Why Apple’s slow-and-steady AI bet is starting to look pretty smart
Can Apple’s new AI glow up put to bed accusations that it’s losing an all-important industry race?
The Download: how the World Cup ball will fly and OpenAI’s “super app”
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. Why this year’s World Cup ball may not fly as far Much is new about this month’s FIFA World Cup tournament. It hosts more teams than ever before. It’s the first…
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Mercor’s Brendan Foody calls out Sequoia over ‘dual-pricing’ valuation tricks
Sequoia is just one of the top firms that sells same equity at two different prices.
7 Costly Financial Mistakes That Can Quietly Derail a Growing Startup
From weak bookkeeping and tax missteps to contractor errors and missed incentives, these seven financial mistakes can quietly drain cash, increase risk and slow startup growth before founders even notice.
As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says
Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman’s identify verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.
Apple’s WWDC AI demos looked more real after $250M false ad settlement
The vibe of Apple’s 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand.
Don’t Limit Your Product to 1 Market — Build With Expansion in Mind. Here’s How I Did It.
Most companies build products for the market in front of them. The companies that last build platforms that can expand far beyond it.
8 Hard Truths About Franchising Your Business (Before You Scale Too Soon)
Franchising isn’t just about expanding a business — it’s about transforming one.
Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, the company said Monday in a blog post. The filing comes a little more than week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms. OpenAI, which was last valued at $852 billion post-money, submitted […]
Why Diversification No Longer Works — and What Businesses Should Do Instead
As geopolitical turbulence, tech disruption and global inflation hit industries simultaneously, companies are discovering that diversification may weaken resilience rather than strengthen it.
Apple plays catch-up at WWDC
Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software.