Leads Are the Lifeblood of Your Business, and AI Chatbots Can Help You Find Better Ones
If you are not already using a chatbot on your website, you may be missing out on potential SEO and lead-generation opportunities.
The Download: a censorship conspiracy theory and the first virus created by AI
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 ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy For years, narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles. The theory claimed that, under…
Wealthy Households Are Paying Employees in This Growing Profession $300,000 a Year: ‘Name Their Price’
The wealthy are seeking out household staff to help manage their lives.
The One Trait That Actually Predicts Startup Success (Hint: It’s Not Age)
It’s not youth, boldness or speed — the data shows one specific trait separates startups that scale from startups that stall.
Leads Are the Lifeblood of Your Business, and AI Chatbots Can Help You Find Better Ones
If you are not already using a chatbot on your website, you may be missing out on potential SEO and lead-generation opportunities.
This Venture Capitalist Is Paying a Record $9.6 Billion for an NFL Team
Billionaire Vinod Khosla has to give up his stake in the 49ers to close the deal, and NFL owners still have to approve.
The One Trait That Actually Predicts Startup Success (Hint: It’s Not Age)
It’s not youth, boldness or speed — the data shows one specific trait separates startups that scale from startups that stall.
SpaceX cleared to fly Starship again after booster failure in May
This will be the first Starship test flight for SpaceX as a public company, testing the market’s appetite for the company’s “fly, fail, fix” approach to rocket development, which often ends in fireballs.
Waze adds new AI-powered features and customization updates
Some of the new features are powered by Google’s Gemini AI assistant, which reflects the the tech giant’s broader push to integrate Gemini across its products while also better positioning Waze to compete with rival services such as Apple Maps.
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy
The LAPD, one of Flock’s biggest government customers, is ending its contract with the company citing civil liberties concerns.
Getting Hired at This Company Is Harder Than Getting Into Harvard
Italian startup Bending Spoons received 800,000 job applications last year. It hired only 286 people.