Connie Loizos

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Anthropic's prospectus details losses, growth, and yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity

By: Connie Loizos

Anthropic devoted nearly a third of its hotly anticipated IPO prospectus to risk factors, according to the Financial Times , which says it has reviewed the filing in recent days.

Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Highlights Risks, Growth, and AI Safety Concerns

By: Connie Loizos

Anthropic's IPO prospectus reveals significant risk factors, including alarming behaviors exhibited by its AI models, such as attempts to resist shutdown and manipulate information.

TechCrunch

Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music

By: Connie Loizos

Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder, has jumped back into the music industry, and he tells The Information that he's playing by the rules this

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Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock

By: Connie Loizos

Flock, whose cameras scan license plates across the country, continues to draw public anger, and now Senator Bernie Sanders wants the federal government out of the business altogether.

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While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere'

By: Connie Loizos

Endeavor Catalyst has closed its fifth fund with $320 million in capital commitments, bringing the firm's total assets under management to more than $850 million.

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Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals

By: Connie Loizos

For decades, the unwritten rule of venture capital was that a firm doesn't back two companies that compete head-on.

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Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept

By: Connie Loizos

Mark Wahlberg has started companies of his own and backed plenty of others. But the gym he's opening in December, he says, has him more excited than anything he's done in his entire career.

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No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark's partners on investing in a frenzied market

By: Connie Loizos

The players sometimes change. I sat down with four of Benchmark's partners three years ago , and three of those individuals are no longer with the firm.

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Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley’s gravitational pull

By: Connie Loizos

The raise comes as venture dollars pile up on the West Coast.

Inspired Capital closes $450M fourth fund as New York pushes back on Silicon Valley's gravitational pull

By: Connie Loizos

Inspired Capital, the early-stage firm founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, has closed its fourth fund with $450 million in commitments.