Your Competitors Are Winning with PR — You Just Don’t See It Yet
While PR might not generate immediate clicks or sales, it builds something far more enduring.
Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
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From ‘Hot Ones’ to Creating the Hottest Pepper in the World, Smokin’ Ed Currie Says He’s on a Mission From God to Bring Pleasure and Pain to the Masses
Smokin’ Ed Currie, founder of Puckerbutt Pepper Company and creator of Pepper X, the Guinness World Record holder for hottest pepper, talks about the soul behind his legendary sauces.
X tests highlighting posts that are liked by users with opposing views
X says that this feedback will help develop an open source algorithm that can identify posts liked by people with different perspectives.
Think You Can Handle Running Multiple Businesses? Here Are the Pros and Cons You Need to Consider.
Here’s what it really takes to successfully run multiple companies.
Jeff Bezos’ Neighbors Just Sold Their Land. Here’s How Much It Costs to Live Next to the Amazon Founder.
The Miami parcel of land sold to a buyer — and it wasn’t Bezos.
Looking to Break Into a Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry? These Are the Top Fitness Franchises in 2025.
These fitness franchises are leading the pack in growth, brand appeal and innovation — offering strong opportunities for health-focused entrepreneurs.
Google says its updated Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model is better at coding
Google on Thursday announced an update to its Gemini 2.5 Pro preview model that the company claims is better at certain programming tasks. The company’s calling it an “updated preview,” building on the upgrade to Gemini 2.5 Pro that Google announced around a month ago. Google says the model will roll out in general availability […]
Apple says 82% of compatible iPhones are running iOS 18
Apple said on Thursday that more than 82% of compatible iPhones are running the latest version of its smartphone operating system, iOS 18.
Anduril raises $2.5B at $30.5B valuation led by Founders Fund
Founders Fund has led another, enormous round for defense tech startup Anduril with a $1 billion investment as part of a new $2.5 billion raise, the largest check the firm has ever written. Existing investors also piled in, an Anduril spokesperson tells TechCrunch. Anduril has now doubled its valuation to $30.5 billion with this series […]
These Founders Started Making Pickle-Infused Vodka With a Hand Pump. Now Their Products Are Sold in 10 States — and Growing.
Dan Graves, Managing Member and CEO of Dirty Dill, explains how his company has distilled success.