Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake, says that he wouldn’t be successful without insane ambition and taking opportunities he didn’t think he was qualified for.

Linkedin co-founder Reid Hoffman has launched a startup with the intention of using AI to fuel drug discovery. He is partnering with author, physician and scientist, Siddhartha Mukherjee, who famously penned The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.

In January, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta’s nine-year-old fact-checking system, which relied in part on third-party organizations, would come to an end. The tech company is instead set to adopt a “community notes” model reminiscent of what is used by Elon Musk ’s X, which relies on users instead of experts to flag misinformation.

Cherryrock Capital, founded by ex-TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot, announced Wednesday the closing of its $172 million Fund I with an all-star limited partner list that includes JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, MassMutual, Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, Reid Hoffman, Mellody Hobson, and Sheryl Sandberg.

The role will see Mr Hoffman interact with LSE students and faculty and participate in events including discussions and workshops during his visits to London.