Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation
Hadrian is building automated factories to mass produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It’s backed by a long list of well-known investors.
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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The Real Product Isn’t What You Sell — It’s What Customers Experience After They Buy. Here’s What Most Founders Miss.
Your biggest competitive advantage isn’t your product. It’s the value you keep creating after the sale.
You Could One Day Stream Disney Movies for Free. Here’s Why.
It’s all part of the media giant’s new streaming strategy.
How Startups Scale Smarter With Data-Driven Decision Making
Here’s how data-driven decision making helps startups scale with confidence.
Ford needs another Taurus, and the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it
Ford’s CEO has described the new Ford Fathom as a “Model T moment” for the company. But the EV pickup is unlikely to live up to lofty expectations, and maybe it doesn’t have to.
Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups
Bumble says it’s moving beyond swiping and deeper into real-world social experiences as it courts Gen Z users.
ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users
OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.
I Sold My First Company After a Year and a Half of Trying to Make It Work. Here’s What I’m Doing Differently This Time Around.
The real return on a venture isn’t always the exit; sometimes it’s the founder you become in the process. So make the bet worth making.
Getting Eye Appointments Can Be a Hassle. This Founder Built a 90-Second Vision Test You Can Take at Major Stores
Eyebot co-founder and CEO Matthias Hofmann says growing demand for vision care and a shortage of optometrists create an opportunity to rethink routine vision tests.
Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company
Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naive claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a business.