The Invisible Barriers That Are Sabotaging Your Company’s Scalability
Learn how small frictions slow your company’s growth — and how you can remove unnecessary barriers to scale more effectively.
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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AI Is Describing Your Company Behind Your Back — Is It Being Honest?
AI engines are explaining your company before buyers click your site, read your pitch deck or talk to sales. If that answer is vague, outdated or missing, that is now your real first impression.
The First Sentence of Your Pitch Determines Your Success — Here’s How to Perfect It
In fast-moving environments where investors, journalists and customers rely on quick interpretation, the first sentence or the first 10 seconds often determines everything that follows.
These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware
Apple, Meta, and Google offer special security modes that provide your devices more secure against targeted spyware attacks. Here are how those modes work, what they do, and how to switch them on.
Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans
IBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience.
Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions
Deep Fission is seeking an IPO that could raise $157 million, though investors may have trouble buying the nuclear startup’s story.
Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
Elon Muks’s xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the “solar-electric economy” he promised?
Peec, one of Berlin’s rising startups, more than doubled annualized revenue in months to $10M, sources say
Peec, which helps brands track their presence in AI searches, offers proof of a key trend among European startups.
4 AI Prompts to Build a One-Person Business in 2026 (No Team, No Funding, No Guessing)
Find the bottleneck that could become your next multimillion-dollar idea.
Most Leaders Misunderstand Authenticity — and It’s Costing Them Credibility With Key Stakeholders
Authenticity in leadership isn’t about self-expression but disciplined consistency. In a polarized environment, leaders who hold their ground earn trust, while those swayed by the wrong voices quietly erode it decision by decision.