Hasbro’s First Attempt at Adult Play-Doh Smelled Like ‘Mom Jeans.’ Here’s Its New Plan.
The toy company’s fix includes a brand-new name and zero traditional advertising, with 200 creators doing the selling instead.
How an overlooked geothermal plant got a second chance
In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast. The water coming from the underground reservoir was getting colder by the day, making the plant uneconomical to run. Now, two years later, that plant is running at full capacity again, thanks to a new…
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Stripe Wants to Buy PayPal for $53 Billion — Here’s What the Merger Would Mean
The merger would create one of the world’s largest global online payments company, processing $3.7 trillion a year.
A Startup Says It Shrunk an AI Model by 93%. Apple Wants to Talk.
PrismML’s AI model is small enough to run entirely on an iPhone, potentially reducing Siri’s dependence on the cloud.
Unicorn Stories Sell the Myth of Overnight Success — But Here Are the 5 Truths They Leave Out
A serial investor breaks down five hard truths about entrepreneurship that unicorn headlines conveniently leave out, from boring early momentum to the personal toll no one talks about.
“I’m Not a Big Company CEO.” A Billion-Dollar Founder’s Confession — and What It Reveals About Startup Success
One founder’s candid confession over coffee reveals a truth most startup advice ignores: success doesn’t end the hard part of building a company — it changes it.
How an Invisible Revenue Leak Is Costing Founders Millions
Your pipeline looks healthy. Your dashboard says marketing is winning. But revenue is still stuck. The hidden leak isn’t a lack of demand — it’s the gap between sales and marketing.
Why Founders Need a New Operating System to Lead Through AI Disruption
As AI reshapes business, founders who combine clear thinking, emotional resilience and decisive leadership — not just intelligence — will be best positioned to scale.
How to Turn the Grueling Summer Slump Into Your Greatest Scaling Asset
Here’s how to turn the summer slowdown into your competitive advantage by focusing on one key business constraint, strengthening your systems and building a company that thrives without depending on you.
The Download: OpenAI unveils GPT-Red and heat pumps rise in the US
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. Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to help its other…
Ultrahuman’s former hardware VP raises $5.5M for devices that control AI agents, not just record you
Aina is going to pilot a new device in coming weeks