As global AI giants face increasing friction in Washington and Brussels, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has landed in Canberra with a strategic “Plan B.” For Canberra, it is a play for sovereign capability; for Amodei, it is a bid to prove that responsible AI is viable national infrastructure.
The gap between the planet’s two wealthiest people has never been larger heading into the New Year.
Billionaire Jack Dorsey says AI could replace middle managers. After cutting 4,000 jobs at Block, he may already be putting that idea to work.
The record-breaking funding round comes as the AI company reportedly lays the groundwork for going public.
OnlyFans has been a money-printing machine for its secretive billionaire owner Leonid Radvinsky. Investors were puzzled by an obscure debt fund’s pitch to buy him out, until they learned of his terminal cancer diagnosis.
Leveraging Point72 and Blackbird’s backing, Melbourne-founded Heidi evolves its AI-driven health solutions.
Backed by Jeff Bezos, Danny Meyer and other savvy investors, Matias Muchnick’s NotCo has created alternatives for Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, Ferrero and more food giants. And the appetite for change is only growing.
Every year, the Australian economy bleeds an estimated $66.3 billion. It is not lost to supply chain disruptions, regulatory changes, nor market volatility. It is lost to sheer, chronic exhaustion.
Amjad Masad’s Replit allows users to work together like they’re doodling on a white board. It also made him a billionaire along the way.
An Israeli startup let its AI loose in advanced cyber games. It did better than 125,000 humans.