Signal's Meredith Whittaker discusses Telegram dispute: Mike Butcher interviewed Meredith Whittaker, president of the secure messaging app Signal, covering topics like a recent controversy around Telegram's security versus Signal's ("we have created the gold standard encryption technology") and the aforementioned OpenAI shenanigans ("the culture is dorm room high jinks"). Read more
Synapse collapse threatens fintech industry: Mary Ann Azevedo examines the bankruptcy of a16z-backed banking-as-a-service company Synapse. The company had hoped to sell its assets, but any potential deal appears to have fallen apart, leaving the fintech companies that worked with Synapse in the lurch, along with their individual customers. Read more
These companies aren't going public in 2024: While this year is looking to be better than 2023 for tech startups going public, there's still a number of high-profile companies that seem likely to wait a bit longer, based on recent funding or executives' statements. Rebecca Szkutak rounds them up. Read more
Meet more notable women in AI: Dominic-Madori Davis and Kyle Wiggers continue their interviews with the smartest women working in AI, including researcher Chinasa T. Okolo, AI Now managing director Sarah Myers West, and EqualAI CEO Miriam Vogel.
