent to show some ID first
Home Depot's chief information officer told Business Insider the retailer needs AI agents to self-identity and verify they're acting on your behalf.
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A tech founder says he was 'pretty wrong' about lean teams in the AI era
Yasser Elsaid, Chatbase CEO, says his startup is doubling its 40-person team because he believes AI still needs humans to build great products.
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We went inside Amazon's robot-powered warehouse to see if machines are taking jobs. What we found surprised us.
Inside Amazon's robotic warehouse in Tracy, California, workers explain how automation is transforming their jobs.
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Amazon tells software engineers what really matters as AI ushers in the era of the 'Renaissance Developer'
Amazon's new software engineering guidelines warn against chasing AI usage metrics and emphasize business results over token consumption.
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The secret succession rankings that Anthropic shareholders will never see (unless the company is ordered)
Seven of Anthropic's cofounders can confidentially list up to 10 successors who would inherit their power in a special LLC with voting control.
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An 11-person startup raised $40 million to challenge robotics' data-hungry giants
Machenta, founded by Imperial College London researchers, raised $40 million to build AI that teaches robots new tasks from one demonstration.
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Intel CEO leads a $30 million bet on a startup aiming to unite hundreds of neoclouds. Read its pitch deck.
Backed by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's VC firm, Hyperbolic raised $30 million to make it easier for companies to rent compute across different AI clouds.
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An AI safety leader says he stopped saving for retirement because he believes AI will kill us all in the next 10 years
Nate Soares says he stopped saving for retirement because he sees a better-than-50% chance of AI-driven human extinction within 10 years.
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What smart people are saying about Anthropic's IPO paperwork
Investors and tech onlookers react to Anthropic's IPO, from its soaring revenue and massive compute commitments to questions about its operations.
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This AI startup raised $300 million to build digital versions of consumers
Simile raised $300 million at a $2 billion valuation to build AI digital doubles that predict how shoppers might react to products and marketing.
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Anthropic's IPO filing answers one of the biggest questions about the AI boom: Can AI labs actually make money?
Anthropic's IPO filing shows AI can be profitable at scale. An analyst estimates its revenue per employee outpaces Meta and Google.
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Here's what Microsoft's buyout offers actually include
Microsoft announced buyouts for 60,000 employees, with individualized offers based on level, location, and tenure.
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I ran Anthropic's 335-page IPO filing through an AI-writing detector. Well, well, well…
Is it bad if Anthropic didn't rely heavily on Claude to write its IPO paperwork — or is this an example of when the stakes are too high to rely on AI?
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Anthropic's S-1 paperwork reveals the stunning finances behind its meteoric rise ahead of its IPO
Anthropic, the company behind Claude, filed its public S-1 paperwork, setting the stage for an enormous IPO and shedding light on its finances.
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Here's how insanely rich Anthropic's IPO is about to make its 7 cofounders
Anthropic's IPO paperwork shows its seven cofounders are sitting on enormous stakes in one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley history.
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Anthropic wants it both ways: public money and private control
Dario Amodei and his cofounders will be happy to sell you shares in their AI giant. But you won't get a voice in the way they run their company.
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