You’ve Been Overlooking Your Best Idea People. AI Is About to Fix That.
For a century, work rewarded people who could package ideas neatly. AI makes packaging free, and that changes who gets ahead.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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 are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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When Performance Dips, Leaders Often Blame Culture. Here’s What They Should Look at Instead.
A performance problem you’re calling “culture” is usually a decision you haven’t named yet.
Retiring at 36 Didn’t Make Me Happy. Here’s What Did.
An eight-figure exit gave me endless free time and an identity crisis. Here is how to schedule joy, buy back your hours and choose where they go.
Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
Anthropic said it “turned off live internet access” for “all our internal evaluations” until further notice.
Long live the mechanical keyboard
Keychron made a name for itself after launching on Kickstarter in 2017. Today, it offers the value K2 model as well as a variety of other versions, including one with an all-wood body.
5 Things to Ask Your Credit Card Processor Before Signing a Contract
Your credit card processor hopes you never ask these five questions, from a former executive for the world’s largest credit card processor.
She Grew Up on Food Stamps and Started a Hedge Fund at MIT. Now Her 8-Figure Startup Counts Nvidia and OpenAI as Clients.
Christina Qi recently raised $97 million in Series B financing for her data-driven startup.
The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
TypeSafe AI raised $870 million in a round led by a16Z.
Jeff Bezos Has a Vision for the Future — And It’s the Exact Opposite of What Other AI Leaders Predict
While some leaders warn of mass unemployment, Bezos predicts productivity gains could let people work less without sacrificing their ability to support a family.
I’m a Dad Who Grew My Company From $0 to $20 Million in Year 1. Now the Product’s Keeping Millions of Babies Safe.
Kurt Workman started a business to give parents peace of mind.