Blacklane CEO on What Makes It Different from Uber

Blacklane, a provider of premium global chauffeur services, has closed a $36 million Series F funding, with the company seeing a valuation that’s roughly 50% higher than its previous one from 2020. Blacklane CEO Jens Wohltorf joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Technology.” ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube:…

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September 28, 2023

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Blacklane, a provider of premium global chauffeur services, has closed a $36 million Series F funding, with the company seeing a valuation that’s roughly 50% higher than its previous one from 2020. Blacklane CEO Jens Wohltorf joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Technology.”
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How Apple’s Lawsuit Could Stall OpenAI’s Hardware Plans

Injunctions, restraining orders, delays. The Equity Podcast crew breaks down how Apple’s trade secret lawsuit could throw a wrench in OpenAI’s hardware ambitions.

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July 17, 2026

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Injunctions, restraining orders, delays.

The Equity Podcast crew breaks down how Apple’s trade secret lawsuit could throw a wrench in OpenAI’s hardware ambitions.

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China’s Moonshot, Netflix’s Slump & Greylock’s $1.5B Bet | Bloomberg Tech 7/17/2026

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow looks at Chinese startup Moonshot’s latest model, which it says can compete with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic. Plus, Netflix shares tumble after the streaming giant warns of slowing sales growth for a second straight quarter. And, Greylock, one of the oldest venture firms, just raised $1.5 billion for its 18th…

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How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans | Equity Podcast

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response so far has been carefully hedged, and the…

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July 17, 2026

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On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O’Kane dig into what the lawsuit could mean for OpenAI’s own hardware ambitions and IPO timeline, plus a bigger theme running through the week’s news: how much should anyone trust AI companies with their data?
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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:40 Would you want Sam Altman listening to you?

01:53 Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets

13:24 Satya Nadella’s warning: “you’re paying twice” with your data

19:03 Open source vs. going deeper with AI labs

24:52 General Catalyst gives David Beckham’s health drink startup $1B

30:05 Ex-OpenAI researcher raises $200M for drug discovery startup

32:58 Outro