Kalshi doubles valuation in 5 months, hitting $22 billion
Prediction market startup Kalshi has raised a $1 billion Series F round led by Coatue.
Zoom and Google Already Had This Product. But He Built It Anyway and Hit $1.5 Billion: ‘Care More About Your Particular Problem’
Chris Pedregal built a $1.5 billion AI app in a market that Zoom and Google already owned. His secret had nothing to do with technology.
Investors Don’t Fund Your Startup — They Fund the Narrative in Their Heads. Here’s How to Control It.
Investors don’t evaluate companies from scratch; they rely on fast pattern recognition. If your company gets categorized wrong early, it can quietly kill your chances before the real conversation even starts.
Is Your Job in Danger? Airbnb’s CEO Says This Corporate Role Is ‘Not Going to Survive.’
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky thinks an entire layer of corporate jobs will soon disappear.
I Used My Childhood Sewing Machine to Solve a Frustrating Workplace Problem — My Business Will Make $1 Million This Year
Jane Helman’s spilled coffee led to a lucrative business idea.
Why Bread Zeppelin Is Hitting Pause on Franchising: ‘We Have a Lot to Prove’
The 10-unit chain is focusing on company-owned growth to attract sophisticated, well-capitalized franchisees down the road.
The Power Couple Behind Richwife Is Redefining What It Means to Be Rich
Matthew and Kaylyn Noonan break down the launch and growth of their multi-million-dollar apparel and lifestyle brand Richwife.
Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto’s board
The head of Bezos’ family office appears to have stepped down at some point in the last few months, around the time Bezos became increasingly in his robotics firm Project Prometheus.
How Anthropic’s Mythos has rewritten Firefox’s approach to cybersecurity
Security researchers at Mozilla say Anthropic’s Mythos has unearthed a wealth of high-severity bugs in Firefox.
Google’s $9.99-per-month AI health coach launches May 19
The Gemini-powered health coach will act as a combination fitness coach, sleep expert, and health and wellness advisor.
Google unveils Whoop-like screenless Fitbit Air
The device comes with health and fitness tracking like 24/7 heart rate, heart rhythm monitoring with Afib alerts, SpO2, resting heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep stages and duration, and more.