Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too
Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.
The Download: NASA’s new telescope and Chinese tech import curbs
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. NASA’s new dark energy space telescope can also detect killer asteroids At the end of August, NASA is set to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space…
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Apprehensive About Executive Coaching? 4 Initial Steps to Feel More Confident in the Process
Executive coaching can feel intimidating, particularly if you’ve never experienced it before. Here’s how to approach the process with clarity and confidence.
Food Franchises Are Going After Starbucks With a $100 Billion Beverage Strategy — Here’s What They’re Selling
McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Burger King are launching crafted drinks with boba and cold foam to cash in on the trend.
This startup’s new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs
The San Francisco–based startup Goodfire just released a new tool, called Silico, that lets researchers and engineers peer inside an AI model and adjust its parameters—the settings that determine a model’s behavior—during training. This could give model makers more fine-grained control over how this technology is built than was once thought possible. Goodfire claims Silico…
Salesforce is crowdsourcing its AI roadmap — with customers
Salesforce lets its customers lead its product roadmap with the thinking that if one enterprise customer has a problem, the others likely do too.
Uber taps Hertz to clean, charge, and fix its Lucid Motors robotaxis
Hertz is creating a new affiliate company called “Oro Mobility” to provide fleet management solutions “across a range of mobility segments.”
SpaceX backer 137 Ventures raises $700M for two growth-stage funds
VC firm 137 Ventures has raised over $700 million to back growth-stage startups. Its portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril, Hadrian.
Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records
The security bug is now fixed, but the patient who found it said it was challenging to alert the software company about the issue.
X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI
X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again.
Skims Boss Emma Grede Says This Popular Workplace Perk Is ‘Career Suicide’
Grede is a serial entrepreneur worth a reported $405 million.