Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return
Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It’s investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return.
The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap
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Feel Like a Fraud? Read This Before You Doubt Yourself Again
Most entrepreneurs try to overcome imposter syndrome — but the ones who grow the fastest learn how to use it as a hidden advantage.
Why I Take a ‘Roll up Your Sleeves’ Approach to Leadership – And How it’s Paying Off
Working shoulder to shoulder isn’t about doing the work for your team — it’s about helping them own it at a higher level, so execution improves without constant oversight.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Just Announced He’s Stepping Down. Here’s Who’s Taking Over the Top Spot.
Cook will move into a new role as executive chairman in September after nearly 15 years running the company.
How I Leveraged Learning and Community to Drive Lasting Success — and How You Can Do the Same
The companies that win long-term don’t just scale products — they scale people, culture and connection.
Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in seven new countries
Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over
Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus will take over as CEO at the start of September.
Google Photos adds new touch-up tools for ‘quick’ fixes
You can use the new tools to remove blemishes, refine skin texture, brighten eyes, or whiten teeth in photos.
It’s not just one thing — it’s another thing
This sentence construction (“It’s not just this — it’s that”) has become so common in AI-generated writing that it’s no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it’s almost a guarantee.
He Sold His Grass-Fed Jerky Company for Millions. Then He Started One of the Hardest Businesses in Food.
Robby Sansom didn’t need another company after Epic Provisions. But visitors to a Texas ranch kept asking one question he couldn’t answer.