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Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Ashton Kutcher sparks concern with bandaged arm on vacation with Mila Kunis for 10th wedding anniversary
Ashton Kutcher sparked concern wearing a wrist guard while boarding a yacht called Eminence alongside his second wife Mila Kunis during their 10th wedding anniversary trip to Venice, Italy on Thursday. The 47-year-old venture capitalist sported a white-patterned short-sleeve button-up, orange shorts, white slip-on shoes, and a navy-blue baseball cap for their cruise. Ashton's (born Christopher) wrist guard could be a result of injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, or his autoimmune condition vasculitis - which he said he 'fully recovered' from in 2022. The Family Guy actress - turning 42 next month - looked leggy in a classic white T-shirt French-tucked into Daisy Duke cut-off shorts. Mila (born Milena) also wore dark sunglasses as sipped on an icy beverage while taking in the Venetian view. Last month, Kutcher share a bizarre tweet declaring Kunis his 'celebrity match' writing: 'Honestly, she's a great fit.' The Sound Ventures general partner - who boasts 15.9M X followers - then proceeded to use AI to outline their vibe compatibility, intellect/humor, and social/cultural fluidity. 'If I were casting the movie version of your life, Mila Kunis would 100% be on the shortlist to play your partner,' the AI text read on June 9. 'She matches the tone - smart, loyal, warm, unfiltered, and fiercely independent with a twinkle in the eye.' The Hollywood couple were joined on their romantic getaway by a large entourage, which appeared to include the Golden Globe-nominated actress' parents Mark and Elvira. Ashton and Mila originally began dating in 2012 after getting to know each other on the set of Fox sitcom That '70s Show, which aired from 1998-2006. Kutcher and Kunis are proud parents of 10-year-old daughter Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher and eight-year-old son Dimitri Portwood Kutcher, but they were not pictured on the fancy boat. The Goodrich producer-star changed into a summery floral frock and flip-flop sandals while fanning herself in the balmy 85F-degree heat. In 2023, the showbiz pair faced substantial backlash over penning letters requesting leniency from the judge overseeing their former That '70s Show co-star Danny Masterson's 30-year rape sentence. And last year, Ashton faced backlash over his early aughts friendship with Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who's incarcerated at MDC Brooklyn's Special Housing Unit ahead of his October 3 sentencing for two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution. The Family Guy actress - turning 42 next month - looked leggy in a classic white T-shirt French-tucked into Daisy Duke cut-off shorts Mila (born Milena) also wore dark sunglasses as sipped on an icy beverage while taking in the Venetian view Last month, Kutcher share a bizarre tweet declaring Kunis his 'celebrity match' writing: 'Honestly, she's a great fit' The Sound Ventures general partner - who boasts 15.9M X followers - then proceeded to use AI to outline their vibe compatibility, intellect/humor, and social/cultural fluidity Kutcher and Kunis are proud parents of 10-year-old daughter Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher and eight-year-old son Dimitri Portwood Kutcher, but they were not pictured on the fancy boat The Goodrich producer-star changed into a summery floral frock and flip-flop sandals while fanning herself in the balmy 85F-degree heat When Diddy was arrested last September, a 2019 clip of Kutcher on Hot Ones resurfaced where host Sean Evans asked him for a wild party story and he responded: 'I got a lot I can't tell' The Punk'd co-creator's rep told The Mirror US on Thursday that he is not under any investigation and he had 'no involvement and no knowledge' of any criminal activity connected to the rap mogul However, the jury of eight men and four women found the disgraced 55-year-old not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges on Wednesday. When Diddy was arrested last September, a 2019 clip of Kutcher on Hot Ones resurfaced where host Sean Evans asked him for a wild party story and he responded: 'I got a lot I can't tell.' The Punk'd co-creator's rep told The Mirror US on Thursday that he is not under any investigation and he had 'no involvement and no knowledge' of any criminal activity connected to the rap mogul. Ashton is set to make his acting comeback as a tech billionaire in Ryan Murphy and Matt Hodgson's 10-episode adaptation of the 2016 graphic novel The Beauty - coming soon to FX - alongside Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, and Rebecca Hall. Mila currently voices angsty teen-turned-lifeguard Meg Griffin in the 23rd season of Seth MacFarlane's animated sitcom Family Guy, which airs Thursdays on Fox. Kunis joined the Knives Out universe with her role as police chief Geraldine Scott in Rian Johnson's three-quel Wake Up Dead Man - premiering December 12 on Netflix - alongside Daniel Craig, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner, and Kerry Washington. The Ukrainian-born beauty originally came to the States, age 7, on a religious refugee visa.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Landbase Raises $30 Million Series A to Help Businesses Find Their Next Customer
Co-led by Picus Capital and Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures, the round will accelerate Landbase's expansion — bringing its AI go-to-market platform to more businesses looking to launch sales and marketing campaigns in minutes, not months SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Landbase, the agentic AI company transforming how businesses grow, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Sound Ventures — the AI-focused fund co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary — and returning investor Picus Capital. The raise also included strong participation from other existing backers, including 8VC, A*, Firstminute Capital and TheGP, underscoring continued conviction in Landbase's growth and mission. The new funding will support Landbase's continued investment in GTM-1 Omni, its proprietary domain-specific AI model, and accelerate its mission to make go-to-market (GTM) faster, cheaper and better for every B2B business. Landbase helps B2B companies find their next customer by generating highly personalized sales campaigns using predictive intelligence. With just a prompt, businesses can target the right audience, create tailored messages optimized to close and launch campaigns across channels. "We've seen real momentum because the challenge is universal — every business needs to grow, but most don't have an easy way to start," said Daniel Saks, co-founder and CEO of Landbase. "Landbase gives teams a simple, fast way to find their next customer. With this funding, we're excited to bring that capability to even more businesses looking to scale smarter." Landbase was founded by seasoned entrepreneurs including Saks, co-founder and former co-CEO of unicorn AppDirect; Emily Zhang, founding Chief Product Officer at unicorn OysterHR; and Hua Gao, founding Chief Data Scientist of Sequoia & Lightspeed-backed Everstring, which was acquired by ZoomInfo. The company is powered by a high-density team of builders, including Stanford grads, PhDs, GTM leaders and over one-third of employees who have previously founded companies. Landbase has experienced 825% revenue growth since the beginning of the year, scaling to 150 paid customers since launch. By optimizing targeting and messaging through reinforcement learning, GTM-1 Omni delivers a 4–7x conversion uplift compared to manual, human-built campaigns. Since debuting its new Campaign Feed in April, Landbase has reduced average campaign launch times from 14 days to just minutes. Before Landbase, teams often spent months coordinating across tools; now, powered by GTM-1 Omni and agentic AI, they can launch hyper-targeted, omnichannel campaigns nearly instantly. With a track record of spotting and backing generational hits — from producing entertainment icons to investing early in Airbnb, Uber, OpenAI and Anthropic — Sound Ventures sees Landbase as the next category-defining platform in the emerging AI GTM space. "Landbase makes one of the hardest parts of building a business feel simple," said Guy Oseary, Co-Founder of Sound Ventures. "They're not just solving outbound — they're building the foundational platform for how modern companies grow." Just as 2025 has seen the rise of vibe coding tools to democratize engineering for non-coders, Landbase is pioneering a similar vibe AI experience for GTM — calling it VibeGTM. To make this experience accessible to every business, Landbase is now available to preview for free, allowing any company to find their ideal customers and tailor the perfect message. Try it now at About Landbase Landbase is an agentic AI company that intelligently automates go-to-market workflows for businesses. Landbase has trained the GTM-1 Omni model on billions of data points, enabling organizations to launch highly relevant, omnichannel campaigns with minimal manual input. By combining machine intelligence with top human performance, the Landbase platform empowers businesses to scale their lead generation efforts autonomously, delivering proven success in improving conversion rates while lowering total cost of ownership. View source version on Contacts Media Contacts Janine Waldpr@ Nick Yacenkoprforlandbase@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
12-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Landbase Raises $30 Million Series A to Help Businesses Find Their Next Customer
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Landbase, the agentic AI company transforming how businesses grow, today announced it has raised $30 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Sound Ventures — the AI-focused fund co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary — and returning investor Picus Capital. The raise also included strong participation from other existing backers, including 8VC, A*, Firstminute Capital and TheGP, underscoring continued conviction in Landbase's growth and mission. 'We've seen real momentum because the challenge is universal — every business needs to grow, but most don't have an easy way to start,' said Daniel Saks, co-founder and CEO of Landbase. Share The new funding will support Landbase's continued investment in GTM-1 Omni, its proprietary domain-specific AI model, and accelerate its mission to make go-to-market (GTM) faster, cheaper and better for every B2B business. Landbase helps B2B companies find their next customer by generating highly personalized sales campaigns using predictive intelligence. With just a prompt, businesses can target the right audience, create tailored messages optimized to close and launch campaigns across channels. 'We've seen real momentum because the challenge is universal — every business needs to grow, but most don't have an easy way to start,' said Daniel Saks, co-founder and CEO of Landbase. 'Landbase gives teams a simple, fast way to find their next customer. With this funding, we're excited to bring that capability to even more businesses looking to scale smarter.' Landbase was founded by seasoned entrepreneurs including Saks, co-founder and former co-CEO of unicorn AppDirect; Emily Zhang, founding Chief Product Officer at unicorn OysterHR; and Hua Gao, founding Chief Data Scientist of Sequoia & Lightspeed-backed Everstring, which was acquired by ZoomInfo. The company is powered by a high-density team of builders, including Stanford grads, PhDs, GTM leaders and over one-third of employees who have previously founded companies. Landbase has experienced 825% revenue growth since the beginning of the year, scaling to 150 paid customers since launch. By optimizing targeting and messaging through reinforcement learning, GTM-1 Omni delivers a 4–7x conversion uplift compared to manual, human-built campaigns. Since debuting its new Campaign Feed in April, Landbase has reduced average campaign launch times from 14 days to just minutes. Before Landbase, teams often spent months coordinating across tools; now, powered by GTM-1 Omni and agentic AI, they can launch hyper-targeted, omnichannel campaigns nearly instantly. With a track record of spotting and backing generational hits — from producing entertainment icons to investing early in Airbnb, Uber, OpenAI and Anthropic — Sound Ventures sees Landbase as the next category-defining platform in the emerging AI GTM space. 'Landbase makes one of the hardest parts of building a business feel simple,' said Guy Oseary, Co-Founder of Sound Ventures. 'They're not just solving outbound — they're building the foundational platform for how modern companies grow.' Just as 2025 has seen the rise of vibe coding tools to democratize engineering for non-coders, Landbase is pioneering a similar vibe AI experience for GTM — calling it VibeGTM. To make this experience accessible to every business, Landbase is now available to preview for free, allowing any company to find their ideal customers and tailor the perfect message. Try it now at About Landbase Landbase is an agentic AI company that intelligently automates go-to-market workflows for businesses. Landbase has trained the GTM-1 Omni model on billions of data points, enabling organizations to launch highly relevant, omnichannel campaigns with minimal manual input. By combining machine intelligence with top human performance, the Landbase platform empowers businesses to scale their lead generation efforts autonomously, delivering proven success in improving conversion rates while lowering total cost of ownership.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dario Amodei
Credit - Ian Allen for TIME As the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei navigates the precipice between technological revolution and ethical obligation. His physics background provides the analytical foundation, while his neuroscience training informs his understanding of intelligence itself—skills perfectly calibrated for our moment of artificial awakening. His heart also plays a profound role in how he architects the future: he is kind, and that matters given the role he's playing in our world. Amodei doesn't just build advanced AI; he designs guardrails for it. While others race to deploy ever more powerful systems, Amodei deliberately applies the brakes, insisting that safety precede capability—a radical position in Silicon Valley's 'move fast and break things' culture. His recent essay 'Machines of Loving Grace' reveals a leader grappling with AI's dual potential for liberation and disruption. This physics Ph.D. can explain quantum uncertainty and apply similar principles to navigating AI's probabilistic future, while maintaining that AI will be in service to a human quest rather than humans being in service to the quest of artificial general intelligence. Amodei's approach resembles a master bridge builder who tests each support beam meticulously before allowing a single traveler to cross—knowing that what's being constructed will be humanity's most consequential crossing yet. Kutcher, an actor and producer, is a co-founder of Sound Ventures, which invests in Anthropic Contact us at letters@
