Your Cold Outreach Keeps Getting Deleted for These 5 Reasons
Only 8.5% of outreach emails ever get a response. A digital PR founder who reads cold pitches daily breaks down the five mistakes that kill the rest and what would have worked instead.
The Download: faking blood and the future of batteries
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. The US military’s race to make fake blood In February 2007, a US military helicopter carrying blood to a field hospital was shot down in Iraq, killing all seven crew members.…
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US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
The ban largely affects U.S. imports from China, which currently dominates the global market for making humanoid robots and solar inverters.
Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide
Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API, giving Android developers a privacy-preserving way to tailor experiences based on users’ age ranges.
This Breakthrough Technology is Poised to Accelerate Your Company’s Growth
Discover a breakthrough technology stacked on top of generative AI, now poised to revolutionize businesses across nearly every sector.
Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers
X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a “systematic illegal boycott” of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social network
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
AI home management startup Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, wants to become an “AI for your home,” combining property records, maintenance schedules, home documents, and an AI assistant into a single app.
This 83-Year-Old Entrepreneur Is Rejecting a $400 Million Payday: ‘I Don’t Need a 200-Foot Yacht’
The businessman said he’s “really happy” in eastern North Carolina and didn’t need to spend winters in the Mediterranean.
Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work
Polar has come out with an AI-first browser aimed at knowledge workers, and it has now raised a $5.7 million seed round led by Madrona.
The Best Cities For Entrepreneurs to Start a Business, According to This Banking Pro
The top 20 metro areas were determined by several factors, including income and number of businesses created.
Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls
The startup analyzes calls, messages and CRM data to identify effective sales techniques and turn them into playbooks for AI agents.