How Companies Turn Loyalty Into Billion-Dollar Data Assets
A look at the hidden tradeoffs behind loyalty-driven growth — and how to avoid inheriting risks you didn’t design for.
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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Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use
An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.
Apple is reportedly cooking up a trio of AI wearables
As the AI hardware space heats up, the iPhone maker has multiple smart products in development.
Thrive raises $10B for new fund, its largest yet
Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for its new fund– nearly double the size of its last fund.
The Mindset Every Founder Needs to Make Smarter Business Purchases
Every decision you make as a founder moves capital. From small tools to big contracts, the winners evaluate every dollar with the same discipline investors apply to deals.
Climactic launches hybrid fund to get startups through the ‘valley of death’
The new project, called Material Scale, will initially focus on climate tech startups in the apparel industry.
AI Without Data Is Like a Sailboat Without Wind — Take These 3 Steps to Keep Your Business From Drifting
Data strategy is what determines AI readiness and outcomes. Here’s how to build the foundation that makes AI actually work in your business.
Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic has released a new version of its mid-size Sonnet model, keeping pace with the company’s four-month update cycle.
Mistral AI buys Koyeb in first acquisition to back its cloud ambitions
Mistral AI has agreed to buy Koyeb, a Paris-based startup that simplifies AI app deployment at scale and manages the infrastructure behind it.
OpenAI Just Killed the ChatGPT Model That Some Users Literally Fell in Love With. They Are Devastated.
People were married to it. Others called it their best friend. Now GPT-4o is gone, and the grief is real.