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Musk’s Grok goes open-source and Reddit updates its IPO filing tcrn.ch/43jVS3i

New details on an unusual aspect within Inflection's next chapter. Investors have been promised they're going to be made whole (and then some) as part but will also retain existing stakes after the payout. w/ aaron holmes theinformation.com/articles/micro…

How to influence senior leaders in a scale-up with people analytics myhrfuture.com/digital-hr-lea… Learn about the #PeopleAnalytics journey at Chetwood and it's positive impact on #HR #Culture #EmployeeExperience via Culture Amp and myHRfuture

How IBM Uses AI to Transform Their HR Strategies myhrfuture.com/digital-hr-lea… CHRO Nickle LaMoreaux joins me to discuss how IBM is infusing #AI into its #HR programs via Worklytics myHRfuture #HRTech #PeopleAnalytics #Culture #EmployeeExperience

And we’re off. Welcome to The Information’s debut Private Capital Conference, spearheaded by Kate Clark & Cory Weinberg

I’m at Salesforce World Tour DC! See you here? Show opens at 9AM, badge pickup is happening now. #SalesforceTour

Google announced its Gemini Code Assist tool at #GoogleCloudNext. It’s part of a larger trend of big tech companies wanting to utilize AI to help write code and other programming tasks. But what does it mean for developers? alex 🏴‍☠️🇺🇸🇺🇦 unpacks it in today’s TechCrunch Minute.

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Scoop: A downturn in hiring has led to the background-screening platform Checkr laying off 382 employees in a 32% reduction in its workforce. techcrunch.com/2024/04/10/che…

Breaking: Rippling is close to closing a Series F that would bring its valuation as high as $13.4 billion, after a fresh injection of $200 million plus $670 million in shares sold to stockholders. techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/hr-…

📊 Founders & investors: startup valuations were HIGH, but cash raised was down in Q1 2024. 🤔

Scoop: Elon Musk’s xAI is nearing a deal to close $6 billion at an $18 billion valuation. Sequoia among investors to participate in the financing event. theinformation.com/articles/musks… w/ R & Margaux MacColl

Lego’s Blueprint for Modern HR: People, Places and Culture myhrfuture.com/digital-hr-lea… @lorenshuster, CHRO at TheLegoGroup joins me on this week's episode to discuss HR transformation via @myhrfuture @worklytics #HR #PeopleAnalytics #Culture #EmployeeExperience

SF & NYC friends 📅 a few upcoming Headline events with rsvp spots still open, hope to see you there! ⬇️

Navigating the Future of Work: AI, Skills, and Trust in the Modern Workforce myhrfuture.com/digital-hr-lea… Kate Bravery and Ilya Bonic of Mercer to talk through the importance of trust as #GenAI and #Skills transform work and #HR via Crunchr myHRfuture #PeopleAnalytics

New w/ Kate Clark: Perplexity is raising around $250 million from investors at a $3 billion valuation. It just confirmed its latest $1 billion valuation *last month* theinformation.com/articles/besse…

New: Y Combinator cuts roles, including senior director of communications theinformation.com/briefings/y-co…

Everyone: “Book your flight on a Tuesday at 3 pm, you’ll get the cheapest tickets!” As an airline veteran, this is a B.S. myth. Timing matters, but not in the way you think. If you've ever felt cheated by sudden price hikes, this is what most airlines don’t want you to know:

This chart from Carta is pretty brutal. Over 40% of 2018-vintage VC funds have not made a single distribution.

📊 Founders & Investors: 2024 YTD funding is at $184.8B with 20K deals. We’re not yet out of the woods. h/t CB Insights State of Venture Report Q3 2024