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Anthropic vs. the Pentagon, the SaaSpocalypse, and why competitions is good, actually

The Pentagon has officially designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the two failed to agree on how much control the military should have over its AI models, including its use in autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. As Anthropic’s $200 million contract fell ap ...  Show more

How PopSockets broke the VC-backed consumer hardware mold

Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later, PopSockets has proven that the bootstrapped, low-dilution path more viable than the industry gives it credit for. The global consume ...  Show more

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