Google paid startup Form Energy $1B for its massive 100-hour battery
The deal paves the way for Form Energy to raise a new funding round before potentially going public next year.
The Download: plastic’s problem with fuel prices, and SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO
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. Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next. As the war in Iran continues, one of the most visible global economic ripple effects has been fossil-fuel prices. But looking ahead, further consequences could…
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So, we’re getting Prada Meta AI glasses, right?
Mark Zuckerberg was at Prada’s fashion week event in Milan, leaving everyone to wonder if we’re getting Meta AI glasses under the Prada brand.
AI Is Disrupting the College-to-Career Pipeline. Here’s Where Young Workers Are Placing Their Bets Now.
As white-collar opportunities shrink, young workers are betting on hands-on careers that offer real security.
Here’s What 15 Years of Lunches with Steve Jobs Taught One Apple Insider
Jobs possessed an “insatiable” curiosity and willingness to keep learning, according to Apple’s former chief design officer Jony Ive.
Sophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computers
The company’s modular computer tiles offer a new vision for space data centers.
Memory shortage could cause the biggest smartphone shipments dip in over a decade
IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year
The Repeatable Framework That Turns Frustrating AI Outputs Into Breakthrough Results
Everyone has access to the same AI models; the real advantage belongs to those who know how to iterate past the first draft.
Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accenture
Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.
If Growth Costs You Your Sanity, It’s Too Expensive. Here Are the Principles I Use to Scale Without Burning Out.
Here’s how leaders can design systems, priorities and workflows that enable them to scale in ways that create clarity, focus and resilience, rather than breaking the people behind it.
The Strong Leader’s Guide to Scaling Without Breaking Your Company
A practical framework for founders and business leaders to scale smarter by combining freemium access, marketplace participation and partner ecosystems into a cohesive growth model.