The Digital Acquisition Market Is Broken — But Here’s Why Smart Investors See Opportunity
Here’s how to navigate the flaws in buying and selling online businesses, from outdated marketplace trends to the rise of acquisition-focused builders.
The Download: Google DeepMind’s plans for robots, and Eastern Europe’s changing tech sector
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. Gemini Robotics uses Google’s top language model to make robots more useful The news: Google DeepMind has released a new model, Gemini Robotics, that combines its best large language model with robotics. Plugging…
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Startups Weekly: Startups raised funding to help others navigate challenges
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Sometimes problems are just that: problems. But often, they are also fodder. This week brought us a mix of startups facing adversity, sometimes of their own doing, […]
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Health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections
With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and […]
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Social health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections
With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and […]
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How OLIPOP’s CEO Is Taking on Big Soda — and Winning
Ben Goodwin is the CEO of OLIPOP, one of the fastest-growing beverage companies in all of U.S. history. In this episode of The CEO Series, he discusses why he started the business, the challenges of the beverage industry and why he thinks the company has been so successful.
My Employees Are Using DeepSeek. Should I Be Concerned?
AI-powered platforms like DeepSeek offer compelling advantages, but they also introduce serious security risks that business leaders must consider.
Walgreens Is Going Private in a $10 Billion Deal After Being a Publicly Traded Company for Nearly a Century
Walgreens has agreed to a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers
The administrators of Garantex, Aleksej Besciokov and Aleksandr Mira Serda, allegedly knew their crypto exchange was used to launder money, according to U.S. prosecutors.
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Google adds a Gemini panel to Calendar to help you manage your schedule
Google is testing a new AI-powered Gemini side panel within Google Calendar that lets users quickly and conversationally check their schedule, create an event, and look up event details. The feature is available as part of the tech giant’s early access testing program, Google Workspace Labs. You can access Gemini by clicking the “Ask Gemini” […]
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Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations
Unidentified hackers breached NTT Com’s network to steal personal information of employees at thousands of corporate customers
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