2026-08-31
Andreessen Horowitz Expands Fifth Growth Fund to $8.5B
Andreessen Horowitz said on August 31, 2026 that its Growth practice has closed additional capital, bringing the firm's fifth Growth fund to a total of $8.5 billion. The firm disclosed the expansion in a post co-authored by David George, the general partner who leads its Growth investing team, and Raghu Raghuram, a managing partner and general partner on the Growth and Infrastructure investin [...]
2026-08-31
The digital legacy problem: what happens to the people behind the memories?
The Pew Research Center’s 2025 survey found that 84% of U.S. adults use YouTube, 71% use Facebook, and 50% use Instagram, illustrating how deeply everyday expression has moved onto digital platforms. The Library of Congress explains that digital materials can be harder to preserve than physical materials because access depends on changing technologies, formats, and […]<br /> This story c [...]
2026-08-31
Instagram admits users often can't tell AI profiles from real people
Instagram is replacing its "AI creator" tag with a new "AI-generated profile" label because users can't tell AI profiles from real people. Singularity, defined by Instagram user competence. Profiles without the label get their reach and recommendations throttled. As recently as late 2024, Meta was still planning a coexistence of AI characters and humans on the platform.< [...]