Starbucks Is Offering Executives $6 Million Performance-Based Stock Grants
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is offering leadership stock grants if they can “meaningfully” reduce operating expenses.
The Download: a censorship conspiracy theory and the first virus created by AI
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. How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy For years, narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles. The theory claimed that, under…
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‘One of the Most Consequential Bills Ever’: Here’s How the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Affect Small Businesses
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the multi-trillion-dollar bill on July 4.
I Take 75 Business Trips a Year — These 10 Tips Save Me Time, Money and Sanity
If you travel for work, these are the time-saving, stress-reducing, money-smart tips I rely on after 75 business trips a year.
Stripe’s first employee, the founder of fintech Increase, sort of bought a bank
Competitors to Darragh Buckley’s Increase are so nervous about his ambitions to “own” a bank, someone has been trying to stop him.
Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen, but lifts nuclear and geothermal
The final bill is largely what emerged from the Senate Finance Committee in mid-June.
Not everyone is thrilled with Threads’ DMs
Earlier this week, Instagram Threads launched what the company said was its most-requested feature to date: direct messages, also known as DMs. However, the company is now facing a bit of a user backlash over the addition, as users, primarily women, are arguing that there should be a way to opt out of DMs entirely, […]
Why Storytelling (Not Selling) Is Your Most Powerful Branding Tool
A thought leader is a sum of their stories. Learn why sharing your unique thoughts, feelings and perspectives can help you stand apart from other experts in your field.
I Built a 7-Figure Business with a Team I Had Never Met – Here’s What I Learned
I was sitting at my computer, catching up on emails, when it finally hit me: I built a seven-figure business with a team I had never met.
Ilya Sutskever will lead Safe Superintelligence following his CEO’s exit
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever says he stepping into the CEO role at Safe Superintelligence, the AI startup he launched in 2024.
I’ve Been in Business for Over 20 Years — and I Believe This City Is the Best Place to Be an Entrepreneur Right Now
This city offers entrepreneurs next-level speed, infrastructure and opportunity.