A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping
The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.
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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Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers
Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
Anthropic Just Filed to Go Public — It Could Be One of the Biggest IPOs Ever
The announcement puts the company behind Claude on track to go public this fall. The valuation is now $965 billion.
Jason Winkler and the Shift From Social Media to Social Alignment
The founder of RTHMS explains the new platform designed to create more meaningful recommendations and connections.
I Thought I Knew My Value as a Founder — Until I Had an Ego Death Starting a New Company
I built a successful company, then decided to start a new one in an industry I was unfamiliar with and became a novice all over again. Here’s what that beginner mindset showed me.
Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn. Which AI Reaction Is Killing Your Career?
Brands have nervous systems too, and our first instinct under pressure is rarely the right one.
Want to Open a Dairy Queen? The Company Will Hand You $150,000 Cash.
The Minneapolis-based brand is paying franchisees who open new Grill & Chill locations — and the payout gets bigger for repeat openers.
Meta is Reportedly Creating a New AI Wearable. Here’s What It Can Do.
Meta plans to test the device within the next year, according to an internal memo.
Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund
Mike Schroepfer’s Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world’s energy and material shortages.
Anthropic files to go public
The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.