The Road Less Traveled — The 3 Unconventional Paths I Took to Build a Successful Startup
Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are actually a lot of ways to build a successful startup, and I’ve pursued more than a few of them.
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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I Skip the Obvious Destination When I Travel — and I Take the Same Approach to Business. Here’s Why.
Forget the bucket list. The smartest travelers and the smartest founders are both betting on the place nobody’s looking yet.
Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms
The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.
This Dad Spotted a Health Hazard on His Son’s School Commute. The Business He Started to Address It Makes About $50 Million a Year.
Duncan McIntyre set out to reduce kids’ exposure to diesel fumes.
I Skip the Obvious Destination When I Travel — and I Take the Same Approach to Business. Here’s Why.
Forget the bucket list. The smartest travelers and the smartest founders are both betting on the place nobody’s looking yet.
Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI
Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally
Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says
Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.
Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was “heavily inspired” by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.
Gen Z Is Hitting a Critical Wealth Milestone the Average Boomer Didn’t Reach Until Age 32
Many young Americans must follow a different financial playbook.
Your Products Could Be Invisible to ChatGPT. Here’s How to Check in 30 Seconds.
AI assistants now handle tens of millions of shopping questions a day. Most ecommerce businesses have no idea whether they show up in the answers.