AI Is Driving Customer Acquisition Costs Through the Roof. Here’s How to Get Around It.
AI has unexpectedly increased the cost of acquiring new leads. Here’s how we’ve shifted our strategy to protect ourselves.
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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Most Companies Are Scaling AI Faster Than They Can Control It. Here’s Why That’s A Problem
AI isn’t creating new problems. It’s exposing the ones already slowing your business down.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Cloning Himself With AI. Here’s What Every Founder Can Learn From That (and What to Avoid).
Here are five hard lessons every founder needs to learn about scaling vision, building trust and knowing where you are truly irreplaceable.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future
After a yearslong legal feud, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial this week in Northern California in a case that could have sweeping consequences. Ahead of OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO, the court could rule on whether the company is allowed to exist as a for-profit enterprise and might even oust…
Letterboxd, the social platform for film buffs, reportedly looking for new owner
Potential buyers of Letterboxd include Versant, the parent company of CNBC and MS NOW, and Hollywood media company The Ankler, according to Semafor.
The AI Revolution Is Mostly Marketing — and Here’s the Proof It’s Overhyped
Buckle up for a wake-up call on why we’re all being played in this high-stakes AI illusion.
Consumers lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports
The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold, and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to contact consumers.
It Took Decades for Barbara Corcoran to Overcome Self-Doubt. Here’s The Simple Phrase That Changed Her Mindset for Good.
The 77-year-old Shark Tank investor learned to believe in herself after years of negative thinking.
I Built a Fintech Company at 23. The Hardest Part Wasn’t the Product — It Was Trust
Authentic, experience-driven perspectives cut through noise and position founders as credible market leaders.
OpenAI ends Microsoft legal peril over its $50B Amazon deal
OpenAI has won major concessions from its largest shareholder, Microsoft, that will allow it to sell products on AWS, while Microsoft get more cash in a revenue-share agreement.