Friends Said His Business Idea Was the ‘Stupidest Thing.’ Then He Sold Over 290 Million: ‘I Watched Their Jaws Drop’
This product began as the founder’s personal hack to stop his headphones from tangling.
The Download: polycrisis support networks and a hydrogen gold rush
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. Support networks aim to help kids through the polycrisis Sometime in the late 2000s, six-year-old Pim Sullivan-Tailyour was sitting in the back of a car in Thailand when she saw a…
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OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic’s defense in DOD lawsuit
More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees signed onto a statement supporting Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Defense Department after the agency labeled the AI firm a supply chain risk, according to court filings.
The Smartest Founders Aren’t Chasing Venture Capital — They’re Doing These 5 Things First
Instead of rushing to pitch investors, today’s most successful founders are focusing on building and validating their product first.
Anthropic launches code review tool to check flood of AI-generated code
Anthropic launched Code Review in Claude Code, a multi-agent system that automatically analyzes AI-generated code, flags logic errors, and helps enterprise developers manage the growing volume of code produced with AI.
4 Moves That Will Give You the Upper Hand in Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent
Small and mid-sized businesses often feel like underdogs when competing with big companies for top talent. But with the right benefits strategy, size doesn’t have to be a disadvantage.
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down
Bluesky’s board will search for a replacement while Graber becomes Chief Innovation Officer.
Why Chasing More Revenue Is the Wrong Response to Financial Stress
If your business is under financial stress, pushing for more revenue could actually make things worse. Here’s why.
It looks like the DOJ isn’t going to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster
The DOJ and Live Nation agreed to a tentative settlement, but dozens of State Attorneys General don’t want to drop the lawsuit.
A ‘Silver Tsunami’ Is Coming for Small Businesses — and Millions of Jobs, Say Experts
Over two million small businesses nationwide have owners nearing retirement age.
Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier
Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.