‘The Worst Time of My Life’: $100 Million Deli Fraudster Sentenced to Prison
North Carolina businessman Peter Coker Sr. faces prison time and massive fines for his part in a scheme to defraud investors.
UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe
If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start Huspy, a startup streamlining how people in the UAE buy homes digitally. Over the past […]
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She Quit Her Job at Trader Joe’s After Starting a Side Hustle With $800 — Then She and Her Brother Grew the Business to $20 Million
Jaime Holm and Matt Hannula teamed up to build a business in an industry that “didn’t exist” yet.
Nissan Is Doubling Its Initial Layoff Announcement, Cutting 20,000 Jobs: ‘A Wake-Up Call’
The automaker is dealing with slowing sales and a recent failed merger with Honda.
Microsoft Is Laying Off Over 6,000 Employees, About 3% of Its Workforce. Here’s Why.
The company said the cuts will affect all divisions and locations, with a focus on managers.
Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features
As part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to book services and experiences, like getting a message, haircut, or chef-prepared meal, or taking part in some activity. These new offerings can be added to your stay, but they can also be booked independently, Airbnb says. For […]
How to Build the Ultimate Partner Network for Your Startup
Having a network of strategic partners is essential for sustainable growth. Here’s why — and what it takes to build one.
Cut Through Digital Noise With These 4 Kinds of Creative Content
When you offer audiences innovative content, you encourage them to engage with your brand. Here are four suggestions for creating unique content that will capture and hold their attention.
Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history
WizardLM, a Beijing-based Microsoft AI research group, appears to have joined Tencent, the Chinese company that owns WeChat and blockbuster games like PUBG Mobile. In a post on X on Tuesday, Can Xu, a senior AI researcher who led a number of projects within WizardLM, said that he and the team left Microsoft to join […]
TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool
TikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature is called “TikTok AI Alive” and allows users to turn static photos into videos within TikTok Stories. The feature is only accessible via TikTok’s Story Camera and uses AI to create short-form videos with “movement, atmospheric and creative effects,” […]
How to Access the Inner Power That Makes You Irreplaceable in an AI-Driven World
By awakening our Absolute Intelligence, we can lead with purpose, creativity and heart in a tech-driven world.