Alphabet in talks to make an offer for HubSpot, Uber Eats rolls out delivery services with Waymo's self-driving cars

Top News

Alphabet has been talking to its advisers about making an offer for HubSpot, an online marketing company with a $32B market value. - Link

Uber Eats rolls out delivery services with Waymo's self-driving cars in the Phoenix area, Uber's seventh site with autonomous deliveries and first with Waymo. - Link

Cohere releases Command R+, a new business-focused model the startup says performs competitively against OpenAI and others on “business-critical” tasks. - Link

Meta is testing giving cash bonuses to creators who post engaging content on Threads, as part of an invite-only program. - Link

Rooms, a 3D design app and ‘cozy game,’ gets a major update as users jump to 250K. - Link

Gelt offers tech-driven tax solutions for business leaders, featuring personal and business tax planning, in-house expertise, and continuous education. Go to joingelt.com/twist for a 15% discount on the first year. Ad

Startup Demo of the Day:

Intellectia.AI is an AI driven stock research platform that gives users the ability to access financial data, analyze & track stock movements, receive top stock recommendations, and create & share research pieces. - Link

Founder University is a 12-week pre-accelerator program run by Jason/LAUNCH for builder founders. We're investing $25k in 20-30 companies from Cohort 7. Apply at founder.university/letsbuild.

This Week in Startups

E1925: Brannin McBee of CoreWeave discusses the transition from cryptocurrency to AI, focusing on the energy efficiency, cost, and future of GPU-based cloud infrastructure. He touches on the dominance of Nvidia, the potential of open source chips, and the impact of AI on industries like search engines, advertising, and e-commerce. - Watch

E1924: Sunny and Jason discuss the economics of query processing and hardware costs, the performance of chatbots including the LMSYS Chatbot Arena, and the evolution of modern answer engines like You.com and Perplexity. - Watch

E1923: Dave McClure, Jordan Stein, and Jason Calacanis join David Weisburd to discuss the impact of Y Combinator's (YC) investment strategy on the startup ecosystem, highlighting their demo days, the strategy behind investing in the YC ecosystem, and the role of secondary funds under current macroeconomic conditions. - Watch

E1922: Hume AI's Alan Cowen discusses the significance of AI in understanding human emotions, detailing the company's Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) and Measurement API designed for real-time analysis of emotions and expressions. He also explores the future impact of emotionally intelligent AI on sectors including customer service and security. - Watch

E1921: Jason hosts a live Q&A session, addressing startup strategies such as investment approaches, the importance of founder prioritization, the decision to raise venture capital, and balancing skepticism with enthusiasm in investments. - Watch

This Week in Startups Paid Partnerships

OpenPhone adds work phone numbers to your existing devices. No new hardware required; all you need is an app. Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months by signing up at openphone.com/twist.

Gusto is a platform for easy online payroll, benefits, and HR built for modern small businesses. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at gusto.com/twist.

Northwest Registered Agent is a business formation service providing expertise and confidence in starting a business. Get a 60% discount on your next LLC setup at northwestregisteredagent.com/twist.