What I Learned About Tenacity From an Entrepreneur Who Had Every Reason to Quit — But Didn’t
My travels taught me that the developing world is full of entrepreneurs. Here’s why most founders in North America give up too early.
The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices
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. We still don’t know how people are really using AI AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI regularly publish reports on how people are using their products. But they only release the…
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs
The AI chip boom just produced its biggest Wall Street moment yet. Now SK Hynix and Samsung are being asked to build US factories.
A new app, HyperTexting, turns the open web into a scrollable social media-like feed
HyperTexting’s new app aims to make the open web feel more like social media by turning websites, blogs, newsletters, and podcasts into a scrollable feed, while also making it easier to post to your own website.
China is catching up to Elon Musk’s reusable rockets
China’s state-owned space company recovered its first orbital rocket booster after launch.
Disney+ is considering a free streaming tier, report says
The launch of free content would allow Disney+ to better compete with free services like YouTube and Tubi, which are capturing a growing share of consumers’ viewing time.
3 Reasons Why Your Website Needs Regular Maintenance
Without ongoing maintenance, your website becomes more vulnerable to attacks, loads more slowly and gradually loses visibility in search results.
Dumb Co dared me to trade my iPhone for a hacked flip phone
Dumb Co sells flip phones that sync to your smartphone, bridging the infinite connectivity of the iPhone and the unrealistic limitations of an early 2000s relic.
Starbucks Is Reducing Its Reliance on Big Tech. Here’s What Businesses Can Learn From the Move.
The coffee chain is experimenting with creating its own software.
Why Smart Entrepreneurs Should Watch Immigration Law as Closely as Interest Rates
Citizenship rules can turn housing into an investment gateway, reshaping property demand, local prices and business opportunity around cities worldwide.
Oratomic raises $300M to build a viable quantum computer that needs only 20K qubits
The new startup raised $300 million co-led by ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, and Khosla Ventures.