Meta Is Reportedly Working on Smart Glasses With a Screen — at a Price Point $1,000 More Than Its Ray-Bans
The glasses will be the first from Meta to have a screen and are poised to be a smartphone alternative.
Roundtables: Brain-Computer Interfaces: From Promise to Product
Recorded on April 23, 2025 Brain-Computer Interfaces: From Promise to Product Speakers: David Rotman, editor at large, and Antonio Regalado, senior editor for biomedicine. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have been crowned the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2025 by MIT Technology Review‘s readers. BCIs are electrodes implanted into the brain to send neural commands to computers, primarily to assist…
April 2025
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions, an Automattic blog post published Wednesday reveals. Ahead of the layoffs, Automattic’s website listed 1744 employees, which means north of 270 people may have lost their jobs. (Automattic […]
The machines are rising — but developers still hold the keys
Rumors of the ongoing death of software development — that it’s being slain by AI — are greatly exaggerated. In reality, software development is at a fork in the road: embracing the (currently) far-off notion of fully automated software development or acknowledging the work of a software developer is much more than just writing lines…
I Was Sick for 7 Days and Realized My Business Wasn’t as Strong as I Thought — Here’s How I’m Fixing It
Being sick for a week forced me to rethink my entire business. Here’s what you can learn from my wake-up call.
Solopreneurship and Freelancing Is Here to Stay — Are You Ready?
A recent report shows that freelancers thrived to the tune of an 8.27% year-over-year revenue growth for the second consecutive year.
Cheap Trick’s Legendary Guitarist Rick Nielsen Invites Fans to Drink — and Invest In — His Award-Winning ROCK’N Vodka
ROCK’N Vodka owners Andy Roiniotis and Rick Nielsen explain how they’ve distilled success in a crowded market.
How to Secure Your Legacy and Preserve Your Wealth for Future Generations
You’ve dedicated your life to ensuring the financial security of your family. However, without proper preparation, your estate may be unnecessarily depleted, undermining the fruits of your work.
AI-Driven Finance: Powering Proactive Decisions
Join us for a free webinar and find out how finance professionals are leaning into AI to unlock smarter, faster, and better strategies.
Epic Games introduces automated 3D tagging to help detect IP violations in Fortnite
Epic Games announced on Wednesday the launch of a Loci integration to assist creators with the labor-intensive process of tagging 3D assets as well as to help detect potential intellectual property (IP) violations. Loci, which uses computer vision models to understand 3D content, automatically tags 3D assets, making content easier to search, share, and discover. […]
Amazon reportedly submits last-minute bid to acquire TikTok
Amazon has submitted a bid to acquire all of TikTok, according to a new report from The New York Times. The last-minute bid comes as TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to shed its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the U.S. However, the parties involved in the deal talks do not appear to […]