Today is my first day at @theinformation covering all things Nvidia. I'm also now based in San Francisco!
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I really don’t think people are wrapping their heads around the economic (and other) impact of a $2 trillion company going public (vs a $2b company going public) https://t.co/Jsu5i6Rkrp
First @theinformation story on the Nvidia beat—on Nvidia's latest acquisition and what it might mean—with @validapau:
(Anything we missed, or want to chat Nvidia? Please get in touch via [email protected] or phoebe.789 on Signal)
https://t.co/FiroixeeV6
🚨some personal news: i am moving to the job many of you assumed i already had🚨
i am now covering openai for @theinformation! for the next few months i'll be writing a lot about the ipo, but i'm interested longer term in safety, policy and ai culture, inside and outside of sf.
home-battery startup base power is in talks to raise funding at a $12 b valuation in a round led by ribbit capital, per people w knowledge of the deal — a steep increase from its round last fall, which valued the austin-based startup at $4 b.
1/ Thank you @JohnPaczkowski@michaelnoer@schifrin@_IainMartin for editing and feedback on this one. I'm also grateful for my time at @Forbes + for getting to spend my first years in journalism w/such sharp, smart & kind colleagues. More TK soon!
https://t.co/nEw4aC5Gm1
My last magazine story for @Forbes is a deep dive into the #SPV ecosystem. Who's profiting, and how? There's room for ample innovation and ample risk. Why is the space changing so quickly, and what's next?
Would love to know what you think:
https://t.co/nEw4aC5Gm1
A profile of SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, the 83-year-old who co-founded the 50-year-old analytics firm and holds a ~67% stake worth $13.3B, as AI tests SAS' strategy (@_pheebini / Forbes)
(Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
If you're a naturally anxious person, I recommend pursuing a high stress career path where at least you'll be compensated for anxiety you're going to have anyways.
Could a 27-year-old be the answer to America's nuclear power problem?
I wrote a long deep dive on @valaratomics for @theinformation that includes fun quotes like this.
https://t.co/hsyCKa8rVw
After Cerebras’ long-awaited IPO, CEO Andrew Feldman is now a billionaire worth an estimated $3.4 billion. Check out my story, which involves a secret dance floor and Halloween candy from a Nobel Prize winner. https://t.co/avGoYxJ1kp
Scoop with @annatonger: xAI cofounder Igor Babuschkin is in talks to raise up to $1 billion at an up to $5 billion valuation for a new AI startup, sources tell Forbes.
https://t.co/4R0Xwm12JN
My latest for @Forbes is a profile of the grandfather of analytics, SAS' billionaire cofounder Jim Goodnight. He had choice words about the large AI labs, talked about his Hadrosaurus egg from 69 million years ago and discussed his succession plan. (My statistics degree is very happy right now...)
https://t.co/BWN8siepu5