How This $45 Million Golf Startup Lost a Major Sponsor Over a 15-Second Viral Clip: ‘It Was a Huge Mistake’
Good Good spent years building a family-friendly brand. One commercial undid a chunk of goodwill in a matter of days.
The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administration, critics could point out that Musk’s and Luckey’s companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.
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Snoop Dogg Will Pay You $120,000 a Year to Eat Ice Cream. Here’s How to Apply.
The rapper’s ice cream brand, Dr. Bombay, is going global, and he wants your tastebuds on the team.
Someone Stole 50,000 Cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Company Says: ‘You Have Exactly 18 Days and 44 Minutes’ to Return the Loot
The company issued an ultimatum to the beer bandits.
MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario
MapQuest is getting an unexpected boost from its decision to defy President Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario.
Meeting notetaker Circleback adds a free tier to attract more customers
Circleback is also introducing new pricing plans starting from $14 per month
The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them
The U.S. is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots. China’s scale means the global competition may simply move elsewhere.
Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off
George Arison is done letting Wall Street’s “Grindr discount” go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the “gayborhood in your pocket” he’s been promising since 2022.
Trust Is the ‘Moat’ Everyone Needs — and the One Most Founders Ignore
After spending the last several years in one of America’s least trusted, most opaque industries, the most competitive advantage is trust.
Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals
The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability.
Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem
Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it’s a bet on a fuel source that’s already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others’) turbines have gone in.