OpenAI acquires product testing startup Statsig and shakes up its leadership team
OpenAI is bringing on the founder of Statsig as its CTO of Applications, and making changes to other leadership roles at the company.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
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 State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
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The Leadership Practice That Keeps Teams Moving in Uncertain Times
When leaders stop believing, teams stop moving.
Warren Buffett Is ‘Disappointed’ About the Kraft Heinz Breakup After Orchestrating the Deal 10 Years Ago
Kraft Heinz announced on Tuesday that the company is splitting up.
Tesla’s fourth ‘Master Plan’ reads like LLM-generated nonsense
Even Elon Musk agrees it was too generic.
Here Are Your Entrepreneurial Elders’ Top 3 Concerns About Passing the Baton
The largest wealth transfer is ongoing, and in some cases, accelerating faster than we predicted. Here are the main concerns that older generations have about passing on their business to their heirs.
CEO Apologizes for Viral Hat-Stealing Moment at the U.S. Open: ‘Extremely Poor Judgment and Hurtful Actions’
A Polish CEO has apologized for the caught-on-camera incident and said it was not his “intent to steal away a prized memento from the young fan.”
WordPress shows off Telex, its experimental AI development tool
WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg introduced the new WordPress AI tool, called Telex, at the company’s WordCamp US 2025 conference in Portland last week, alongside other AI experiments.
Tesla Dojo: the rise and fall of Elon Musk’s AI supercomputer
Dojo was going to be Tesla’s custom-built supercomputer. Here’s what Elon Musk had in mind, what happened, and what’s coming next.
Starbucks Just Experienced a ‘Record-Breaking Sales Week’ Thanks to One Line of Products
Pumpkin spice lattes are driving sky-high sales for Starbucks, just one week after the coffee chain reintroduced the popular beverage.
ICE reactivates contract with spyware maker Paragon
The Israeli spyware maker now faces the dilemma of whether to continue its relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and help fuel its mass deportations program.