DEI? It’s more about ‘common decency,’ but Silicon Valley seems to be saying ‘no thanks’

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I just came off recording an episode of Equity, where I learned about the newest wave of stupidity. The tech industry’s DEI allergy has hit a new low, as Silicon Valley leaders are once again waving their “meritocracy” banners high and wide. Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang has decided that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are passé — and replaced them with his shiny new acronym MEI: merit, excellence, and intelligence. I cringed so hard I’m going to need a chiropractor. Devamını Oku

Kleiner Perkins announces $2 billion in fresh capital, demonstrating that established firms can still secure substantial funding

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Many VC firms are struggling to attract new capital from their own backers amid a tepid IPO environment. Devamını Oku

Android’s upcoming ‘Collections’ feature aims to drive users back to their apps

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Google’s plan to promote Android apps outside its Play Store is starting to shape up, as a new feature called “Collections” reveals a way that users will be able to keep up with their apps from their Android home screen. At this year’s Google I/O developer conference, the company presented developers with tools to re-engage users with the apps they already have installed on their devices. However, the company at the time didn’t detail what this surface would look like, only focusing on the software development kit (SDK) that developers could access to integrate with the new offering. Devamını Oku