What Your Small Business Should Be Doing Right Now to Cut Its 2026 Tax Bill
A few tax moves cost nothing today and simply need to exist by December 31. Here’s what to put in place now, while the option is still open.
This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 5 million people around the world. And until now, no treatment could restore their vision. The Prima system, which was approved in Europe in July and is awaiting FDA clearance in the US, changes that. It combines a retinal implant with camera-equipped eyeglasses to improve sight in patients…
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Brake problems in GM EVs draw greater federal scrutiny
In one crash, the driver of a 2024 Blazer EV said they had to “deliberately steer the vehicle into a concrete curb” to slow it down and avoid a “catastrophic intersection collision.”
Apple’s Vision Pro Was Supposed to ‘Revolutionize’ Work. Now the Company Is Cutting the Team Behind It.
The company is cutting jobs to turn its focus on other new devices and AI.
Gen Z Can’t Afford to Buy a House, So They’re Putting Their Money in the Stock Market Instead
Retirement contributions are growing faster for Gen Z than any other generation.
Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B
Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders’ feeling of responsibility to community, doubts arise as to whether a sale will happen.
US nutrition startup Berry Street merges with India’s Healthify as GLP-1 trends upwards
Berry Street founder Noah Kotlove and Healthify founder Tushar Vashisht will act as co-CEOs of the new entity.
Christian McCaffrey Isn’t Just Wearing the Shoe. He’s Building the Company.
Christian McCaffrey walked away from Nike to build equity, not wear a swoosh. A year later, his new shoe, The CMC, is proof that he’s actually building something.
How Entrepreneurs Apply AI Speed Breakthroughs to Cut Costs (and Scale Smarter)
Custom AI models can now be built 357 times faster, but with 60% of AI projects set to fail by 2026, success hinges on strategy — not technology.
Pizza Hut Is Dropping ‘Pizza’ From Its Name for 25 Weeks — Here’s the Reason Why
The chain will go by “Hut” through the NFL season. Meanwhile, Yum! Brands is finalizing a deal to sell Pizza Hut to two different buyers.
The Download: kids outlearning AI, and space travel agents
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. Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why Teaching a computer to use human language requires an inhuman amount of data. An LLM can easily churn through a hundred thousand times…