Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others
Netflix is bringing 2- to 20-minute videos to its platform through new partnerships with digital publishers, including Rolling Stone and Variety.
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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I Spent Years Chasing the Wrong Niche — Until I Discovered How to Find the Right One. Here’s What Finally Clicked.
Most entrepreneurs think they choose a niche. In reality, the best niches reveal themselves. Here’s how.
How Two Friends With No Experience Built Neuro Into a $100 Million Plus Brand
Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen turned energy into gum and mints, said no to Shark Tank sharks and landed a brand Joe Rogan swears by.
Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is now available on web and mobile for Max subscribers. Until now, Cowork largely lived on a user’s laptop. With the update, users can start a task from their desk, get status updates on their phone, and pick up the finished output later — even if their laptop is closed.
Microsoft Is Eliminating 4,800 Jobs — Including 20% of Its Xbox Staff: ‘We Will Return to Growth in 2027.’
Four gaming studios — including Double Fine Productions and Ninja Theory — are going independent as part of the restructuring.
X adds a video editor to encourage creators to post original content, not stolen reposts
X is rolling out a new video editor and recorder for iOS with multilingual captions, green screen effects, and other editing tools.
Elite Students Are Turning Away From Cushy Jobs in Finance, Tech and Consulting. Here’s the Unexpected Route They’re Taking Instead.
Instead of accepting summer internships at tech or finance companies, students at Princeton and Yale are pursuing different dreams.
Investors Say a SpaceX-Tesla Merger Is No Longer a Question of If. It’s a Question of When.
A potential SpaceX-Tesla combination would become the largest merger of all time.
Chemistry Ventures is raising $500M for its second fund
Chemistry Ventures, the VC firm launched by Bessemer, Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz alums, is raising $500M for its second fund.
Ford Fired an Employee for Stealing a $1.95 Cookie. There Was Just One Problem.
Kurt Kromm, who had worked at Ford for 11 years, was axed for allegedly taking a cookie.