X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam
X Communities are no more. Only a fraction of X users were using Communities, and much of that use was spam, the company said.
Peter Sarlin’s QuTwo reaches $380M valuation in angel round
QyTw0, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a €25 million angel round ($29 million). It’s a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies.
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Meta’s CTO Claims He Rarely Feels Stressed Out — Here Are His Top Strategies to Stay That Way
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says he only feels stressed out a maximum of five times a year.
Salmon raises $100M in equity and debt to bring digital credit to underbanked Filipinos
Salmon is targeting underbanked Filipinos, with little to no credit history, as well as people unhappy with the incumbent lenders’ reliability issues.
Vercel says some of its customers’ data was stolen prior to its recent hack
The app and website hosting company has found evidence of a second compromise of customer accounts after expanding its initial investigation following a breach in early April.
Optimism Is Your Greatest Asset — Until It Starts Working Against You. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known Sooner.
Believe in their potential. But trust their actions.
8 Quiet Breakdowns That Emerge in the First 90 Days After an Acquisition (and How to Protect Against Them)
The deal closes. The model works. The plan looks clean. But the first 90 days may tell a different story.
Flying Private Is Taking Off — And It’s No Longer Just for Celebrities
Inside Jet Linx’s private aviation model, where private jet memberships, exclusive terminals and on-demand flights are fueling a growing shift toward time-first travel among not just executives, but sports-driven travelers too.
Your Business Already Has the Most Valuable AI Asset — You Just Haven’t Extracted It Yet
Most entrepreneurs are focused on improving prompts, but the real advantage lies in the unspoken knowledge they already have — this article shows how to surface it and start using AI more strategically.
You Spent Thousands Getting the Lead. Why Aren’t You Getting the Sale?
You got the lead — now what? Here’s what the companies that convert consistently do.
Starbucks Is Building a $100 Million Nashville Office. But Seattle Employees Don’t Want to Move There.
The coffee chain is pushing 2,000 jobs to Tennessee, but its first relocation effort is meeting resistance from Pacific Northwesterners.