‘It’s Horrendous’: Los Angeles Rental Prices Surge During Fires Despite Price Gouging Laws
There are reports of soaring rental prices as 105,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders, and an additional 87,000 are under evacuation warnings.
Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism
Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics […]
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‘Masculine Energy Is Good’: Mark Zuckerberg Tells Joe Rogan He Thinks Companies Need More Aggression
On the most recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said corporate culture has become “neutered.”
How This Founder Is Sharing the Immigrant Story Through Food – And Her Best Advice for Entrepreneurs
Immigrant Food is transforming the culinary world by celebrating global flavors and advocating for immigrant contributions in America.
Stop Blindly Following ‘the Customer Is Always Right’ — Here’s What to Do Instead For the Sake of Your Employees
Businesses should move away from the outdated “the customer is always right” mindset, which often leads to employee burnout, high turnover and, ironically, poor service quality. Here’s how to prioritize building genuine relationships and empower employees to use empathy and their own judgment when addressing customer needs.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Is One of the Most Highly Compensated CEOs. Here’s How Much He Got Paid Last Year.
Cook’s compensation rose 18% in 2024.
What Parenthood Taught Me About Inspiring Self-Reliance in Others
Effective mentorship mirrors parenting by fostering independence through guidance, trust and thoughtful questioning.
Raspberry AI raises $24M from a16z to accelerate fashion design
The world of fashion is moving at a faster pace each year. Most retailers introduce new styles each season, and fast-fashion companies like Shein, H&M and Zara update their collections continuously. To keep pace with the rapid demand for new styles, brands and manufacturers have been turning to tech to accelerate their design process. Raspberry […]
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A 24-year-old who exited his first company to Coinbase, raises $3M for his next venture
At 24 years old, Pryce Yebesi already has one exit: selling his crypto invoicing company Utopia Labs to Coinbase for an undisclosed amount. Some founders don’t just have one company in them. On Monday, Yebesi announced the launch of his new company, OpenLedger, which embeds automated accounting software into products enterprises and small businesses already […]
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Clearwater agrees to buy investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5B
Clearwater Analytics, a company developing accounting, compliance, and risk reporting tools for asset managers, said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5 billion. Clearwater, which says it has obtained an $800 million loan to fund the transaction, along with a $200 million revolving line of […]
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Biden administration proposes sweeping new restrictions on exporting AI chips
With a week left in office, President Joe Biden introduced a new set of guidelines and restrictions for exporting U.S.-made AI chips. On Monday the administration announced its Interim Final Rule on AI diffusion. This ruling is meant to “provide clarity to allied and partner nations about how they can benefit from AI” and streamline […]
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