Podcast Episodes

Perplexity’s bid for Google Chrome could be just the beginning

Perplexity, the AI search startup that hasn't even cracked 100 million monthly users, just made a $34.5 billion cash offer to buy Chrome from Google.

The unsolicited bid comes as the DOJ prepares its…

Published on 1 month ago

All Raise CEO says VC’s smartest firms are betting on diverse leadership

Women are making real progress in venture capital, according to a new report from the nonprofit All Raise. The percentage of women and nonbinary partners at top firms has doubled in recent years, eve…

Published on 1 month ago

OpenAI just made an offer the government can't refuse

OpenAI is making a serious play for the federal government. The company just announced a deal that gives U.S. agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise for just $1 per year. Yes, really. It’s part of a n…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Figma's IPO success is 'a little bit of a meme stock,' says Sapphire Ventures' Jai Das

Figma managed something rare in today's market: it stayed independent, survived a failed Adobe acquisition, and went public on its own terms. But its post-IPO performance tells a more complex story a…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

From Meta’s massive offers to Anthropic’s massive valuation, does AI have a ceiling?

Meta is still going all-in on the AI talent war, with Mark Zuckerberg reportedly reaching out to top recruits himself, throwing around jaw-dropping compensation packages that top $1 billion over mult…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Who really benefits from the AI boom?

If you've been hearing about Trump's AI Action Plan and wondering who it actually benefits, you're not alone.

On today's episode of Equity, Rebecca Bellan caught up with Amba Kak and Dr. Sarah Myers …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Should Silicon Valley celebrate Trump's AI plans?

The big AI companies seem to be in a celebratory mood after President Donald Trump unveiled his AI Action Plan — not surprising, perhaps, since the plan was shaped by Trump's Silicon Valley allies.

T…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI’s talent arms race is starting to look like pro sports

AI is entering a new phase where access to top talent is becoming as important as, if not more important than, compute or data. The market for AI researchers is so overheated, it’s starting to look a…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

OpenAI, Thinking Machines Lab, and the built-in chaos of a $2B seed round

OpenAI’s former chief technology officer, Mira Murati, just raised one of the largest seed rounds in history. Murati secured $2 billion in that seed round for Thinking Machines Lab — a startup so ear…

Published on 2 months ago

Hugging Face’s co-founder on bringing open-source AI to life with cute robots

Hugging Face’s new AI robot, the Reachy Mini, has already racked up $1 million in sales just five days after launch. But the company isn’t trying to build a chore-doing humanoid just yet. Instead, Hu…

Published on 2 months ago