Waymo Valued at $126B as Co-CEOs Accelerate Robotaxi Expansion Led by co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, Waymo hits a $126 billion valuation while expanding robotaxis across the U.S. and abroad. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
UK A.I. Rising Star Synthesia Hits $4B Valuation With $200M Round Synthesia raised $200 million at a $4 billion valuation to build more lifelike A.I. avatars for corporate training, sales and internal communications. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Bill Gates’ Youngest Daughter Launches A.I. Startup—and Isn’t Calling Dad for Advice Bill Gates’ daughter is taking on e-commerce with a dorm-born A.I. shopping assistant called Phia. By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Hacker Guccifer Targets Silicon Valley, Starting With the AOL Account of Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr By Jessica Roy
Startup News: Ev Williams Hires a Literary Darling and Branch Finally Lets You Bro Out By Myles Tanzer
The Number of Big-Name Female Hires at Kleiner Perkins Since Ellen Pao’s Lawsuit Just Doubled By Kelly Faircloth
Mysteries of Kleiner Perkins: No One Wants to Say How Much Ellen Pao and Other Partners Make By Adrianne Jeffries
Kleiner Perkins ‘Vigorously Denies’ Ellen Pao’s Gender Discrimination Claims By Kelly Faircloth and Jessica Roy