Chobani CEO Says He Slept On the Factory Floor in the Company’s First 5 Years: ‘You’ve Got to Make Those Kinds of Commitments’
Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, 53, joins other chief executives like Elon Musk, 54, who slept in their company’s factories.
Building a high performance data and AI organization (2nd edition)
Four years is a lifetime when it comes to artificial intelligence. Since the first edition of this study was published in 2021, AI’s capabilities have been advancing at speed, and the advances have not slowed since generative AI’s breakthrough. For example, multimodality— the ability to process information not only as text but also as audio,…
Etsy names former head of Depop, Kruti Patel Goyal, as its new CEO
Kruti Patel Goyal is replacing Etsy’s long-time CEO, Josh Silverman, who is stepping down by the end of the year.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Day 3
This is the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Register here to get a 50% discount and don’t miss out on innovation and scaling. Disrupt won’ come back for another year.
US signs collaboration agreements with Japan and South Korea for AI, chips and biotech
The U.S. inked Technology Prosperity Deals (TPD) with Japan and South Korea with an eye towards spurring collaboration on AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotech, space, 6G and other technologies.
The Download: Boosting AI’s memory, and data centers’ unhappy neighbors
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI’s ability to remember The news: An AI model released by Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI’s ability…
Why Entrepreneurs are Turning to Refurbished MacBook Pros for Efficiency
You get premium specs and professional performance for $1,570 off.
Grammarly rebrands to ‘Superhuman,’ launches a new AI assistant
Grammarly is renaming itself as Superhuman, after acquiring Superhuman email client in July
YouTube looks to improve its TV app with QR codes for shopping, AI-powered upscaling
Key updates include the introduction of QR codes that let you identify and shop for items in tagged videos, AI-powered upscaling, and improved search.
Character AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids
After facing lawsuits and public outcry following the suicides of two teenagers, Character.AI says it’s making changes to its platform to protect children, changes that could affect the startup’s bottom line.
Phia’s founders on how AI is changing online shopping
Phia founders, Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, are building an AI assistant that aims to help you shop, and save.