This Franchisee Owns 112 Restaurants and Gives Ownership Stakes to His Staff: ‘It Helps Them Know It’s a Team’
Wade Oney, President of Bam-Bamy Pizza, gives his managers, supervisors and executives a piece of the business.
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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GM and Ford are talking less and less about EVs
The leading U.S. automakers are mentioning EVs on their investor calls at pre-pandemic rates, according to new data from TechCrunch and Hudson Labs.
Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028
AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices.
SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year
SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI’s Colossus data centers, but it won’t remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.
Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts
Reddit is developing a new video experience that lets users watch — or simply listen to — its most popular posts, taking inspiration from the viral TikTok videos that pair Reddit stories with gameplay or other footage. CEO Steve Huffman said the feature is already in the works and could begin testing later this year.
Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human
The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.
WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses
WhatsApp will automatically move messages from large businesses to a new folder a few hours after you receive them
The Billionaire Behind Louis Vuitton and Dior Spent Millions Trying to Fix His ‘Ruthless’ Image. A Snarky Tweet Worked Better.
Bernard Arnault, LVMH’s chairman, has been called “the wolf in cashmere” for over a decade. Then he went viral for being funny.
Tesla reportedly might sell its China business ahead of a SpaceX merger
Tesla had already reportedly prepped for the idea in the event that Beijing invades Taiwan.
Meta’s Stock Just Took an Unexpexted Hit. Here’s Why Investors Are Spooked.
The tech giant’s free cash flow crashed from $8.55 billion to $784 million, and next year’s AI bill could be even bigger.