The Owner of the 49ers Was Arrested in Ohio For ‘Possessing Criminal Tools’ — Here’s What We Know
Jed York was booked in Ohio on disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools charges. The NFL says it will review the matter.
Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well
The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.
Stop Blaming the Summer Slump and Start Building a Scalable Growth Engine
Leaders, we have crossed the midpoint of the third quarter. As CEOs and founders scaling growth-stage companies, let us have a direct, unfiltered conversation: How is your Q3 really going?
If your assessment includes excuses about how “things naturally slow down during summer vacations,” or if you are blaming the infamous Summer Slump, let me be frank: you have a fundamental flaw in your scaling strategy.
If your assessment includes excuses about how “things naturally slow down during summer vacations,” or if you are blaming the infamous Summer Slump, let me be frank: you have a fundamental flaw in your scaling strategy.
Universal Thought They Built the World’s Quietest Roller Coaster — But Neighbors Say It’s a ‘Bloodcurdling Scream’ Machine
Universal Studios spent three years engineering Hollywood Drift to be nearly silent for its neighbors. Then people started riding on it.
Andy Dunn’s startup Pie becomes less of an events app and more of a social network
The social app founded by Bonobos co-founder Andy Dunn is expanding beyond events with new digital homes for groups to connect, organize, and make plans.
WhatsApp tightens account security with stronger two-step verification and more
WhatsApp’s two-step verification previously relied on a six-digit PIN, but now users can choose a longer, alphanumeric password with special characters.
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents
Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.
Uber launches live video streaming for teen accounts
Uber said no one will be able to access the video once the ride ends
Fiat Ventures combines venture and advisory divisions into new brand, raises $35M Fund II
In an environment where emerging fund managers struggle to attract LP attention, FGV is betting that a different venture model can help it lure LPs.
The Download: smarter AI in schools, and a robot “carnival” in Shanghai
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How to encourage smarter AI use in the classroom Chatbots took schools by surprise. Suddenly, students carried an app in their phones that could magically answer almost any homework question or…
Fitbit founders launch Luffu Link, an LTE health and safety band
Luffu Link combines all day health sensing, voice logging, location awareness, and the ability to get help from trusted contacts into a single device, all without needing a phone nearby.