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Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just cemented a $60 billion deal with SpaceX
AI
Cursor’s 25-year-old CEO is a former Google intern who just cemented a $60 billion deal with SpaceX
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 16, 2026
SpaceX went from three consecutive rocket explosions and near-bankruptcy in 2008 to the biggest IPO in history
Startups & Venture
SpaceX went from three consecutive rocket explosions and near-bankruptcy in 2008 to the biggest IPO in history
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 14, 2026
Anthropic grew 80-fold in a single quarter. Now it’s renting Elon Musk’s data center to cope
AI
Anthropic grew 80-fold in a single quarter. Now it’s renting Elon Musk’s data center to cope
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 8, 2026
A Mark Cuban-backed AI startup is helping families turn conversations with their elderly relatives into lasting memories
Startups & Venture
A Mark Cuban-backed AI startup is helping families turn conversations with their elderly relatives into lasting memories
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezApril 25, 2026
Cursor CEO warns vibe coding builds ‘shaky foundations’ and eventually ‘things start to crumble’
AI
Cursor CEO warns vibe coding builds ‘shaky foundations’ and eventually ‘things start to crumble’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 27, 2026
AI may be helping more people start their own businesses, but without many employees
AI
AI may be helping more people start their own businesses, but without many employees
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 22, 2026
Elon Musk admits xAI ‘wasn’t built right’ as only 2 co-founders remain and its biggest AI bet stalls out
AI
Elon Musk admits xAI ‘wasn’t built right’ as only 2 co-founders remain and its biggest AI bet stalls out
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 16, 2026
Ring is one of the largest companies ever to come out of Shark Tank. Its CEO says he prepared for his pitch like an Olympic athlete
Success
Ring is one of the largest companies ever to come out of Shark Tank. Its CEO says he prepared for his pitch like an Olympic athlete
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 7, 2026
As Gen Z swaps dating apps for run clubs, Strava’s CEO says the $2 billion unicorn plans to go public ‘at some point’
Startups & Venture
As Gen Z swaps dating apps for run clubs, Strava’s CEO says the $2 billion unicorn plans to go public ‘at some point’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 3, 2026
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates told him his big bet on OpenAI would be a flop: ‘Yeah, you’re going to burn this billion dollars’
Big Tech
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Bill Gates told him his big bet on OpenAI would be a flop: ‘Yeah, you’re going to burn this billion dollars’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 21, 2026
As billionaires chase immortality, this startup cofounded by a Harvard genetics professor gets FDA approval for the first partial de-aging human trial
Health
As billionaires chase immortality, this startup cofounded by a Harvard genetics professor gets FDA approval for the first partial de-aging human trial
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 30, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says humility is an underrated leadership trait: ‘You cannot show me a task that is beneath me’
Success
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says humility is an underrated leadership trait: ‘You cannot show me a task that is beneath me’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 23, 2025
Hinge’s founder and CEO is stepping down to start a new AI-first dating app
AI
Hinge’s founder and CEO is stepping down to start a new AI-first dating app
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 11, 2025
Sam Altman’s eye-scanning orb startup says employees should only care about work—for the good of humanity—otherwise ‘you should just not be here’
Crypto
Sam Altman’s eye-scanning orb startup says employees should only care about work—for the good of humanity—otherwise ‘you should just not be here’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 21, 2025
Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything
Investing
Why the New York Stock Exchange just crowned a Gen Z billionaire: Shayne Coplan figured out a society that gambles on everything
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 11, 2025
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By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
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As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 1, 2026
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By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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