WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan August 17, 2026 WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plugin support and professional website-building tools.
Jeff Bezos Owns $234 Million Worth of Property on This Island. But Even He Can’t Get Into Its Exclusive Country Club. August 17, 2026 Indian Creek Country Club in Miami has rejected some of the wealthiest people on earth.
Why Are People Paying So Much More for Sports Teams? It’s Not for a Love of the Game. August 17, 2026 The Lakers just sold for $12.5 billion, 25% more than last year’s record sale. What’s driving the sudden price surge?
Papa Johns’ CEO Just Named His Company’s ‘Achilles Heel’ — Here’s What He’s Doing About It August 17, 2026 Todd Penegor says inconsistency is hurting the brand. His fix includes new field teams and $5 million in incentives for franchisees.
Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network August 17, 2026 Uber is also making investing in Zipline as part of the tie-up.
Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation August 17, 2026 Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million.
Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts August 17, 2026 The hacks at shipping companies used to mail out hardware wallets puts crypto owners at greater risk of real-world attacks.
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ August 16, 2026 OpenRouter’s CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future August 16, 2026 On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.
Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’ August 16, 2026 Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he’s been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.