Bloomberg Technology
Affirm’s Max Levchin Responds to New Competition From Apple
Jul.16 — Affirm CEO Max Levchin discusses Apple’s announcement that they will collaborate with Goldman Sachs and start allowing customers to buy products using Apple Pay and pay off the purchases in installments, which will be in direct competition with his company. He speaks with Emily Chang on “Bloomberg Technology.”
Bloomberg Technology
Bain Capital Ventures Bets $1.6 Billion on AI’s Next Act
Bain Capital Ventures has raised a $1.6 billion fund to back early-stage companies built for what it calls “life after AGI.” Partner Slater Stich discusses where the firm sees opportunities across AI infrastructure, software, robotics and science, why knowledge work could be transformed first, and how BCV identifies founders capable of building the next generation…
Bloomberg Technology
OpenAI, Anthropic Safety Talks Stir Startup Concerns
AI startups are growing concerned that calls from Anthropic and OpenAI to “pace” frontier development could lead to a new regulatory framework shaped by the industry’s biggest players. Bloomberg’s Natasha Mascarenhas and Maggie Eastland discuss the reaction from founders and investors and early talks among OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind on common safety standards. Also…
Bloomberg Technology
Meta CEO Weighs In on AI Safety Debate
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Mark Zuckerberg’s call for AI labs to rely on independent evaluators and advisers to ensure models are safe. Plus, OpenAI is said to be in early talks with investors about a new funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at more than $1.2 trillion, and Impulse Space CEO Tom…
iPhone 18 Pro Max is For the Camera Nerds
Bain Capital Ventures Bets $1.6 Billion on AI’s Next Act
OpenAI, Anthropic Safety Talks Stir Startup Concerns
-
Science & Technology6 years agoNitya Subramanian: Products and Protocol
-
People & Blogs5 years agoSleep Expert Answers Questions From Twitter ???? | Tech Support | WIRED
-
CNET6 years agoWays you can help Black Lives Matter movement (links, orgs, and more) ????????
-
Wired7 years agoHow This Guy Became a World Champion Boomerang Thrower | WIRED
-
Wired7 years agoNeuroscientist Explains ASMR’s Effects on the Brain & The Body | WIRED
-
Wired7 years agoWhy It’s Almost Impossible to Solve a Rubik’s Cube in Under 3 Seconds | WIRED
-
Wired7 years agoFormer FBI Agent Explains How to Read Body Language | Tradecraft | WIRED
-
CNET7 years agoSurface Pro 7 review: Hello, old friend ????
Fred
July 16, 2021 at 11:49 pm
Sell the stock they’re done
3k1ng
July 16, 2021 at 11:51 pm
Sure, let’s teach consumers they can buy stuff with the money they *don’t* have. great question Emily!
Andrew M
July 17, 2021 at 2:19 am
struggled to answer the hard questions
Jack Dye
July 17, 2021 at 8:37 am
CEO saying underwriting for 10 years is his advantage is quite concerning lol. How long has Goldman been underwriting?? I think apples got plenty of time, time is not your advantage. You can see he knows affirms going to 0 and hes looking for the exit
Chandrahas M
July 17, 2021 at 10:28 am
I wish Apple acquires Affirm for some 10-15B USD
Abu Feras Abdullah
July 17, 2021 at 7:57 pm
Apply gonna get ya
Shahar Rozenbloom
July 17, 2021 at 10:33 pm
Apple will hire great Workers from Affirm and Compnies Like That. And there will also pay with 10 Pays every Two Weeks even to iPhone and iPad with Pay Later Tim. Between 2,000$ and less to 10,000$ depand On Budget Credit Card. No interst and Store will pay.
RP G
July 17, 2021 at 11:51 pm
comment section owns puts… they’ve obviously never used AFRM or understand its seemless integration. No need to setup Apple Pay. No need to setup an account. All you need is a phone number. AFRM TO THE MOON!
mrPmj00
July 18, 2021 at 8:06 am
FAANG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft) and Intel, Zoom…
___Disney, Wells Fargo, Boeing, Walgreens, IBM, Chevron for the recovery.
Warren buffet quotes: It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
S GL
July 18, 2021 at 8:18 pm
Apple has a way bigger brand name as well as pockets sad for smaller firms they are getting squeezed out.
Unless they can maintain differentiation in brands for customers.