Meta’s Threads Launches New Feature to Lure Podcasters and Their Fans
The social network wants to compete in the space with Reddit and Substack.
The Security Blind Spot Most Founders Don’t Realize They Have — Until It’s Too Late
False confidence in surface-level privacy tools creates a dangerous blind spot, where founders assume data is protected while failing to understand how exposure actually accumulates across modern systems.
Others
This Convicted Fraudster Billed JPMorgan $529 for Gummy Bears
Charlie Javice was sentenced to seven years in prison, but not before stacking up outrageous legal bills.
US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million
Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information.
This founder just landed funding for a second go at the same problem: affordable custom home design
Drafted is now nearly five months old, and it’s everything Atmos wasn’t.
Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle raises $8M led by Forerruner’s Kirsten Green
Mayer launched Dazzle after shuttering her photo and contact management startup Sunshine.
Gen Z Is Buying Themselves Toys in Record Numbers This Holiday Season. Here’s Why.
Experts blame the ‘Peter Pan Effect’ for young adults collecting plush toys like Labubu dolls and Jellycat.
Why This Business Model Is Opening the Door to Entrepreneurship for People With Almost No Capital
Micro-franchising helps people with limited resources become business owners by offering low-cost and proven franchise models.
How This Pair of Dermatologist Brothers Set Out to Fix Hair Loss Treatment in America
Doctors Ben and Sean Behnam built an alternative to one-size-fits-all solutions with their new company, Happy Head.
Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp
The new integrations join other services like Yelp, Uber, OpenTable and others.
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech
Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to AI chatbots with a new diffusion model that can create digital avatars from a single image.