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DeepSeek has reportedly told existing backers it is pausing fundraising after viral online posts circulated about founder Liang’s comments to investors during the company’s first financing. The pause is tied in part to Liang’s frustration with how those remarks were reported and amplified online.
11:32 AMFortuneJoe Spector, a Hims cofounder, replaced his marketing function with AI and is now building a 24/7 online veterinary service. The business is reporting roughly 20% month-over-month growth as it scales tele-vet care.
9:32 AMFortuneStartups are placing small computing systems in homes to run data-center workloads on underused residential electrical capacity. Span, working with Nvidia and homebuilder PulteGroup, is positioning houses as distributed nodes for compute.
9:08 AMFortuneSummary
DeepSeek has reportedly told existing backers it is pausing fundraising after viral online posts circulated about founder Liang’s comments to investors during the company’s first financing. The pause is tied in part to Liang’s frustration with how those remarks were reported and amplified online.
Why it matters
Fundraising can now be derailed by viral interpretation, pushing founders to prioritize information control and changing how investors assess process risk.
Summary
Joe Spector, a Hims cofounder, replaced his marketing function with AI and is now building a 24/7 online veterinary service. The business is reporting roughly 20% month-over-month growth as it scales tele-vet care.
Why it matters
It signals a near-term shift in how startups staff growth functions and how quickly AI-led teams can scale services in regulated markets.
Summary
Startups are placing small computing systems in homes to run data-center workloads on underused residential electrical capacity. Span, working with Nvidia and homebuilder PulteGroup, is positioning houses as distributed nodes for compute.
Why it matters
Distributed home compute could reshape data-center economics and grid planning by turning residential capacity into a scalable, contractable resource.
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