India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch
India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of viewers and even paying subscribers — for allegedly promoting “obscene” content.
The Download: inside the QuitGPT movement, and EVs in Africa
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. A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions In September, Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month and offers…
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Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead
Index Ventures partner Jahanvi Sardana has a reminder for all those founders worried about finding TAM for their product or service: many startups have emerged from markets that, at the time, were essentially nonexistent.
Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group
Intel will remain an anchor investor in the standalone company which produced $5.8 billion in revenue in 2024.
Venus Williams Just Played in Her First Professional Tennis Tournament in Years — to Keep Her Health Insurance
Tennis icon Venus Williams made more than $42 million during her professional career, but said this week that she needed to return to work to keep her insurance.
Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit
Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, will round out the leadership team at Meta’s new AI lab.
Intel Is Laying Off 33,000 Employees in Turnaround Plan: ‘Scale Back the Company’
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stated that the layoffs followed a “systematic review” of the company’s headcount and spending.
AI referrals to top websites were up 357% year-over-year in June, reaching 1.13B
AI platforms in June 2025 generated over 1.13 billion referrals to the top 1,000 websites globally, up 357% year-over-year.
Adopting This Mindset Can Protect Your Small Business From Costly Mistakes
Here’s how a “trust and verify” mindset benefits everyone.
How the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs Is Outpacing Us — and Why
Today’s founders are flipping the script and redefining how startups are built.
Cancel Culture Isn’t Going Anywhere — Here’s How Smart Leaders Respond
Cancel culture can derail B2C and B2B thought leadership efforts, as public scrutiny gets amplified by social media.