๐ Markets & Finance Thinking Machines Lab cofounder Lilian Weng steps down, citing startup-related stress and illness Lilian Weng said repeated illness and the pressure of building an AI startup had become physically unsustainable. BU Business Insider Mkt 28 Jul 2026 10 days ago 1 min read Business Insider Mkt โ 28 July 2026 Text: Aโ A+ 29 0 0 ๐๏ธ Listen ๐ Translate ๐ Translate: ๐ฌ๐ง EN ๐ธ๐ฆ AR ๐ต๐ฐ UR ๐ฎ๐ณ HI ๐ซ๐ท FR ๐ช๐ธ ES ๐ฉ๐ช DE ๐น๐ท TR ๐จ๐ณ ZH ๐ท๐บ RU ๐ง๐ท PT โ ๐๏ธ AI Podcast โ Two-Host Discussion Thinking Machines Lab cofounder Lilian Weng steps down, citing startup-related โฆ Kokoro TTS ยท ~5 min episode ยท American English voices โ ๐ค Voice Selectionโผ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A ๐ฅ Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B ๐ฆ Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) ๐๏ธ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking โ Generating podcastโฆ Synthesising speech โ will play automatically when readyโฆ โถ 0:00 / 0:00 1ร Lilian Weng said repeated illness and the pressure of building an AI startup had become physically unsustainable. This report comes from Business Ins Read Full Story at Business Insider Mkt โ Advertisement corporate ai ticker:C ticker:GE React: ๐ฅ0 ๐ฎ0 ๐ข0 ๐ก0 โค๏ธ0 ๐ค0 Read original story at Business Insider Mkt Sources Business Insider Mkt Sponsored Related Stories ๐ Markets & Finance Trump finalizes new tariffs on dozens of countries Business Insider Mkt ยท 14 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance Little Movement Seen For Thai Stock Market Nasdaq News ยท 14 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance Higher Open Called For Indonesia Stock Market Nasdaq News ยท 9 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance Ethereum Foundation adds SEAL 911 co-founder to board as privacy focus grows CoinTelegraph ยท 8 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance Investors withdraw $475 million from American Bitcoin ETFs, market confidence falters. Bitcoin Magazine ยท 11 days ago ๐ Markets & Finance American Airlines Cut Its Full-Year Guidance. The Stock Rose 6.8% the Next Day. Nasdaq News ยท 11 days ago