Mission Everywhere

Ina Fried / Axios : Sources: Meta is preparing to release the first AI models developed under Alexandr Wang, with plans to offer versions of those models via an open source license   —  Meta is preparing to release the first new AI models developed under Alexandr Wang, with plans to eventually offer versions … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/FxncYA5

Chris Brady quit his corporate job to sell pizza. Courtesy of Chris Brady Chris Brady was 25 when he quit his corporate sales job to start a mobile pizza business. He and his business partner sold pizza out of a 1967 baby blue Chevy truck around Washington, DC. Since then, he's franchised Timber Pizza Co. and has nine locations and five mobile pizza ovens. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Brady, founder and president of Timber Pizza Co . It has been edited for length and clarity. By the time I started my second job in tech sales in my early 20s, I knew I had no desire to keep working in the corporate world and wanted to do something on my own. My coworker Andrew Dana also felt the same way, so we'd brainstorm different business ideas over lunch. I had a lightbulb moment while talking to a potential client. I was selling catering and wedding venue advertising and called on a pizza company . The owner started telling me more about his mobil...

Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI : Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices   —  AI isn't the only thing behind Medvi  —  On Thursday, The New York Times published a thing  —  and it went viral, declared as a victory for AI: from Techmeme https://ift.tt/dwB1QE3

I tried the Prestige Suite 2.0 business-class cabin on my Korean Air flight from Seoul to Bangkok. Amber Gibson I flew with Korean Air and spent a few hours in business class in the Prestige Suites 2.0. My seat felt spacious, and I liked that it had walls around it. The food was great, too. I wish my flight came with complimentary WiFi. Otherwise, it was pretty great. I recently chose Korean Air for a business-class flight from Chicago to Bangkok because it was the most convenient and affordable option. The round-trip ticket cost $5,468. Since there are no direct flights from the US to Bangkok, I had to connect somewhere in Asia, which turned out to be a bonus. It gave me the chance to try Korean Air for the first time and compare its two different business-class cabins . On the shorter leg from Seoul to Bangkok, I flew in the newer Prestige Suites 2.0. This flight offered me more privacy than I expected. Amber Gibson Compared to Korean Air's older 2-3-2 busine...

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk : Drift details how suspected North Korean attackers stole $270M posing as a quant trading firm in a 6+ month operation with in-person meetings and a $1M+ deposit   —  Attackers posed as a trading firm, met Drift contributors in person across multiple countries, deposited $1 million of their own capital … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/dwsRbWn

Kate Clark / Wall Street Journal : VCs are covering expenses like rent for young college dropouts founding AI startups; Antler: average AI unicorn founder age fell from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024   —  Venture capitalists are stepping in to cover expenses like rent while dropouts from Harvard to Stanford chase their startup dreams from Techmeme https://ift.tt/yKG7AqI