Automattic names interim CFO after exec departures
Jeremy Klaperman, the CFO of the company’s WordPress VIP Enterprise business unit, will act as CFO for the time being.
Smart glasses are already causing havoc in India
Shubnam was packing boxes for a move into a new home when their friend sent them an Instagram video. The footage had only been up for a few hours, but it was days old, recorded at a Delhi protest this spring against a bill that would have narrowed the legal recognition for transgender people in…
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Y Combinator insurance tech alum Angle Health hits $2.7B valuation
Angle Health has grown to 5,000 customers and become profitable, by helping small businesses get “level-funded” health insurance.
World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
Everyone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they’re actually building.
A new kind of AI model from a ChatGPT inventor is thrilling developers
Jev, a new kind of AI model, is showing developers a cheaper and faster path to software intelligence.
Emotional Resilience Is a Leadership Strategy, Not a Personality Trait. Here’s How to Build It.
For leaders, emotional resilience can mean the difference between simply reacting to pressure and leading through it with clarity.
Your Prospective Clients Aren’t Reading the Information You Give Them. Here’s How to Communicate More Effectively.
Prospective clients don’t read anymore. Here’s how businesses can adapt, from repetition to A/B testing, to make sure important information gets through.
Disney’s first CTO led an AI startup it once accused of copying its characters
The former CEO of Character.AI, which Disney previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to, will serve as the company’s first-ever chief technology officer.
Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman After 61 Years: ‘Father Time Always Wins’
Buffett’s son Howard, 71, will assume the chairman role effective immediately.
In India, the new iPhone can arrive faster than a pizza
Availability of Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro series turned patchy within hours of its debut on India’s quick-commerce apps.
Google’s new ‘CC’ is an AI agent that helps families run their households
Google is refocusing its CC AI agent on household coordination, letting families share emails, schedules, and tasks so the AI can manage calendars, fill out forms, make shopping lists, plan meals, and more.