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Benchmark’s Gurley on the Gig Economy after Prop. 22 Reversal

Aug.25 — Benchmark Capital’s Bill Gurley speaks to Bloomberg’s Emily Chang about the reversal of California’s Proposition 22 which let gig-economy giants like Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. continue to classify app-based drivers as independent contractors. They also discussed the future of working from home on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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Aug.25 — Benchmark Capital’s Bill Gurley speaks to Bloomberg’s Emily Chang about the reversal of California’s Proposition 22 which let gig-economy giants like Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. continue to classify app-based drivers as independent contractors. They also discussed the future of working from home on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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  1. Roma

    August 26, 2021 at 12:45 am

    just pay more per mile and per minute, no one wants to pick drunk person for $3-$5

  2. Josh Pitts

    August 26, 2021 at 1:15 am

    DoorDash exploits human capital and can’t even do that profitably. Anyone who says otherwise has never worked for them or done a break even analysis. Go try it, I dare you.

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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…

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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 of category-defining AI companies. He joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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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…

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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 being debated in Washington is if those efforts require government involvement or changes to antitrust rules. They join Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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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…

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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 Mueller discusses the company’s $308 million Series D extension and the future of the space mobility economy.

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