| | FIRST: Grassroots donors helped state Democrats bring home historic victories during the 2022 midterms – flipping four chambers in Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania! THEN: State Democrats won key special elections, flipping a seat in Virginia’s Senate, defending a majority in the Pennsylvania House, and securing the very first toss-up seat of the year in the New Hampshire House. BUT NOW: We’re facing FOUR important special elections in March alone! Election season never stops in state legislative races – and this year, special elections could determine chamber control in key states, so we’re doing everything we can to fight for every last seat. But we can’t win elections without your help, which is why we’re asking you personally: can you rush in a critical donation today? Every dollar will have a huge impact in winning races, so there’s no better time to give than right now. | If you've stored your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will process immediately. |
The future of reproductive health care, climate change, voting rights, and much more are at risk, so we can’t take our foot off the gas now. Gaining more seats in legislatures across the country builds more Democratic power at the state level who will fight to protect democracy, while the alternative is giving far-right Republicans a green light to pass cruel bills. But, it’s up to us to elect more state Democrats in special elections and beyond. There’s no time to waste with only four days left until our next critical special election! Don’t wait: Chip in $7 today to elect state Democrats >> Thanks for being a part of this,
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Thawing of IPO freeze? There’s lots speculation and cautious optimism among founders about which startup will help break through the IPO freeze. Only 14 VC-backed firms have done IPOs this year, the lowest number since 2009. Many more are being acquired. Among those mentioned as the most likely contenders to get CNBC pundits talking tech IPOs are San Francisco-based juggernauts Instacart and Databricks (which is leaning heavy into ML) and Minnesota-based cybersecurity startup Artic Wolf. Others are whispering things about fintechs like Stripe and Plaid. AI detects breast cancer better than humans A group of clinics in Hungary report that since 2021 they’ve used AI to catch 22 cancer cases that were missed by radiologists, with 40 other cases under review. That’s among over 70k screenings done since the pilot launched. The project highlights the potential of AI to help with medical screenings, at a time when many companies struggle to get approval from U.S. regulators. “I’m dreaming about the day when women are going to a breast cancer center and they are asking, ‘Do you have A.I. or not?’” one doctor told the New York Times. Why foreign grads are freaking out Tech industry contraction is causing near-childbirth-level pain for some recent grads. International students on special visas are scrambling to find positions to stay in the U.S. Others are expanding their job hunt to consider companies they might not have targeted in the past. “You need to look at adjacencies. For example, there is a lot of tech at nontech companies,” a Kellogg dean advised. According to new Bloomberg data, the global tech industry shed 137k jobs since October. Amazon cut 18k, Alphabet axed 12k, and Microsoft trimmed 10k positions. Salesforce CEO uses ‘R’ word Tech companies need to adapt to a “new normal” and brace for the worst, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told a podcaster. “The key is that this is not my first recession,” Benioff said. “I went through it in 2001 and 2002. … We went through 2008 and 2009. … And here we are today.” He also called ChatGPT the “ultimate plagiarizer”—a days before his company announced a deal with OpenAI. Ex-Google AI researchers seek best revenge (startup success) A pair of former Google researchers is dusting up drama about the company’s lethargic attitude toward generative AI tools ChatGPT. The researchers say they fought AI chatbot building but got rebuffed; so they left and started their own company. Developed by Elon Musk’s OpenAI, ChatGPT piggybacked on Google’s early AI advances and then integrated into one of Google’s biggest rivals: Microsoft’s Bing. |
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As tech leaders look for ways to engage star talent and create a magnetic environment for unicorns on the job hunt, it’s a good time to think about neurodiversity, say HR experts. About 15% to 20% people worldwide are neurodivergent, an umbrella for variations in mental functions like dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and more. For today’s tech leaders, this presents an opportunity to redesign work processes to be accessible and create psychologically safe spaces where everyone can thrive. |
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- Instacart, Databricks, Arm Could Lead the IPO Market Out of Its Freeze (The Information)
- Using A.I. to Detect Breast Cancer That Doctors Miss (New York Times)
- Tech Layoffs Are Bad News for MBA Grads Seeking Jobs (Bloomberg)
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says nobody saw the market downturn after the ‘best year tech ever had’— but now he’s bracing for a recession (Fortune)
- How Google Became Cautious of AI and Gave Microsoft an Opening (Wall Street Journal)
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What we're reading Ginni Rometty on how to ensure more women work in tech (Economist) Roami takes on Airbnb with creativity, grit and $14M (TechCrunch) David Deutsch: Knowledge Creation and The Human Race (Nav.al) Former FBI cyber agent urges all consumers to demand data privacy action (VentureBeat)
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San Francisco-based mental health platform Wave Life, led by founder Sarah Adler, raised a $6M seed fund led by Santé Ventures to provide employers with new options for employee wellness. Denmark-based Motosumo, an at-home indoor cycling platform led by founder Kresten Juel Jensen, raised a $6M Series A led by Magenta Partners to double its instructors across four continents. Seattle-based mental health screening startup Aiberry, raised $8M in seed funding led by Confluence Capital Group, Inc. to use AI to help detect mental health symptoms. New York-based itselectric, a curbside EV charging company, raised a $2.2M “pre-seed” fund led by Brooklyn Bridge Ventures to expand Level 2 curbside EV charging in cities. Denver-based RenewWest, an based environmental asset developer, raised a $3.2M seed fund led by Aspiration and One Small Planet to optimize carbon storage and credits in rainforests, wetlands, and other wild lands. San Francisco-based Matchday raised a $21M seed fund from Courtside Ventures, Greylock, and others to integrate Web3, sports, and video games with partnerships with FIFA and others. |
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