Honda and Astrobotic team up to keep the lights on through the long lunar night
Honda is partnering with Astrobotic to study whether their tech could provide continuous power on the moon.
Achieving operational excellence with AI
Frameworks like Lean Six Sigma and business process management (BPM) first gained traction because they promised clarity in the chaos—a structured way to bring order to messy, sprawling operations. Lean Six Sigma emphasized statistical rigor and quality control; BPM created end-to-end maps of how work should flow across departments. Both offered a repeatable way to…
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This Simple Change Made Us Improve Almost Overnight — and Became a Huge Competitive Advantage
It’s been 10 years since cross-functional teams became a cornerstone of Jotform’s culture, and I can say for certain that it was one of the best decisions I’ve made. Here’s why.
Instagram is testing a Reels-first UI in India and South Korea
Instagram is testing a new Reels-first UI in India and South Korea to give short videos more prominence in the app.
X says will fight Indian court ruling on content takedown system
X said last week’s Indian court ruling allows millions of police officers to issue “arbitrary” content takedown orders.
Former Microsoft execs launch AI agents to end Excel-led finance
Maximor has come out of stealth with a human-in-the-loop agentic platform that does the finance team’s grunt work.
Coming soon: Our 2025 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch
The need to cut emissions and adapt to our warming world is growing more urgent. This year, we’ve seen temperatures reach record highs, as they have nearly every year for the last decade. Climate-fueled natural disasters are affecting communities around the world, costing billions of dollars. That’s why, for the past two years, MIT Technology…
Paid, the AI agent ‘results-based billing’ startup from Manny Medina, raises huge $21M seed
Paid offers an interesting contribution to the AI agentic world: a platform for so-called “results-based” billing.
The AI services transformation may be harder than VCs think
Early warning signs suggest this whole services-industry metamorphosis may be more complicated than VCs anticipate.
Oura CEO talks potential IPO and ‘nonnegotiable’ data privacy
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Oura Health CEO Tom Hale didn’t discuss reports that the company is raising new funding that would value the health-tracking ring maker at nearly $11 billion, but he did talk about whether he has ambitions to take Oura public.
DJI loses lawsuit over classification as Chinese military company
A federal judge has rejected drone maker DJI’s efforts to get off a Department of Defense list of Chinese military companies.