Last November, Adam D’Angelo found himself at the epicenter of one of the biggest controversies in the tech industry. The board of OpenAI — the $ 80 billion startup leading the AI bandwagon — had abruptly booted its CEO, Sam Altman, only to reinstate him just days later. D’Angelo was on the board that dismissed […]
Jake Bates talks potential NFL interest, dealing with pressure
No player in the United Football League is getting more attention this season than Michigan Panthers kicker, Jake Bates, who is having a campaign for the ages over the first six weeks. Not only is Bates coming off a 5-for-5 performance on Sunday that he put a game-winning bow on, he’s 12-for-14 on field goals […]
Tiger Global-backed Innovaccer in talks to raise $250M in new funding, sources say
Innovaccer, a health tech startup that aggregates patient data across systems and care settings, is in advanced stages of talks with investors to raise as much as $ 250 million in a new financing round, three sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The deliberation for the new funding round is ongoing, and the current […]
MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria talks AI hype and the database evolution as he crosses 10-year mark
A lot has happened since Dev Ittycheria took the reins at MongoDB, the $ 26 billion database company he’s led as president and CEO since September 2014. Ittycheria has taken MongoDB to the cloud, steered it through an IPO, overseen its transition from open source, launched a venture capital arm, and grown the customer base […]
“People In The World Are Very Aggressive To Us” — IVE’s Wonyoung Talks About Hyperscrutiny Of Female Idols
Wonyoung recently talked about an upcoming song that we can look forward to from IVE‘s 2nd EP Switch. | @for_everyoung10/Instagram The song “Blue Heart” lists Wonyoung in the songwriting credits as the writer of the Korean lyrics. Fans are ready to hear what Wonyoung has written, but after a recent sneak peek into the serious […]