Grubhub parent acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim
The acquisition will give restaurants on Grubhub access to Claim’s customer acquisition and retention tools, while Grubhub diners can receive rewards.
The Download: autonomous narco submarines, and virtue signaling chatbots
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. How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade For decades, handmade narco subs have been some of the cocaine trade’s most elusive and productive workhorses, ferrying multi-ton loads of illicit drugs…
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If You Nail These 10 Things, Your Pitch Deck Almost Doesn’t Matter
These are the subtle, human signals that founders reveal through their behavior, habits and presence that matter far more than anything they can put on a pitch deck.
Costco Is Finally Fixing the Most Frustrating Thing About Its Bakery
CEO Ron Vachris says the company is taking care of something customers found ‘a little bit clunky.’
Humans&, a ‘human-centric’ AI startup founded by Anthropic, xAI, Google alums, raised $480M seed round
Humans&, a startup that believes AI should empower people, not replace them, has reportedly raised a $480 million seed round at a $4.48 billion valuation.
Eat App wants a bite of India’s restaurant reservation business with an aquistion and Swiggy partnership
Eat App is making India its central focus to market its reservation and dine-in growth suite
SpaceX didn’t properly inspect crane before collapse at Starbase, OSHA says
The federal safety agency has hit SpaceX with a $115,850 fine after finding seven “serious” violations during its investigation.
The era of agentic chaos and how data will save us
AI agents are moving beyond coding assistants and customer service chatbots into the operational core of the enterprise. The ROI is promising, but autonomy without alignment is a recipe for chaos. Business leaders need to lay the essential foundations now. The agent explosion is coming Agents are independently handling end-to-end processes across lead generation, supply…
He Had a Business Idea in Law School. Here’s the Critical Moment That Convinced Him to Pursue It.
Will Newman saw a gap in the market.
Netflix is rolling out a live voting feature
Netflix said it the feature will be available globally and it will tally votes in real-time
Solo-Mine Bitcoin From Your Desk With This $60 Lottery Ticket Machine
The odds are long but this pocket-sized miner gives you a shot at capturing a full Bitcoin block reward without the warehouse.